We're just a little south of you, ok, the other side of the Valley, but hey, whats an hour or two, right? We're in Clovis, which is just east of Fresno.
I think he's getting straightened as we speak. Maybe I will keep the rooster. Who knows. My last flock was rooster free. I never had the experience. What can they protect against? I think coyotes would get them. We have red tail. Likely golden eagles too. Luckily we're too country for raccoons. No forest cover for them. Just flat acres of alfalfa. But coyotes must be out there. Of course there's our dog. We're going to train him off them with hotwire. He remembers that "bite" real well!
Personally, I think a flock is much better off with a rooster. They protect the hens. I've seen mine risk his own life to make sure every last hen was in the henhouse when a hawk was after them.