Wireless Thermometer?

[aart]

The temp is really more for my own curiosity. I'm not really worried about the chickens - just want to see how much warmer they make it above the ambient temp outdoors

It's interesting to monitor the temp and humidity in the coop.
I did for a couple years, then my system died and I never replaced it,
tho I still use both the sensors.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Is it steadily inaccurate or does it go all over?
@ChickenCanoe Which model Acu-Rite are you using...link?

My Acu-Rites were off too, I just made a note of the difference to adjust my readings.
It's pretty easy to test your hygrometer for accuracy.
At the bottom of this article:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...incubator-thermometers-and-hygrometers.73634/

The temperature readings are fairly steadily inaccurate, however not close enough for a process like incubation. The humidity readings are all over the place for the outdoor unit. They've been like that since a couple months after I bought it about 9 or 10 years age. The reading may not move for days, weeks or even months. I think it read about 60 for a couple years. More recently it had been dry here and I replaced batteries. The outdoor unit was reading 1% humidity for a couple days, about 40 points low. Then we got rain for the last 30 hours. It now reads 14% even though the actual humidity is 88%. It worked enough when I first bought it and it shocked me to see how high the humidity got in the newly built coop for which I bought the thing. I immediately took my circular saw and cut much bigger windows in the brand new wall.
It says the model # is 0060958DIA2
I know I could have bought another hoping for a better outcome but I learned a long time ago that I wasted too much money on sensors that were going to be inaccurate.
I now only buy Thermoworks thermometers and hygrometers from Cigars International.

I ordered the AcuRite 02081M Weather station from Amazon for inside the coop.

I do have a Davis instruments weather station elsewhere, so it will be easy for me to calibrate.

I want the data for inside the coop so I can judge my construction and the increase in temperature inside the coop from waste, body temp and respiration. Right now - I'm planning on having 8 chickens in the coop through the winter - but want to know if there should be more / less in the future - understanding that behavior of the flock will be a determining factor. (the coop is 48 [ft] - 6 [ft] per chicken with 8)

I get that but in that case you'll definitely want to monitor humidity. It will deviate much more dramatically than temperature from outdoor ambient air.

Thank you. I believe they will have plenty of ventilation. I am working on posting my coop. But I've gable vents, and soffit vents. and windows that can open oto cross vent if I need to release some moisture during the day when they're in the run.
The temp is really more for my own curiosity. I'm not really worried about the chickens - just want to see how much warmer they make it above the ambient temp outdoors

IMHO, the windows need to stay open at night. They don't need the fresh air when they are outside, they need it when they are sleeping.
When you monitor, you'll quickly learn that opening during the day won't benefit any way at night if it is closed up.
I actually keep a fan blowing in the window 24/7 on the building with the fewest windows.

 

[NHMountainMan]

The temperature readings are fairly steadily inaccurate, however not close enough for a process like incubation. The humidity readings are all over the place for the outdoor unit. They've been like that since a couple months after I bought it about 9 or 10 years age. The reading may not move for days, weeks or even months. I think it read about 60 for a couple years. More recently it had been dry here and I replaced batteries. The outdoor unit was reading 1% humidity for a couple days, about 40 points low. Then we got rain for the last 30 hours. It now reads 14% even though the actual humidity is 88%. It worked enough when I first bought it and it shocked me to see how high the humidity got in the newly built coop for which I bought the thing. I immediately took my circular saw and cut much bigger windows in the brand new wall.
It says the model # is 0060958DIA2
I know I could have bought another hoping for a better outcome but I learned a long time ago that I wasted too much money on sensors that were going to be inaccurate.
I now only buy Thermoworks thermometers and hygrometers from Cigars International.

I get that but in that case you'll definitely want to monitor humidity. It will deviate much more dramatically than temperature from outdoor ambient air.

IMHO, the windows need to stay open at night. They don't need the fresh air when they are outside, they need it when they are sleeping.
When you monitor, you'll quickly learn that opening during the day won't benefit any way at night if it is closed up.
I actually keep a fan blowing in the window 24/7 on the building with the fewest windows.

All great advice. My issue with leaving windows open is specific to our location. We are at elevation on an exposed ridge. Great views- but constant winter wind and blowing snow. We get regular 40 mph and frequent gusts up to 70 mph. I love it- we’ll see about the chickens. I’m thinking the high winds will whip through the gable vents to turn over the air inside. But I can open windows opposite the wind direction if needed. And- my construction skill means it’s hardly air tight! Really appreciate the advice.