Now that we've been in this thread for a while, could the OP perhaps change the subject line just a tad. I cringe every time I see it.
"Flogged" just might be a good word to replace the action verb. I know some of my juvenile Roos will gang up <*ahem*> on pullets and hens, but the idea that...
Amongst my several roosters, I have two Silver Sebright Roos, Alex and George. George flogs any visitor and occasionally tries to flog my ankles, too. I just walk the little bastid backwards until he gives up. Alex just follows people - including me - very closely, making sure nobody harms...