[thelist] Chicken cam, UK

[William Anderson]

john at johnallsopp.co.uk wrote:
> Hi folks
> 
> OK, just for fun, help me work out whether this is possible.
> 
> I'm in the UK. My dad has just set up a chicken coop on his allotment.
> We're about to go on a narrowboat holiday, and he's worried about
> them.
> 
> Is it possible, affordable even, to set up a webcam so we can check on
> the chickens.

As much fun as it sounds, perhaps you're over-engineering the solution?
What's wrong with asking a friend to check on them every day or two? :)

However, bear this in mind, as you'll likely want to use GPRS to transfer
webcam data ...

http://chris.raettig.org/email/jnl00095.html

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