Yeah, 25 years ago when I lived in Santa Barbara, CA, I spent a lot more time outside. But here in northern Minnesota during winter, at 60 years old, I only spend about 5 minutes per day outside with my chickens. Having said that, today we had a high temp of 28F with blowing winds and snow. So even the chickens did not go outside, they just stayed in the coop.
FWIW, my chicken coop and run are in the backyard and I can see them perfectly from my kitchen, my living room, my computer room, my music room, and our deck. So, if the weather is good, I have chicken TV most of the day. Does watching them from a distance count?
When the weather is nicer in the summertime, I will take some old bread out to the chicken run, sit down on the bench I built myself, and handfeed the chickens for a bit. It's relaxing and I enjoy that. But, for the most part, I got chickens because they are so low maintenance and you can be very successful in raising them without having to dedicate much time to the project.
