Hello, Rachel, and welcome to BYC!
Glad you joined.
Be careful raising a cockerel from a chick yourself. IMO these boys have a greater tendency to become human aggressive than boys raised by broody hens in a flock of adult chickens. They could be very dangerous to your young sons.

Be careful raising a cockerel from a chick yourself. IMO these boys have a greater tendency to become human aggressive than boys raised by broody hens in a flock of adult chickens. They could be very dangerous to your young sons.