I’ve been attacked and almost blinded by a rooster - had a hole in my scalp and pain and difficulty walking for days from his powerful peck on my knee. When they rear their heads back and stab you, it’s a lot more powerful than you’d think.
Hens are generally sweet. Roosters are mean MF-ers.
I had a rooster like that once. Went after my youngest. She was 8 at the time. I stopped it quickly before it could do any real damage. It was always mean, but that was the last straw. We had chicken soup the next day. I have also had really sweet roosters too.