LoL what great memoriesIm sure it's frowned upon, but we just tell our kids to fight back. We have 5 boys under 12.
They arm themselves with sticks, nerf guns and anything else, and enjoy the challenge.
This doesn't account for a mature rooster who is mean. We would never keep one around. But the boys love working as a team when there is a feisty cockerel in town - and frankly it is entertaining to watch them go to battle.
"I got this!! Get the eggs, GO GO GO!" Says the 10 year old as he takes a warriors stance, while the 5 year old runs with a wicker basket flopping all over.