About 100 years ago, I grew up on a ranch, with just about every animal imaginable.
I've never been a morning person but the couple hours spent each morning before school tending to the critters was actually a blessing.
I've never been a people person either so starting each day with my animal friends was great.
It's difficult for some to imagine that cleaning stalls & other "dirty work" was actually therapeutic. Not that I enjoyed the labor, just being in such great company while waking up was hard to beat.
To this day, I still start each day sharing my morning coffee with my dogs & horses. Much of the labor portion has been automated "to save time" but that didn't change my schedule any. I just spend all the time saved socializing with them.
If the time ever comes when you are fortunate enough to truly bond with your animals, regardless of what kind they are, you won't even notice the work required.
As for feeding, watering & cleaning up after them... that can all be automated quite easily. It doesn't require a large investment either.
In doing that you may miss the biggest part. Close interaction with your animals. I can't stress that enough.
Flies are VERY easy to deal with. The first step is to reduce their food source to a minimum. Next is air circulation. Try to avoid blowing air directly on your livestock, but maintaining "wind" over what droppings remain will keep them away.
Finally, those bag style fly traps work excellent! A few of those, strategically placed, out of the wind will take care of the rest.
Those three things will eliminate 95% of your pests.
If you need detailed instructions on automation, let me know.
I've been doing this since The Dead Sea first started showing signs of being sick. I think I've got it pretty well worked out.
Again, don't overlook the greatest benefit of having animals.
Hope this helps.