Looking for camera for coop

[stavo]

Can anyone recommend a camera (preferably wireless) that I can install in my coop to monitor the nesting boxes? I'd like to be able to see when there are eggs to collect and also identify which hens are doing the laying. That part of the coop is smallish, so the distance would be about 3 feet.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Wyze cameras are widely used on here, though I'm not familiar with set up requirements.

I use a Ring cam but it's a lot more expensive - at the time I needed something that was battery operated, on WiFi and weatherproof and it fit the bill.

 

[woodworm]

You don't say if you need them to be battery or wifi?

I have 2 x Reolink Argus 2 with the optional solar panel. These are wifi enabled cameras that have local storage option (so a subscription service isn't required). I need to move mine in the coop as it mostly highlights the roost, but the waterer is around 3 feet away from the cam and the size of the coop is 8 x 6.

 

[drinkoj]

Wyze all the way if you have a power source; Pan Cam with the mount kit.

I personally have a Wyze indoor cam, sitting in my run corner using magnets to keep it in place under the roofing. I like watching them while at work and have it recording motions so if I have a predator attack I can see what happened.

 

[drinkoj]

Here is a snap shot of my camera
And the second one is a Wyze Pan Cam that I can move 300 degrees to look at any part of my yard I want

 

[thelittlegraybarn]

Wyze for sure. They are dirt cheap and have a pretty good image. Below is mine:

 

[humblehillsfarm]

I second Wyze! I had to get a WiFi extended, also cheap, to improve signal at the coop. I don’t have internet anymore but I loved getting to peak in on my gals when I was at work

 

[stavo]

Thanks, all. I'll look into the Wyze. I have no power source there so I'll need battery plus WiFi capable - hopefully they offer those features.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Thanks, all. I'll look into the Wyze. I have no power source there so I'll need battery plus WiFi capable - hopefully they offer those features.

They offer WiFi for sure. I used a power cord for the camera.

 

[woodworm]

I did originally look at Wyze as they are recommended a lot on here, unfortunately in the UK they seem to be at least twice the cost of the USA.

Hope you post coop cam pics though as I would be interested