I’m sorry about Smokey. He showed you the way of the cats! I am sure he loves every moment with you. Your presentation covered all bases! It’s very informative. After your video we decided to get to get a four pack for our indoor cats in case they got lost too. Even if the range is limited it makes sweeping for them that much easier. I heard most missing cats don’t stray far from homes and just hide under porches or bushes. AirTags can be really useful in that scenario.
Thank you so much! I do miss my Smokey, he and Stormy are the reason I now really love cats. I wish there was a cheap gps system that could track your animals anywhere, but they all have monthly fees and are very expensive. The air tags do help us find the cats when they're hiding though and it helps me find lost collars too. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Cheers, Chad.
@@HiddenSpringFarm Besides cost, for me battery life is the biggest killer of GPS trackers. For multiple cats, that adds a lot of management find cat, remove and charge, find cat, replace collar
@@brianwest2775 very true and we at present have 8 cats on the farm. Way too much charging. I actually filmed an update air tag on cats video one year later. Coming soon but one battery needed to be changed out of 5 air tags. That’s more than a year of battery life…not too shabby.
I think what you should remember is that AirTags are more suitable for areas that have many IOS devices to trigger the AirTag. It will be hard to locate them if they only roam the farm. I would recommend AirTags on your pets regardless of where you live, but tracking them consistently is more for a suburban area or a city.
Yeah ur right. That's why I can only get a weak blu tooth signal. Urban areas are much better cause of the pinging. It does help me a bit when they're in hiding though but I have to wander around to get a signal.
I’ve watched a lot of RUclips and this is instantly one of my most favorite videos especially since my cat is also named Chunky 😂 im sorry to hear about Smokey, one of my cats also disappeared and that’s why I’m here ❤
If i had that many cats to track I would never get anything done....! I have three and they keep me running when I let them out, which is as much as possible... Cat trackers are a god send to the cat owners who care about their feline friends...Thanks for the great video!
That's right at least these air tags help a bit right and around our farm the collars come off all the time but I have no lost collars. Thanks for watching.
Thanks so much. They are amazing and have turned me completely into a cat person. Maggie May just had 4 kittens and they're getting so big so fast. Very fun times on the farm.
@@chiarab5802 yes!!! I do have several more videos and the cats show up in most of them cause they love following me around and keeping me company. Some videos are very specific to the cats too, check them out of you have time. 🐱 🐈⬛
I'm glad! Always a fun time with the Claw Crew here at the farm. I just built them their own Catio to keep them protected at night. Maggie May just had some kittens a while back too so lots of cat happenings here lol.
You are so kind thnx. Can you believe 4 of them were feral at one point. took us 2 months to make then sweet and now they follow me around the farm catching mice and moles all the time.
Dude you are a sweet guy. You love your barn cats. Many farmers just use cats for mouse and rat clearance and don’t care or take care of their cats. Cats don’t live long in my area because of coyote kills in San Dimas, CA. We have a huge invasion of coyotes.
Thanks bro. These felines have definitely turned me into a cat guy too. Sadly we lost two of my favourites to coyotes also so I went ahead and added a custom catio beside my workshop so they can be protected at night. Too bad my workshop is now the cat house 😆
If you live in an area with lots of iphone users (like cities) AirTags work amazingly well as pet trackers because everyone’s iPhones communicate any/all Bluetooth AirTag data to back Apple’s geolocation servers via Apple’s u1 chip. It’s how so many people have tracked missing luggage in cities. But as we see here rural areas pose challenges because there are less iPhones around. I think that Apple or 3rd parties will probably address this problem. Maybe they’ll make u1 bluetooth / wifi repeaters. In the meantime if one wanted to experiment they could buy some iPhone 11s or later and build a 10w (or higher) solar charging station for the phone. Put it all into a plastic junction box and you have a solar Apple bluetooth repeater. People have made similar solar solutions for boosting/repeating wifi signals. I haven’t looked into it for pet use yet but two areas to also consider/google is solar powered LoRa (long range low power wireless signal - Yolink is a cool company using this tech for home consumers ) and also “differential GPS” which used local sensors to triangulate GPS data vs Satellite data.
Hope you find your boy but just know that these things are not like gps, they’re only good for a cat hiding in your vicinity. If you’re in a city the signal can ping of other iPhones and help to track but it’s not perfect it’s just Bluetooth. It’s just another tool to help.
@@HiddenSpringFarm Thanks. He is still missing. This is the 4'th time he has been really late coming in over the last 7 days. I am terrified. Can you recommend anything that has a longer range on it? If he does come home, hopefully before the neighborhood fireworks go off tomorrow through New Year's eve. Thanks for the well wishes. 😮💨
@@marthaworc7873 have you heard of Tractive collars? It’s a gps but has a monthly fee and it’s rechargeable. For me at the farm it’s no good cause we have 8 cats and I’m not chasing down all the cats to get the collars to recharge. But it might suit your purpose. These air tags are only like $30 each. I hope he comes back soon.
@@HiddenSpringFarm Thanks I will look into that. I cannot go through this again. Thanks for caring. My cat has been going outside all night for 13+ years- no problem. He has never acted this way. Could he be going off to die? He doesn't seem sick.
@@marthaworc7873 I know that some cats do go off to die but if he seems healthy otherwise he’s just roaming. You could try to keep him in for a few days to break the cycle. Lots of cats live way longer than 13 too. Have u put his favourite food out for him to attract him to come home. Or calling his name.
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Go for it! It helped me today to find Chunk and Dexter cause they were down by the drive shed and I was calling them for like 30 mins and as I got closer to them I picked up the signal and found them sharing a mole lol. They're not the best thing out there but I think I paid $129 for a 4 pack so they don't break the bank.
I'm getting Airtags for all three of my indoor cats just incase they escape (we have two escape artists). I'm still debating whether I'm gonna get them collars specifically made for Airtags of whether I'll hang them from their collars like you have done.
They’re not purrfect but have helped me find the cats when they’re hiding. Don’t get the hanging holder though cause when the cat dips down to drink water the air tag can also take a dip in the water. I used a silicone holder that the collar threads through so it’s flush and works with any collar. I found tons of them on Amazon. Some of the actual air tag collars are nice too especially yours are indoor. Best of luck.
@@HiddenSpringFarm I put the tracker on them with 100% battery in the morning and at night I take it off when I bring them in and the tracker still has around 80% battery. And it takes around 30 minutes to charge it back to 100%. I pay $8 per month but there’s different price options. I would’ve paid more, it’s nice knowing where my cats run off to
Breakaway collars from our local pet shop. Cats should always wear breakaways. The little silicone airbag holder I found on amazon, hundreds of different kinds.
Oh it was just a pack I picked up on amazon, there's tons of them on there its just a silicone stretchy case that fits onto the collar. It does work quite well too.
With an AirTag, I can tell just before my cat wants to come in every time. He stays away when he wants to be out but as he strolls close to the house, I get an alert message. It seems that every time I get that alert message he's ready to come in. I wish it was more useful as I gladly would've paid 70 or $80 for one that allowed me to see where he was at a farther distance.
Appreciate that, I just picked up the silicone holders on Amazon. Hundreds of different kinds, but these have lasted more than a year with little wear and tear.
Thanks for visiting. Have you checked out some of my other cat videos? These cats are so fun and they love to follow me around the farm where ever I go. And they do an amazing job of catching rodents and keeping our farm free of mice and such.
Our cat was always free to run around and come inside her little home we made for her in the gardenshed (in a normal urban area) and we only had one incident where she has gone missing for 2 days on her own. After 16 years, on one day she disappeared completely (She probably was just hiding in order to die in peace like cats like to do). RIP Edit: Also im pretty sure she died naturally cause she was really shy, cautious and smart about everything. Avoiding stuff that moved, that was a loud noise etc.
@@saiton27 She got 16 years old. We wouldnt do anything different if we were to get another cat. Im always pretty sad when I see that people hold their cat inside of a tiny apartment or house for their entire live. Like imagine you are looked into your home for your entire life! People started to freak out after 1 week of lockdown due to covid but lock their pets inside their homes for 15 years!
Thanks for sharing the story. We've had our ups and downs with the cats here at the farm. I no longer let them free roam 24/7. I built them their own Catio to keep them in at Nights.
@@HiddenSpringFarm Yeah if you build them some sort of shelter they are smart enough to happily use it. Its a good piece of mind to have a place where they can sleep (maybe even a magnetic collar would be nice so that only your cats have access to the cat flap) that is what we did it worked really well.
well i just use a safety collar from our local pet shop. The little silicon holders for the actual air tag i just ordered from amazon. Lots of sellers just search air tag collar holders. Gotta be sure of the sizes though so be sure.
Love your cats. I just got the new iPhone 14 and plan to get airtags for my dog and my keys. If we should go camping where few iPads and iPhones are, I'll need a GPS. That said, I don't need to spend any more money on monthly services. Take care of those kitties, Meow
Thanks so much. The gps is needed. I wish I could do it here on the farm, but I'd send a fortune on fees for all these felines. The airtags work well when they're not too far off.
The Chipolo Spot works with same Apple find my app and might be better because it has a longer range according to multiple tests I've seen on RUclips but it doesn't have the directional arrow.
Great cat video. I can tell that no one loves cats more than you. Thank you very much! Your cat “Chunky” looks a lot like our grey cat “Wolfy”. We call him Wolfy because he eats like a wolf. A few weeks ago I bought an Apple Air Tag for our other cat “Spunky” because he disappears every night and has been gone for over a day at a time. I live in a housing development and my iPhone indicated that Spunky wondered up to 0.6 miles away at night. But a day ago Spunky lost his collar (with Air Tag) about 8 houses away from our house (according to my iPhone). I went looking for the Air Tag collar to where the iPhone said said the caller is located. Just get a general location between two houses. The arrow indicator on the iPhone is useless. Could not get a chirping sound from the Air Tag even though my iPhone indicated that the Air Tag was with me. Couldn’t find the collar with the Air Tag. I’m very disappointed in this Air Tag. And I don’t trust anything it says about my cat’s locations. Therefore in my opinion the Air Tag is useless for monitoring my cat’s location.
Hopefully Spunky comes back. I can usually find lost collars just by walking all around the area until I get a connection to make the beeping sound, but I’m on the farm and have no houses or fences in my way. I hate the arrow too it sometimes has no signal even 50’ away. The air tags only serve a purpose to find lost collars and cats hiding locally. Once the cats roam too far it does nothing unless you’re in an urban area with thousands of iPhones so it can ping a signal off everyone else’s phones. Best of luck with your cats and thanks for the comment 😊
Thank you too! and thanks for watching and commenting. Yes the Claw Crew are all amazing cats and believe it or not we got 4 of them as feral kittens. They've come a long way from wild to mild and they now follow me around the farm wherever I go.
We had a cat called Smokey he looked like chunky. he disappeared and we never saw him again:(( had these been around then at least we would have had some idea of where he went or had some closure.
Yeah I do miss my Smokey especially since I'm making these videos he sometimes pops up and I see him again and I remember him. Very good cat and I wish I knew what happened to him. I sure hope he's living a great life somewhere. Chad.
yup it's super fun. Leona I did get an email with your recent comments on the last video, but for whatever reason youtube doesn't show them in the video comments section, but I will check out the videos you suggested. I use a heated nipple waterer and it worked well last year, but I'm always open to better ideas. thanks for sharing.
We have been using the airtags for our 3 cats and 1 dog since July,2021, and works great because we live in busy city area. Our cats are completely indoor cats, let your cats in/outdoors cats is a risk and I sure you know what those risks are. Don’t let them outdoor freely and then one day, the cats never come back or whatever…🥲, also risks of other diseases and if in the jungles, animals can kill,eat them.. also in the cities and car accidents… etc **So our cats very sneaky. One of them name Tobi, and he with multiple times got outside ran around the neighbor, and even got into our under house which is so nasty and difficult with one ppl help. Without the airtag we could not direct where he was.. the Airtag helped us ,to look where exactly he was using the bell and direction arrow. That was Round 2,3pm. Also had the time he jumped into the next neighborhood ( we live in mobile home ,has the high wall between other mobile home) at 2,3 AM ! We were so freaked out because could not found the signals of his airtag , we did almost give up, but we still tried to push the bell on our phone. And the sound looked like behind our house so at f late night AM , we jumped into the wall, walked to that house ….we tried to find our cat. The sound came from one of the car of the owner house. We tried to bring our car lifter silencing not wake up ppl. But in the end ..we could not help. We needed to knock the door of the owner house , luckily, they were nice ppl, and did not pissed off us. They got into their car and opened the front car. My cat was rlly hiding in there OMG! I grabbed him and held tight! Thank for them and then we walked around back to our mobile home area. P/s that we don’t know these ppl, we just live between the wall . So again, airtag did and still do help us a lot. You needed to live in the crowd areas and also the things between like car, wAlls , etc also effect the signals of the airtag. Needed to move around until u find the signals. We were lucky and airtag helps a lot. Other time he got into under our house which so nasty and dark etc… my bf even needed to clawl underneath. I was the exit to wait to catch my cat. All the times were tired and exhausted but we had airtags. Then other times other cats also got out… the airtags helped me not too freaked out and slowly caught them back in. Most of the was 2,3 AM 🥲🥲
Yes I think you're right...We'll be changing the cats lifestyle soon to have them locked up safe at night. They're so happy being free, but it's for their own protection. That's how I lost my Smokey. Thanks for sharing.
@@HiddenSpringFarm If there's one thing ALL cats hate, it's being restricted. Unlike Dogs, Pigs, or Sheep--Cats haven't been shaped by people but rather adapted alongside people. Their independence is what makes them so unique and when they lose it, it's truly sad to see. Cats might live longer when they're locked inside, but their lives eventually lose all meaning and I hate seeing it. There's a video of a cat that was restricted to one room in a house and the cat just lost all excitement and interest in things. Eventually they just give up and it's devastating.
I got a tractive gps collar for my cat but it's big and the battery needs charged every couple days. I got this because somebody found my cat after it was missing for 5 years!!! So I want to make sure this doesn't happen again....
I hope my Smokey can find his way back to us, but it's been since last July. I wanted a real gps tracker but for the charging reason I didn't get it. Also some of the gps collars have monthly fees. These air tags are useful for when the cats are just hiding around the farm or if the safety collar has come off. Finding your cat after 5 years is practically a miracle. Glad you were reunited.
@@HiddenSpringFarm yessss and thank you!!! I had lost hope. I've heard a couple stories like mine but didn't think I'd get lucky enough for this to happen.
This is a great video and although it could have been cut in half, I enjoyed watching you interact with them. Just a question though - I wanted to use the audio alert to find my indoor cat but not sure if the alert is too loud and would scare her as was the case with my Tile tracker. What was your experience.
Thanks for watching...even through the music montages lol. Our cats don't seem to mind the little beeps when I set them off trying to find them. They never run off or act scared. The cats have become a huge part of the farm and the channel so I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Thanks for the video. I see your reception was weaker than you expected. Suggestion, you're religiously placing the shiny metal apple to the outside of the collar. However, I think the antenna is on the plastic white side of the airtag. So, you're broadcasting the signal into the cat's neck, which makes it weaker. If you put the white side outwards, try the reception again, then its not going into the cat's neck, the reception may increase. I'm quite interested this topic, not totally sure, so if U can LMK if I'm right about this.
Thanks for the video. One of our cats house looking for her for hours, So we were curious if AirTags work for anyone else with the kitties. Very cute video! All the cats and your dog seem to be super harmonious with one another 😀
Yeah they all get along here on the farm. Helps that they growing up together too. The air tags can work if it’s in a small vicinity, but further than 150 feet in our experience. That being said if you lost a cat and you’re out looking for it you might get a signal if you’re close to it. It helped me find Fozzy Bear when he wandered and I was driving around the farm with my phone out… and I found him. Appreciate you watching. Chad.
I’ve been using them successfully on my 2 sibling cats for six months now around my apartment complex. I adopted the cats when they were young and didn’t let them out until about two years of age they are spayed so they don’t wander more 50 ft. around my place. Also when I ring them they run home immediately 🐈 🐈⬛ 💨
Well I put them on our kittens before too, they’re only the size of a quarter really. I’d say Fozzy Bear is the biggest at maybe 10-12 lbs but the rest are average size. Stormy and Maggie were pretty small cats too, I don’t think that’s an issue.
Hi Chad. Nice episode as usual. As soon as Mollie comes into the picture our Elmore starts barking and we have to hold on to him as otherwise he jumps up at our tv.🙈😂
My wife always laughs when she see these comments, cause we just think it's so amazing. I bet if Molly met Elmore in person they would be friends right away since Elmore already knows Molly from the tv lol. Thanks Hans.
I can understand that. Liability and all. The cat's safety collars have popped off countless times and these trackers help me to find them. Helps too if they're hiding.
This video is a great example of why I don’t believe in keeping cats indoor only. Especially in a safe environment like a farm. They will always be the most active and happy outside.
As a matter of fact the trackers help me to find the collars when they come off. The pack of 4 trackers was $129 Canadian so it's not that bad and the battery is pretty small plus the rubber fitting it'll be fine. It really helps me to find the cats when I'm calling them but they are hiding.
Lovely to see how happy your cats are playing on your farm 💖💖💖💖
What a beautiful place to live !! Cats are gorgeous too !
SMOKEY IS BEAUTIFUL.
I’d love to be these cats , so free , so happy , so carefree and safe
Oh yeah they’re loving farmlife and we have fewer pests… it’s a win win.
Well apparently they are not safe. One disappeared.
@@jennyclark6183doesn't mean they're not safe.
@@ERIN_198 If it was safe it would not have disappeared.
@@jennyclark6183 why is disappearing not safe? Maybe the cat is living on the streets like all the other cats. Did you ever think of that
Thanks for this heartwarming video! I sense a lot of good energy in this video. Your farm is such a heaven for these little furry babies.
You are so kind
Lovely man loves his animals ❤
This video gave me many years of live! Such a wonderful kitties ❤
Aww thanks 🙏
Such cute cats. Wild, free and loved.
yup thanks and they're all pretty sweet too. They follow me around the farm wherever I go lol.
your cats are so content in when you hold them they love you so much
Yeah they're such a great crew.
I know immediately when he started talking that he’s a fellow Canadian ❤
I’m sorry about Smokey. He showed you the way of the cats! I am sure he loves every moment with you. Your presentation covered all bases! It’s very informative. After your video we decided to get to get a four pack for our indoor cats in case they got lost too. Even if the range is limited it makes sweeping for them that much easier. I heard most missing cats don’t stray far from homes and just hide under porches or bushes. AirTags can be really useful in that scenario.
Thank you so much! I do miss my Smokey, he and Stormy are the reason I now really love cats. I wish there was a cheap gps system that could track your animals anywhere, but they all have monthly fees and are very expensive. The air tags do help us find the cats when they're hiding though and it helps me find lost collars too. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Cheers, Chad.
@@HiddenSpringFarm Besides cost, for me battery life is the biggest killer of GPS trackers. For multiple cats, that adds a lot of management find cat, remove and charge, find cat, replace collar
@@brianwest2775 very true and we at present have 8 cats on the farm. Way too much charging. I actually filmed an update air tag on cats video one year later. Coming soon but one battery needed to be changed out of 5 air tags. That’s more than a year of battery life…not too shabby.
I think what you should remember is that AirTags are more suitable for areas that have many IOS devices to trigger the AirTag. It will be hard to locate them if they only roam the farm. I would recommend AirTags on your pets regardless of where you live, but tracking them consistently is more for a suburban area or a city.
Yeah ur right. That's why I can only get a weak blu tooth signal. Urban areas are much better cause of the pinging. It does help me a bit when they're in hiding though but I have to wander around to get a signal.
I’ve watched a lot of RUclips and this is instantly one of my most favorite videos especially since my cat is also named Chunky 😂 im sorry to hear about Smokey, one of my cats also disappeared and that’s why I’m here ❤
Aww thanks for saying that, much appreciated
CHINKY IS DARLING. HE LOOKS LIKE A RUSSIAN BLUE MIX.
This video was so great! I love all of your adorable barn cats!
Thank you so much! So glad.
If i had that many cats to track I would never get anything done....! I have three and they keep me running when I let them out, which is as much as possible... Cat trackers are a god send to the cat owners who care about their feline friends...Thanks for the great video!
Thank u, yes sometimes it is hard to get things done cause they're always showing off.
Smokey was precious!❤ all of your cats are sweet and and adorable 🥰
Thanks!
Thank you so much for this. I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and rewarding us. Cheers, Chad and the Claw Crew.
I truly enjoy your videos. Going to subscribe. xo
You do love your fur babies
Your animals all look beautiful and healthy
We try our best to give em a great life.
Yes!!! Our collars are safety collars too and they also have a key fob for their little door so a lost collar is a lost fob
That's right at least these air tags help a bit right and around our farm the collars come off all the time but I have no lost collars. Thanks for watching.
Ive been lookin at a couple trackers and was hesitant on AirTags but this video helped out
Well they're not the best, but pretty affordable. I'd rather have a true gps tracker, but they all have rechargeable collars and a monthly fee.
Your cats are so beautiful and live their best life!!
Thanks so much. They are amazing and have turned me completely into a cat person. Maggie May just had 4 kittens and they're getting so big so fast. Very fun times on the farm.
@@HiddenSpringFarm kittens are so much fun!
@@chiarab5802 yes!!! I do have several more videos and the cats show up in most of them cause they love following me around and keeping me company. Some videos are very specific to the cats too, check them out of you have time. 🐱 🐈⬛
Helpful, thank you. Cute pets.
Thanks for this video! Sorry about smokey😢 hope he comes back 🤞🏻
Loved this video. Tried to “like” it 3 times 😂
I just ordered an air tag and a collar with air tag holder like the one u have for chonky. Looks fun to know where she's at when I'm working hahaha
I just enjoy watching cute cats!
I'm glad! Always a fun time with the Claw Crew here at the farm. I just built them their own Catio to keep them protected at night. Maggie May just had some kittens a while back too so lots of cat happenings here lol.
You crack me up😂 thank you for the info definitely useful.
I can see you love you Cats they love you I’ve just bought an apple air tag thanks for the video
Yes I'm totally a catman now. Thank u.
Your cats are so pretty I love them! Thanks for the video!
You are so kind thnx. Can you believe 4 of them were feral at one point. took us 2 months to make then sweet and now they follow me around the farm catching mice and moles all the time.
Such a helpful review/field test thank you sir!!
Glad it was helpful!
If one of your cats were to take off I think other people's iPhones would ping the tag and you'd get intermittent updates on where the cat is.
Yes I've heard that...especially once you mark the air tag as "lost". much better for urban settings but you never know eh cats can travel a ways.
Dude you are a sweet guy. You love your barn cats. Many farmers just use cats for mouse and rat clearance and don’t care or take care of their cats. Cats don’t live long in my area because of coyote kills in San Dimas, CA. We have a huge invasion of coyotes.
Thanks bro. These felines have definitely turned me into a cat guy too. Sadly we lost two of my favourites to coyotes also so I went ahead and added a custom catio beside my workshop so they can be protected at night. Too bad my workshop is now the cat house 😆
If you live in an area with lots of iphone users (like cities) AirTags work amazingly well as pet trackers because everyone’s iPhones communicate any/all Bluetooth AirTag data to back Apple’s geolocation servers via Apple’s u1 chip. It’s how so many people have tracked missing luggage in cities.
But as we see here rural areas pose challenges because there are less iPhones around.
I think that Apple or 3rd parties will probably address this problem. Maybe they’ll make u1 bluetooth / wifi repeaters.
In the meantime if one wanted to experiment they could buy some iPhone 11s or later and build a 10w (or higher) solar charging station for the phone. Put it all into a plastic junction box and you have a solar Apple bluetooth repeater. People have made similar solar solutions for boosting/repeating wifi signals.
I haven’t looked into it for pet use yet but two areas to also consider/google is solar powered LoRa (long range low power wireless signal - Yolink is a cool company using this tech for home consumers ) and also “differential GPS” which used local sensors to triangulate GPS data vs Satellite data.
Thanks! Sounds perfect. As I type this I have not seen my cat in 15 hours. He's ok, but I have no idea where he is right now.
Hope you find your boy but just know that these things are not like gps, they’re only good for a cat hiding in your vicinity. If you’re in a city the signal can ping of other iPhones and help to track but it’s not perfect it’s just Bluetooth. It’s just another tool to help.
@@HiddenSpringFarm Thanks. He is still missing. This is the 4'th time he has been really late coming in over the last 7 days. I am terrified. Can you recommend anything that has a longer range on it? If he does come home, hopefully before the neighborhood fireworks go off tomorrow through New Year's eve. Thanks for the well wishes. 😮💨
@@marthaworc7873 have you heard of Tractive collars? It’s a gps but has a monthly fee and it’s rechargeable. For me at the farm it’s no good cause we have 8 cats and I’m not chasing down all the cats to get the collars to recharge. But it might suit your purpose. These air tags are only like $30 each. I hope he comes back soon.
@@HiddenSpringFarm Thanks I will look into that. I cannot go through this again. Thanks for caring. My cat has been going outside all night for 13+ years- no problem. He has never acted this way. Could he be going off to die? He doesn't seem sick.
@@marthaworc7873 I know that some cats do go off to die but if he seems healthy otherwise he’s just roaming. You could try to keep him in for a few days to break the cycle. Lots of cats live way longer than 13 too. Have u put his favourite food out for him to attract him to come home. Or calling his name.
Thanks for sharing and great cat intro montage!
Thanks for the visit, cheers.
Great Video! I LOVE the super large subscribe button ad that is in the bottom left-hand corner at 15:57. The white is semi-transparent which lets the red color jump out to be the attention-grabbing color that it is. Then you put it on a clip where the background is clean and non-chaotic which made the ad stand out too. I have never seen this done like this before but I do know someone I will be passing this idea onto. Anyways, It DOES work because I was just about to click out and then this popped and I am like, "Oh, Ya, I forgot to subscribe" and so I did! Thank YOU!
Thanks for taking the time for the feedback.
You are awesome. That was fun to watch. Looking forward to trying mine...for my cats...LOL
Go for it! It helped me today to find Chunk and Dexter cause they were down by the drive shed and I was calling them for like 30 mins and as I got closer to them I picked up the signal and found them sharing a mole lol. They're not the best thing out there but I think I paid $129 for a 4 pack so they don't break the bank.
Great video! loved your cats and dog! funny and informative.
Thnx so much yeah they’re a great bunch…always lottsa fun. Cheers.
Those are very Happy Cats
I'm getting Airtags for all three of my indoor cats just incase they escape (we have two escape artists). I'm still debating whether I'm gonna get them collars specifically made for Airtags of whether I'll hang them from their collars like you have done.
They’re not purrfect but have helped me find the cats when they’re hiding. Don’t get the hanging holder though cause when the cat dips down to drink water the air tag can also take a dip in the water. I used a silicone holder that the collar threads through so it’s flush and works with any collar. I found tons of them on Amazon. Some of the actual air tag collars are nice too especially yours are indoor. Best of luck.
Very useful video Thanks
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Happy cats ❤
I have the Tractive cat GPS and it has long range signal
I’ve seen that. Question- How long does the charge last? What does it cost you per month?
@@HiddenSpringFarm I put the tracker on them with 100% battery in the morning and at night I take it off when I bring them in and the tracker still has around 80% battery. And it takes around 30 minutes to charge it back to 100%. I pay $8 per month but there’s different price options. I would’ve paid more, it’s nice knowing where my cats run off to
OK, I'm waiting to see your catnip patch (or jungle) :)
Where do you buy your collars? Are they safety break away?
Breakaway collars from our local pet shop. Cats should always wear breakaways. The little silicone airbag holder I found on amazon, hundreds of different kinds.
Thanks mate, that was a great video! Just what I was looking for, I want to get a blue-tooth tracker for our cat.👍
Awesome!
What AirTag holder do you use on the collar
Oh it was just a pack I picked up on amazon, there's tons of them on there its just a silicone stretchy case that fits onto the collar. It does work quite well too.
With an AirTag, I can tell just before my cat wants to come in every time. He stays away when he wants to be out but as he strolls close to the house, I get an alert message. It seems that every time I get that alert message he's ready to come in. I wish it was more useful as I gladly would've paid 70 or $80 for one that allowed me to see where he was at a farther distance.
Us too, the air tags are useful for that. I do wish there was a true gps also so I can see where they went all day.
Buy "cheap" second-hand iphones and place them in key locations to track them using the community feature.
@@brianwest2775 haha it just might work
Chunky is so cool.
Lovely animals
I Need to Know were you buy those rubber cases Please Share a Link
Oh I just found them on Amazon
Awesome video! Where did you get the AirTag rubber holders from bud?
Appreciate that, I just picked up the silicone holders on Amazon. Hundreds of different kinds, but these have lasted more than a year with little wear and tear.
@@HiddenSpringFarm no problem ! I found one !!! Thanks for the response man. Keep on keeping on!!!
Hi can I ask where you got the pocket to hold the tag please
Oh Amazon has hundreds of them.
Amazing cats video ..great work ..good job
Thanks for visiting. Have you checked out some of my other cat videos? These cats are so fun and they love to follow me around the farm where ever I go. And they do an amazing job of catching rodents and keeping our farm free of mice and such.
You made my day
Our cat was always free to run around and come inside her little home we made for her in the gardenshed (in a normal urban area) and we only had one incident where she has gone missing for 2 days on her own. After 16 years, on one day she disappeared completely (She probably was just hiding in order to die in peace like cats like to do). RIP
Edit: Also im pretty sure she died naturally cause she was really shy, cautious and smart about everything. Avoiding stuff that moved, that was a loud noise etc.
Aweh, im sorry :c how old was she?
@@saiton27 She got 16 years old. We wouldnt do anything different if we were to get another cat.
Im always pretty sad when I see that people hold their cat inside of a tiny apartment or house for their entire live. Like imagine you are looked into your home for your entire life! People started to freak out after 1 week of lockdown due to covid but lock their pets inside their homes for 15 years!
Thanks for sharing the story. We've had our ups and downs with the cats here at the farm. I no longer let them free roam 24/7. I built them their own Catio to keep them in at Nights.
@@HiddenSpringFarm Yeah if you build them some sort of shelter they are smart enough to happily use it. Its a good piece of mind to have a place where they can sleep (maybe even a magnetic collar would be nice so that only your cats have access to the cat flap) that is what we did it worked really well.
Where did you get the collars that hold them?
well i just use a safety collar from our local pet shop. The little silicon holders for the actual air tag i just ordered from amazon. Lots of sellers just search air tag collar holders. Gotta be sure of the sizes though so be sure.
All so pretty
Air tags are awesome…we use them on our dogs 🐶🐶🐶
Nice 😊
I would bet that Dexter is the one that cross borders 😹😹😹😹😹😹
Love your cats. I just got the new iPhone 14 and plan to get airtags for my dog and my keys. If we should go camping where few iPads and iPhones are, I'll need a GPS. That said, I don't need to spend any more money on monthly services. Take care of those kitties, Meow
Thanks so much. The gps is needed. I wish I could do it here on the farm, but I'd send a fortune on fees for all these felines. The airtags work well when they're not too far off.
Cute cats!
thnx
I want to know how you attached the AirTag to the collar. That’s what I’m finding a challenge.
I just got these little silicone air tag holders off Amazon.
Those cats have the best life possible. Sorry for the missing one. Do you have snakes and coyotes?
cute cats!
Where did you buy your AirTag case?
Oh there's hundreds of them on Amazon. The silicone ones work well. The cats still have the ones I put on in this video last year.
The Chipolo Spot works with same Apple find my app and might be better because it has a longer range according to multiple tests I've seen on RUclips but it doesn't have the directional arrow.
Great cat video. I can tell that no one loves cats more than you.
Thank you very much!
Your cat “Chunky” looks a lot like our grey cat “Wolfy”. We call him Wolfy because he eats like a wolf.
A few weeks ago I bought an Apple Air Tag for our other cat “Spunky” because he disappears every night and has been gone for over a day at a time. I live in a housing development and my iPhone indicated that Spunky wondered up to 0.6 miles away at night. But a day ago Spunky lost his collar (with Air Tag) about 8 houses away from our house (according to my iPhone). I went looking for the Air Tag collar to where the iPhone said said the caller is located. Just get a general location between two houses. The arrow indicator on the iPhone is useless. Could not get a chirping sound from the Air Tag even though my iPhone indicated that the Air Tag was with me. Couldn’t find the collar with the Air Tag.
I’m very disappointed in this Air Tag. And I don’t trust anything it says about my cat’s locations. Therefore in my opinion the Air Tag is useless for monitoring my cat’s location.
Hopefully Spunky comes back. I can usually find lost collars just by walking all around the area until I get a connection to make the beeping sound, but I’m on the farm and have no houses or fences in my way. I hate the arrow too it sometimes has no signal even 50’ away. The air tags only serve a purpose to find lost collars and cats hiding locally. Once the cats roam too far it does nothing unless you’re in an urban area with thousands of iPhones so it can ping a signal off everyone else’s phones. Best of luck with your cats and thanks for the comment 😊
In that case, it's likely that your cat's tag (along with your cat) has been taken in by one of the neighbours. ;)
That’s Nice tools for cat’s safe 👍👍👍
Where can I find the airtag case he used?
Oh they’re just from Amazon, lots of them many different kinds.
Great video!! Love all cats names .. Dexter Morgen has be my fav ☺️☺️. Thanh’s for the review. Lucky 🍀 cats 🐈 get live a great life
Thank you too! and thanks for watching and commenting. Yes the Claw Crew are all amazing cats and believe it or not we got 4 of them as feral kittens. They've come a long way from wild to mild and they now follow me around the farm wherever I go.
You should have referred to them as keeping tabs on TABBY. Like that one?
Haha yeah thats a good one. Especially the kittens are still learning their names they don't always come so I gotta keep tabs on em.
We had a cat called Smokey he looked like chunky. he disappeared and we never saw him again:(( had these been around then at least we would have had some idea of where he went or had some closure.
Yeah I do miss my Smokey especially since I'm making these videos he sometimes pops up and I see him again and I remember him. Very good cat and I wish I knew what happened to him. I sure hope he's living a great life somewhere. Chad.
Wish I was there to play with them all!!!!!
yup it's super fun. Leona I did get an email with your recent comments on the last video, but for whatever reason youtube doesn't show them in the video comments section, but I will check out the videos you suggested. I use a heated nipple waterer and it worked well last year, but I'm always open to better ideas. thanks for sharing.
You living my dream life! Subbed!!
Awesome, thank u so much we’ll see u around.
Enjoyed
Bluetooth expander or bluetooth speakers can expand of up to 300 feet. Maybe an idea ?
Expander eh I didn’t even know that was a thing. Something to look into.
We have been using the airtags for our 3 cats and 1 dog since July,2021, and works great because we live in busy city area. Our cats are completely indoor cats, let your cats in/outdoors cats is a risk and I sure you know what those risks are. Don’t let them outdoor freely and then one day, the cats never come back or whatever…🥲, also risks of other diseases and if in the jungles, animals can kill,eat them.. also in the cities and car accidents… etc
**So our cats very sneaky. One of them name Tobi, and he with multiple times got outside ran around the neighbor, and even got into our under house which is so nasty and difficult with one ppl help. Without the airtag we could not direct where he was.. the Airtag helped us ,to look where exactly he was using the bell and direction arrow. That was Round 2,3pm. Also had the time he jumped into the next neighborhood ( we live in mobile home ,has the high wall between other mobile home) at 2,3 AM ! We were so freaked out because could not found the signals of his airtag , we did almost give up, but we still tried to push the bell on our phone. And the sound looked like behind our house so at f late night AM , we jumped into the wall, walked to that house ….we tried to find our cat. The sound came from one of the car of the owner house. We tried to bring our car lifter silencing not wake up ppl. But in the end ..we could not help. We needed to knock the door of the owner house , luckily, they were nice ppl, and did not pissed off us. They got into their car and opened the front car. My cat was rlly hiding in there OMG! I grabbed him and held tight! Thank for them and then we walked around back to our mobile home area. P/s that we don’t know these ppl, we just live between the wall . So again, airtag did and still do help us a lot.
You needed to live in the crowd areas and also the things between like car, wAlls , etc also effect the signals of the airtag. Needed to move around until u find the signals. We were lucky and airtag helps a lot. Other time he got into under our house which so nasty and dark etc… my bf even needed to clawl underneath. I was the exit to wait to catch my cat. All the times were tired and exhausted but we had airtags.
Then other times other cats also got out… the airtags helped me not too freaked out and slowly caught them back in. Most of the was 2,3 AM 🥲🥲
Yes I think you're right...We'll be changing the cats lifestyle soon to have them locked up safe at night. They're so happy being free, but it's for their own protection. That's how I lost my Smokey. Thanks for sharing.
@@HiddenSpringFarm If there's one thing ALL cats hate, it's being restricted. Unlike Dogs, Pigs, or Sheep--Cats haven't been shaped by people but rather adapted alongside people. Their independence is what makes them so unique and when they lose it, it's truly sad to see. Cats might live longer when they're locked inside, but their lives eventually lose all meaning and I hate seeing it. There's a video of a cat that was restricted to one room in a house and the cat just lost all excitement and interest in things. Eventually they just give up and it's devastating.
have you tried bluetooth extender
Another viewer said to try it, i think I will I just haven't done it. Maybe one on each side of the farm.
You are a cool person
hey um does the alarm sound louder? because its really helped me out, because my cats keep hiding in someone place
so far I haven't found any volume adjustment on the sound.
Hello. It's a long story but I want to do this. Where did you get the rubber piece?
I got a tractive gps collar for my cat but it's big and the battery needs charged every couple days. I got this because somebody found my cat after it was missing for 5 years!!! So I want to make sure this doesn't happen again....
Nevermind, I just got to the part of the video where you told us where to get the rubber thing. Thanks.
I hope my Smokey can find his way back to us, but it's been since last July. I wanted a real gps tracker but for the charging reason I didn't get it. Also some of the gps collars have monthly fees. These air tags are useful for when the cats are just hiding around the farm or if the safety collar has come off. Finding your cat after 5 years is practically a miracle. Glad you were reunited.
@@HiddenSpringFarm yessss and thank you!!! I had lost hope. I've heard a couple stories like mine but didn't think I'd get lucky enough for this to happen.
This is a great video and although it could have been cut in half, I enjoyed watching you interact with them.
Just a question though - I wanted to use the audio alert to find my indoor cat but not sure if the alert is too loud and would scare her as was the case with my Tile tracker. What was your experience.
Thanks for watching...even through the music montages lol. Our cats don't seem to mind the little beeps when I set them off trying to find them. They never run off or act scared. The cats have become a huge part of the farm and the channel so I appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Thanks for the video. I see your reception was weaker than you expected. Suggestion, you're religiously placing the shiny metal apple to the outside of the collar. However, I think the antenna is on the plastic white side of the airtag. So, you're broadcasting the signal into the cat's neck, which makes it weaker. If you put the white side outwards, try the reception again, then its not going into the cat's neck, the reception may increase. I'm quite interested this topic, not totally sure, so if U can LMK if I'm right about this.
I will try that and see what happens. Cheers.
Thanks for the video. One of our cats house looking for her for hours, So we were curious if AirTags work for anyone else with the kitties. Very cute video! All the cats and your dog seem to be super harmonious with one another 😀
Yeah they all get along here on the farm. Helps that they growing up together too. The air tags can work if it’s in a small vicinity, but further than 150 feet in our experience. That being said if you lost a cat and you’re out looking for it you might get a signal if you’re close to it. It helped me find Fozzy Bear when he wandered and I was driving around the farm with my phone out… and I found him. Appreciate you watching. Chad.
I’ve been using them successfully on my 2 sibling cats for six months now around my apartment complex. I adopted the cats when they were young and didn’t let them out until about two years of age they are spayed so they don’t wander more 50 ft. around my place. Also when I ring them they run home immediately 🐈 🐈⬛ 💨
omg I enjoyed watching this video
oh nice, thnx.
Awesome video! Wondering the size of your cats? We have smaller built ones and just wanted to see if the Air Tag might be too big…
Well I put them on our kittens before too, they’re only the size of a quarter really. I’d say Fozzy Bear is the biggest at maybe 10-12 lbs but the rest are average size. Stormy and Maggie were pretty small cats too, I don’t think that’s an issue.
Hi Chad. Nice episode as usual. As soon as Mollie comes into the picture our Elmore starts barking and we have to hold on to him as otherwise he jumps up at our tv.🙈😂
My wife always laughs when she see these comments, cause we just think it's so amazing. I bet if Molly met Elmore in person they would be friends right away since Elmore already knows Molly from the tv lol. Thanks Hans.
Is can only use if you use I-phone?
Not sure, but it'll definitely work better with an Iphone in an urban area so the signal can ping off of other peoples phone.
Cool video
But why doesn’t it locate your cats in case the wander far away? Is it because of lack of network/bluetooth in your area?
Yeah, around the farm its really just me, no neighbors for a good distance. Urban area is ideal.
OH MY AN OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG 🎉❤😊 YOU SHOULD MEET MY DUKE!!!!
Yeah these dogs are amazing as I'm sure Duke is.
I work for Apple and this is something that we included in our patent but we don’t recommend legally for kids or pets
I can understand that. Liability and all. The cat's safety collars have popped off countless times and these trackers help me to find them. Helps too if they're hiding.
Wouldnt this expose pet to emf right on their neck
This video is a great example of why I don’t believe in keeping cats indoor only. Especially in a safe environment like a farm. They will always be the most active and happy outside.
Totally agree!
Beautiful video ❤️
Thanks for visiting
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You are very good at making video, nice music also, informative to find colar. Did you try the pro track tor?
No I haven't tried the pro track it was pretty pricey. Appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers, Chad.
The signal from the air tags has to be able to bounce off of a tower so there needs to be decent signal. You may be too far out.
I’d be concern they will loose the collar and you can’t track it. There goes the $100 tag. What if the battery leaks acid and it goes on your cat?
As a matter of fact the trackers help me to find the collars when they come off. The pack of 4 trackers was $129 Canadian so it's not that bad and the battery is pretty small plus the rubber fitting it'll be fine. It really helps me to find the cats when I'm calling them but they are hiding.