I have two cameras set up in my coop (which is a repurposed 17 X 22 foot garage). It's a baby monitor system, by Lorex, actually. I USED to watch it all the time but now just check the monitor when I hear a ruckus ... Or when I have been curious about how the flock is doing on rainy days or something.
Sound, which I can turn up or down or off, infra-red for night viewing as well as color during daylight hours.