I have a rooster that I'm considering to cull. He's got 8 hens whom he is very caring towards. He is a good rooster, but in certain situations he will attack me, no one else, just me. This happens when they free range and the hens come running towards me when they see me. I think he sees me as competition. I can go into the coop or run just fine, it is only when they free range. They don't normally free range but I want to give them that option in winter just cause they get bored when there's snow on the ground and nothing to do. Normally I've been able to keep his behaviour in check by making myself scary and he's chickened out immediately. Today was different, he attacked me multiple times and didn't seem to find me very intimidating. So I'm just wondering what I can expect from the hens if they lose him, if their behavior or dynamics will change. They are two sets of hatches and get along fine although there can be some bickering when they ones lowest on the pecking order are too eager to get to the food. We have no predators around so he is not needed for protection unless for some reason a dog or something gets into the garden, but we have none nearby. I don't want to spend winter looking over my shoulder every time I leave the house and I don't want them to spend months bored in the coop. Ideally I want to keep him though but also worry he might attack other people eventually.