how to monitor 24/7 but no internet.

[Annekevv]

Hello dear chicken lovers. I have an urgent question. Chickens are in distress and I suspect there might be a bird watching them from near by. trees all around. They are safely cooped up in the run. hardwire cloth is partly covered and winterized with plastic. Twice yesterday they were all in the coop, and seemed traumatized and reluctant to come out.. So how do I monitor the flock inside coop and outside in a covered run? I have no internet at that part of the property but like to have a system that I can receive alerts on my phone.
What kind of device would you consider? are there wildlife devices that alert you on the phone? Please let me know. PS I got power in the coop. and a security motion light outside
Thank you so much.
AVV

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

We have Blink that go about an acre, maybe closer to two acres. I have motion alerts on some, and like the one in the coop I have off so I can just check in on them. There is a charge per month, but it depends what you buy.

A deer cam would work too, but those that send alerts cost a subscription too to my knowledge. My son researched this for putting deer cams in our woods and that's what he had come up with.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Game cam maybe.

 

[Jenbirdee]

hello!

 

[WingItRanch]

Hi there! There are some fancy game cameras that connect to cell towers to send photos when motion is detected and they are battery powered. This may be a good option for you.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. As suggested, perhaps some sort of game cam.

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC. If the plastic is flapping in the wind, it will scare the chickens.

 

[Jener8or]

I'm on this forum and that is about as tech-savvy as I get. How far away is the coop you are trying to surveil? You might be able to run a direct-burial ethernet cable out to there or use a wireless extender.

Good luck! Let us know how it goes and I hope your chickens get unspooked.

Thanks for joining! Welcome to BackYard Chickens!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[N F C]

Hi, @dawg53 makes a good point about the plastic wrap on your coop. I encountered that when I had a flock in windy Wyoming...once we got the plastic tightened down so it wouldn't billow or flap in the wind, the flock was fine.

If that's not the issue, then a game cam could be the fix as suggested by others.

Good luck!