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IMO, your two oldest children are plenty old enough to learn how to behave around chickens. My concern would be for the two younger children.
To a protective rooster a young child that's running towards the hens in an attempt to pick one up looks very much like a predator doing the...
Pat is totally right about the fertlized eggs. If you just crack the eggs open and cook as you normally would you won't be able to tell the difference.
I know all my eggs are fertlized, but I don't sit and stare at them after I crack them open into a bowl.
The ick factor is easy to get over...