Since no one else has said it I will.
I'm a big fan of free ranging the kids
The neighbors might not agree. The house is so much cleaner and quieter when you kick the little punks (I mean precious children) outside.
Now that I got that out of my system. As long as they don't go after a hen and get her squawking or make sudden movements towards the roo they should be fine. Some roo's are more teratorial than others. So you'll have to weigh to good with the bad. The more dominate the roo the safer your hens will be while free ranging. If they get out of hand and your kids can no longer be free ranged with them
then I'd say it was time for some stew and find a new roo.
I'm a firm beleiver that everyone (including the roosters) should know about the food chain and their position on it.
Dang guess I type too slow
I'm a big fan of free ranging the kids
Now that I got that out of my system. As long as they don't go after a hen and get her squawking or make sudden movements towards the roo they should be fine. Some roo's are more teratorial than others. So you'll have to weigh to good with the bad. The more dominate the roo the safer your hens will be while free ranging. If they get out of hand and your kids can no longer be free ranged with them
I'm a firm beleiver that everyone (including the roosters) should know about the food chain and their position on it.
Dang guess I type too slow
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. I also have one mean roo who is slated for the crock pot this week, and one roo who isn't a problem. My four-year-old DD is scared of the mean rooster, but my seven-year-old DS just carries a stick around the yard with him if the rooster is out and doesn't worry about it. 
