Building My First Coop

[K0k0shka]

Cute! Do they explore the ramp at all? Go up there to play/jump?

 

[adirondak5]

Cute! Do they explore the ramp at all? Go up there to play/jump?

Yes they do , they were going maybe half way up the ramp and then running back down . My daughter and one of the boys just helped get them back in the coop , one of the barred rocks was not happy to go back inside , she pecked my daughter when she blocked her in at the pop door with her hands , too funny . They are all back inside now , they had a good day in the run .

 

[adirondak5]

I put a Wyze pan tilt cam in the coop today , works pretty good , can check on them live from the easy chair now !

 

[aart]

What are those green squares....some motion detecting?
C'mon.... let's see some pan and tilt!!

I sooo wish I could have coop cams!

 

[adirondak5]

What are those green squares....some motion detecting?
C'mon.... let's see some pan and tilt!!

I sooo wish I could have coop cams!

Yes on the green squares , thats the motion detected . I will have to see if there is a way to shut that off . I'll get another video up later with some pan and tilt . For a $35 camera I am pretty impressed with it . How far is your coop from your house? To far to run ethernet cable ?

Edit :
Here is another video showing the tilt and pan

 

[aart]

How far is your coop from your house? To far to run ethernet cable ?

Ehhh...not that far, maybe 30 feet as the chicken flies, but getting it into the house would be an issue. Is that how yours is running?

 

[adirondak5]

Ehhh...not that far, maybe 30 feet as the chicken flies, but getting it into the house would be an issue. Is that how yours is running?

I get pretty good wifi signal out in the coop so I didn't need to run any cable . I was thinking maybe wireless access point or wifi booster in your case ?

 

[K0k0shka]

Oooh that’s a fancy setup! In color, too. Not at all bad for $35. What brand, can you post a link? My coop is about 100 feet from the house and the wifi is pretty weak back there, don’t know if it will be good enough, but maybe I’ll give it a try and return it if it doesn’t pick up the signal.

 

[aart]

I was thinking maybe wireless access point or wifi booster in your case ?

I do have a wireless router for my DSL that works with my laptop in the nest room...
...but I don't know if that would work for a cam or how to set up that stuff.
I used to be fairly tech savvy, but pretty much a luddite anymore.

 

[adirondak5]

I do have a wireless router for my DSL that works with my laptop in the nest room...
...but I don't know if that would work for a cam or how to set up that stuff.
I used to be fairly tech savvy, but pretty much a luddite anymore.

aart , take a look at this youtube video on setting one of these cameras up , if you can plug in a usb cable and type your router.wifi password you can set it up . It takes about 5 minutes per camera . I was afraid it would be difficult but it was so simple I was astounded . If your laptop gets signal in the nest room I would think one of these Wyze cameras would work .