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Totally NOT her fault at all! If she wants to get some "pet" chickens I would encourage her to do so. I have never met a mean or nasty bantam Cochin rooster. ;) I adore my feather footed little Cochin's.

You are welcome. My little Cochin spent several years as head hen. She alerts to hawks and cats and loose dogs very well. As she aged she lost rank and is in a different coop but still alerts. Be confident in your hens ability to see danger. They are very good at it.

Unless you plan to hatch eggs in the spring there is no reason to keep any rooster. A lead hen will warn of predators just as a rooster will. Personal experience with a child and roosters is that the rooster can reach their face. No need to EVER risk the child's safety. He goes after her pretty...