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I contacted Reolink support about FTP functionality, and the answer I got was honestly shocking.

Basically:

- If you use their cloud service - everything works fine, no extra hardware needed
- If you want to use your own FTP server - suddenly you must buy a Reolink Home Hub or NVR

So let me get this straight…

You can upload footage to THEIR cloud directly from the battery camera without any hub,
but if you want to use your OWN storage (FTP/NAS), you are forced to buy extra hardware?

Support literally confirmed this in email.

This has nothing to do with battery saving or technical limitations - I even run the camera with a solar panel, so power is not an issue at all.

It feels like a clear artificial limitation designed to push users into either:

- paying for their cloud subscription
- or buying unnecessary extra hardware (the Hub)

Honestly, this is disappointing. It looks less like a technical decision and more like a money-driven ecosystem lock.

I used to like Reolink, but this really changed my view.

If any Reolink support staff reads this, feel free to clarify how this makes sense from a user perspective. Because right now it looks like a forced ecosystem money gathering lock rather than a technical limitation.

Hi, I really need advice about a chick.

I have 13 chicks, all hatched almost at the same time. Except the last two. The one of the last two hatched was fine on day 1, walking normally.

After about a day in the brooder with others, it got weaker. Other chicks were stepping on it and flipping it over (I saw this on camera).

Since then (now when I'm writing this it's day 5 from hatch), it cannot stand on its legs at all. It tries to move using wings and has good energy, reacts to stimuli, and now it is eating and drinking (with help, sometimes on its own).

The legs seem weak or uncoordinated. One leg was going sideways, so I used a tape hobble (about 0.5–1 cm spacing).

I noticed the chick is:

- very active mentally
- flaps wings and tries to move
- eats and drinks
- cannot stand, falls immediately
- legs feel “loose” and not responding properly

Also I’m worried about poop:

- it doesn’t poop normally
- when it tries, it strains a lot and makes small sounds
- it looks like bubbles or watery stuff coming out, not normal solid poop
- sometimes it looks like just liquid little amount of water

I tried:

- hobbling legs (with breaks)
- short standing exercises 3–4× a day
- keeping it warm (~30°C)
- giving chick starter and water

Questions:

Does this sound like splayed leg or something more serious (nerve damage)?
Is it normal that the poop looks watery/bubbly and the chick strains like that?
Is recovery still possible after 5 days like this?
What else can I do to help it start walking? I’m willing to do any exercises, I just don’t want to harm it.

Thanks for any help like a LOT!

Reolink is forcing users to buy their HUB to unlock basic features