Livestock monitoring cameras

[Will hockridge]

Hi I’m after what people are using for cameras for monitoring livestock, I’ve got a grant on one even tho it’s not really worth it for what they have allowed for it but got to get it done to make sure I get the grant accepted on other equipment, it got to have 50m of night vision and be able to view from your mobile just wandering what everyone else has got or if they’ve got the grant what they’re are getting

 

[Matt77]

Look up AgriCamera, I’m very happy with mine.

 

[JP1]

I am amazed by the number of folks posting they've got a grant but no idea what for. Then when they get it they can't get it to connect or spend hours putting up the maximum length of cabling instead of looking at wireless

If you don't need it keep the 60%

If you do need it go out in to the market, talk to some trustworthy suppliers and order what you want

 

[tommy tucker]

Hi I’m after what people are using for cameras for monitoring livestock, I’ve got a grant on one even tho it’s not really worth it for what they have allowed for it but got to get it done to make sure I get the grant accepted on other equipment, it got to have 50m of night vision and be able to view from your mobile just wandering what everyone else has got or if they’ve got the grant what they’re are getting

Where in the country are you will?
I'm near York and used an independent company called cubtech to fit mine who were excellent. He fitted a hikvision system does everything you say you need and pretty good quality.
Tom

 

[Princess Pooper]

I am amazed by the number of folks posting they've got a grant but no idea what for. Then when they get it they can't get it to connect or spend hours putting up the maximum length of cabling instead of looking at wireless

If you don't need it keep the 60%

If you do need it go out in to the market, talk to some trustworthy suppliers and order what you want

Easy to say, but we have had cameras on our wishlist for a while. We, like many others, were struggling to get to the minimum spend for the grant on larger items much higher up the wishlist so we added cameras in, without doing a great deal of reasearch. The spec seems unusual for the amount available - a minimum of 50m IR vision is the crunch point as many good cameras are only 30m . Annoying as we don't need 50m! The 'standard cost' of just over £200 no where near touches the better cameras. We now can't drop the cameras as once accepted the grant list cannot be changed. Yes we will go a lot over the standard cost but when you are new to this it's still a lot to get your head around and yes, I have talked to agricamera (way before we even thought of applying for grant) but I don't know if I can persuade Prince Pooper to pay that much and - off the top of my head I think they are 18x zoom and the spec is 20x!

 

[Bill the Bass]

We have been looking at cameras for a while, and I agree the grant spec is way too high for what they are prepared to pay. You will be better off without the grant I think.

 

[Princess Pooper]

We have been looking at cameras for a while, and I agree the grant spec is way too high for what they are prepared to pay. You will be better off without the grant I think.

but there is no flexibility - we need the grant for a load of other stuff and you can't drop other bits - all or nothing.

 

[Will hockridge]

Totally agree for myself cameras will be a huge benift and in hindsight I wouldn’t of put them in for what they’ll pay out but it’s to late now! Like other have said you’ve got to get all the equipment for your grant to be approved and got all my other items sorted just trying to get these sorted! If anyone does find anything would be ideal cheers

 

[Bill the Bass]

but there is no flexibility - we need the grant for a load of other stuff and you can't drop other bits - all or nothing.

I get that, but wasn’t it only about £200 grant for a camera? They get you over a barrel spending money needlessly. When I looked into it to get the grant you would have to spend over £1000 due to the silly spec they wanted. Honestly, sometimes I think Defra deploy infinite monkey theorem when designing grants but then let the monkeys finish early every day.

 

[Bullring]

I get that, but wasn’t it only about £200 grant for a camera? They get you over a barrel spending money needlessly. When I looked into it to get the grant you would have to spend over £1000 due to the silly spec they wanted. Honestly, sometimes I think Defra deploy infinite monkey theorem when designing grants but then let the monkeys finish early every day.

There is no way you would get any decent camera for £200 let alone a set up to allow it to work, by the time you get wireless repeaters to send the signal and cameras and cabling you are looking at closer to £1000, I have agricameras and they are good but I couldn't even add on cameras to my existing set up for the price they quoted. I think they vastly underestimated the cost given the spec they want.

 

[juke]

Another vote for agricamera great system and easy installation

 

[Valtra Man]

Hiki vision PTZ’s here. IR does about 200/300 yards I guess but in sheds lights them up like a Christmas tree. If you’re bothering fitting get one good enough to zoom with optical clarity as I’m always zooming to the far sides/corners of sheds and you can’t beat seeing if there’s a water bag or whatever by zooming in actually being sure of what’s going on.
I've cut out a square out of the sheets on the shed so the cameras do 360*. They are on the yard or zoomed in on machines the rest of the time if nothings in the sheds. Wouldn’t be without them now.

 

[Princess Pooper]

Hiki vision PTZ’s here. IR does about 200/300 yards I guess but in sheds lights them up like a Christmas tree. If you’re bothering fitting get one good enough to zoom with optical clarity as I’m always zooming to the far sides/corners of sheds and you can’t beat seeing if there’s a water bag or whatever by zooming in actually being sure of what’s going on.
I've cut out a square out of the sheets on the shed so the cameras do 360*. They are on the yard or zoomed in on machines the rest of the time if nothings in the sheds. Wouldn’t be without them now.

thanks - looks like those meet spec.

 

[aff2rehab]

Give these guys a call, with your requirements, we required a complicated setup and they were great. https://m.spycameracctv.com/collections/wildlife-cameras/farm-breeding-kits/
Were really good to deal with and on the end of the phone to help set it all up, when we installed one last month. Good luck.

 

[Will hockridge]

Thanks that it agri camera looking about what I need! The Agricamera is around 1000 but that comes with everything included , the hiki bison is around 280 but can’t really tell if that comes with every that is needed? Cheers

 

[Bill the Bass]

There is no way you would get any decent camera for £200 let alone a set up to allow it to work, by the time you get wireless repeaters to send the signal and cameras and cabling you are looking at closer to £1000, I have agricameras and they are good but I couldn't even add on cameras to my existing set up for the price they quoted. I think they vastly underestimated the cost given the spec they want.

Exactly my point

 

[Cow1]

I applied for cameras and wireless repeaters as part of a grant application. I looked at various options and ended up ordering from Agri Camera.

It was the recommendations and the back up that swayed it for me not necessarily the cost.

The way I looked at it, when you consider the value of livestock being born in the sheds every year, the cost is easily justifiable. Despite the grant not covering 40 % of the cost of my system, this was the part of my grant application that had the potential for the best payback especially if you value your own time and rest rather than trudging up and down to sheds 24 hours a day or employing extra staff.

 

[jamj]

Agri camera are good, but you pay for the plug-and-play.
I would try for a local security guy for prices. They should be able to get a camera to spec.

Can you add an IR floodlight to meet the distance criteria?