remote temperature reading

I hope you set it to "chicken" instead of "beef".

I have a weather station from L. L. Bean that has remote sensors. I mounted a sensor inside the coop and one outside the coop. The display unit is next to my bed. I can see the outside temp, the temp in their coop and the (much nicer) temp in my bedroom. It also has a clock. I think you can have up to three remote sensors but extras are sold separately (it only came with one).

I like the idea of a web cam and have thought about doing it but the fact that I can't get internet access at my house makes it a no go. I would have to buy the chickens their own cell phone with a data plan and use it as a hot spot.

 

haha I've never seen meat thermometer used in coop before!

You might also want to look into using wireless thermometer and humidity sensor. At Lowes, they're about $20.
http://www.amazon.com/AcuRite-00611...srs=11102085011&ie=UTF8&qid=1448059865&sr=8-2

In TX it doesn't get so cold that chickens will be in danger, so you won't need to set alarms. ; )
It depends on the breeds, but you generally won't have to start worrying unless the temps dip in the negatives, more like below 20 when they start to suffer.