Predator encounters and behavior

[FeatherstoneFrm]

I recently had a raccoon in a tree outside my house. He was eating birdseed from the feeders.
The next morning my head rooster flew at me when I came in the run. He was aggressive and I could not turn my back on him while in the run
Could his behavior be because of the raccoon? I don't know that it came to the run but it is possible that it tried to get in. The coop is inside the run.

 

[sourland]

It may have been coincidental to the raccoon being there or it may have been a protective reaction. Bottom line is that you will have to closely watch your rooster from now on. Once human aggression starts it generally escalates.

 

[FeatherstoneFrm]

I am definitely watching him. He was better yesterday and today which is why I wondered about the raccoon.
If he protected his girls, I don't want to punish him for that but if he was just in a mood, that's a different story.
The other thing I wondered about is his maturity. Is it possible that he has reached sexual maturity before the hens and is frustrated.
His comb and wattles are so big and bright and even the other cockerels are still small and not as vibrant in color. One of the hens is beginning to mature as her comb and wattles are growing and turning red. But Hanks were obvious at 6 weeks and have been big and bright since about 15 weeks. They are about 19 weeks now.

 

[TheTwoRoos]

Yes,boys mature faster then girls.He quite nigh tpossibly be getting larger comb growth because he is the dominant bird.

 

[FeatherstoneFrm]

That would explain the Combs. The pic is the two rooms and Hank has been dominant since the beginning. Lil'bit is the one I posted about several times for being so tiny and not feathering out but he finally did. He and the lowest hen roost together and seem to be buddies.