Ellister Islay Highland Ponies Web Cam
For Broadband users only, please.
Dial-up connections will slow down our own use of the camera and may prevent us from seeing vital signs of imminent foaling - or any other eventuality.
The field camera can only be moved by Gilbert or me, so what you will see is where we have chosen to look.
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I'm afraid it is very much up to chance whether we have the camera directed onto ponies. If you can only see fields - or rain - then I apologise ! Please try again later - but look for the updates below the map. The quality of the picture varies with broadband strength; it is usually much better in the morning than evening time.
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Unless the server is down (which it is from time to time), you should quite quickly get a sign in box:
The User name is: forum
The Password is: ellisterislay
However in order to get your computer to accept this as a trusted site, you may need to alter your browser settings.
Go to Internet Explorer, or whatever you use,
(a) Go to Tools
(b) Click Internet Option
(c) Go to Security
(d) Click on Trusted Sites
(e) then click on Sites
(d) under "Add this website to the zone", type in the above address and click Add
(e) Make sure the box labelled "Require Server Verification" remains UNTICKED
(f) Click OK
If you still get nothing, then it just might be because the camera's Broadband is not working - please try again another time.
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The camera can turn 180 degrees, although as it is mounted on a chimney, quite a portion to the east is obscured. The map below shows the fields in range of the camera - up to just over a quarter of a mile in distance. The sea is below the fields known as The Valley, the Sron and Top Cari.
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WHO IS WHERE AT THE MOMENT:
29th August 2010
Due to Lady being due to foal so late in the year, ponies are having to be moved around more than usual.
We do try to give all ponies some hill or high area so they can get some breeze to help keep the flies away; with three entires at the Easter end of the farm it's been rather a challenge !
I also like ponies to change fields roughly every three months - sometimes just to rest the field, but more usually because each field has a different balance of herbs and sedges.
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Stallions and colts:
Forester and Lordy are back in their winter quarters of the Horse Field complex.
Duncan and Pearl are in their 35 acre moorland at the other end of the farm for the summer, with Kim, and a visiting mare. ------ Breeze and Jester are back in Grampies, half way down the farm. Jester will act as Uncle to the colt foals at a later stage.
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The 2yos are in Rattle so they are handy for the pens, for some handling.
Ceilidh and her foal Mariner have been separated from Bracken and Woodsman while they are wormed.
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Peggy and River are now in Foaling Field paddocks before travelling to their new homes. Rain is with them.
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Fiona has been tested in foal to Forester; Tiegan has been tested in foal to Gillie; Willow hasn't been tested, but all three are now in mid Louira;
The two yearlings and Aunty Spider are in Long Louira where there is a good handling pen.
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Lady and Tamara with her foal Juniper are in Foaling Field; Juniper is a greedy lass and has already been wormed. Lady's due date has now been re-scheduled - for 29th/30th/31st August - hopefully !
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The photo above shows the Lake circuit of about 40 acres - ponies have access to three fields and two paddocks, and travel the whole circuit at least once a day.
And this photo shows the Caris in the distance (with foaling field in the foreground) with a bit of the Rattle to the left - another big circuit of about 40 acres.
This is a good view of foaling field in the distance - it looks long and narrow from the camera, but is actually much wider.
"Just go and check the ponies please Gilbert !"
Above is Cnoc Undail where Duncan winters; a super 10 acres of grass and 60 acre hill.
