GPS Tracker for Chickens

[teamtmo]

I'm wondering if anyone has ever tracked where their chickens go to lay eggs? We have a hen who is only one year and is no longer laying her eggs in the nesting box. I've examined her and she is healthy. The only thing I have done differently is clean out the coop. She has done this in the past but I found her "nest" pretty easily. This time it has been almost three weeks without any eggs in the nesting box and I've checked everywhere on my property. I want to use a gps tracker to track where she goes throughout the day and how much time she spends in every location. Does something like this exist? Has anyone done this before? I'm assuming there has to be some kind of gps tracker for the legs that is used with pigeons.

 

[Debbie292d]

GPS trackers work way better in densely populated areas. We thought about getting them for our dogs but the farmer neighbor had told us their accuracy goes way down when you don't have many people around your area.

Maybe something Bluetooth would work, though. Something like this one, but there's probably cheaper versions.

 

[The Yardbird Life]

A true GPS tracker WILL work whereas the tracker mentioned above is more like an AirPod, or whatever Apple calls their gizmo, that requires others in the immediate area to be utilizing an iPhone and that system is based on Bluetooth and not very precise except for absolutely stellar circumstances.

We use a system by Tractive for 2 of our youngest cats anytime they are in the backyard with me. They never go out without as they are essentially indoor boys.

Tractive is a true GPS tracking device and will get you within a couple-a-few feet of your target, every time. The downfall, it requires a paid service to do the tracking and provide you the mapping on their proprietary software app.