My aunt had two huge goblers when I was a kid. No hens, just those to jacked up Tom's. They didn't bother anyone else, I was the only kid. They were as tall as me, I was afraid of them, and afraid of getting in trouble for hurting them.
One day they came for me while Dad and I were cutting wood, Dad said "Stand your ground, find a stick and whack them." My stick was a good thick locust, I swung for the bleachers. He collapsed and went stiff. Wings out, head down, quivering.
"Holy hell boy! You weren't supposed to kill it! What are we gonna tell your aunt?"
The other one, jumped right on his buddy and started beating the tar out of him.
After a bit the one on the ground staggered up, and they got to fighting. Had their necks wrapped around each other like tangled rope, then the spurs got to kicking.
They would still try to come after me after that.
But I didn't back down, and carried some kind of weapon.
After a while they lost interest.