Installing the Egg
The Egg is the indoor status light. It sits in your home and reflects, in real time, what the coop is doing. Unlike the Controller, the Egg is not weather-resistant — it is an indoor appliance.
Where it goes
Section titled “Where it goes”Put the Egg anywhere you want a glance-and-go view of the coop. The most common spots are the kitchen counter, a nightstand, or a shelf in the living room or home office. The Egg needs:
- A standard USB power outlet (the included adapter plugs into any 110V wall outlet, but the Egg itself can also run from a USB battery pack or a USB port on a computer).
- A WiFi network at the Egg’s location — typically your home WiFi.
The Egg communicates with the coop through the cloud, not directly. It does not need to be near the Controller, and the coop’s cellular link is completely separate from the Egg’s WiFi. The Egg works anywhere you have power and WiFi, including a hotel room, a vacation rental, or a relative’s house.
Plug the included USB cable into the back of the Egg and the other end into the included 110V USB adapter, then into any wall outlet. The Egg powers up immediately. If you want to use a battery pack instead, any standard USB power bank will work.
The Egg pairs to your WiFi network during initial registration. If you have not registered your system yet, see Registering your system first — the registration flow includes the WiFi pairing step.
If you are moving an existing Egg to a new WiFi network (you moved house, you replaced the router, you are taking the Egg to a friend’s place), use the Portal to put the Egg into re-provisioning mode. The procedure is operator-assisted today; contact support and we will walk you through it.
First boot LED sequence
Section titled “First boot LED sequence”When the Egg powers up for the first time, it goes through a short sequence:
- Flashing white — the Egg is booting up and looking for WiFi.
- Steady white or pulsing white — the Egg has not been registered yet, or is in the middle of registration.
- Solid color (green, blue, amber, or red) — the Egg has finished booting, has WiFi, and is showing the current state of the coop.
The four solid-color states are what you will see in normal operation. See Reading the Egg lights for what each color means.
What the Egg does not do
Section titled “What the Egg does not do”- The Egg has no sensors of its own. It does not read temperature where it sits, does not detect motion, and does not have a microphone. Every reading on the Egg comes from the coop.
- The Egg does not control anything. You cannot use it to open the coop door or trigger any action.
- The Egg is indoor only. Do not put it in a garage that freezes in winter, a sunroom that gets above 100°F, or anywhere it could be rained on.
Last updated: 2026-05-14.