Gobbler setting on eggs? Has anyone had this experience?

[Benelli]

The hen abandoned the nest and the Narr. tom took over setting on the eggs.

 

[ColbyNTX]

Yes, and he usually willl brake them! He is just too heavy.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

yep, mine liked to "help" and he usually broke one or two when he did.

 

[bramblebrae]

I had a Rio Grande male that we called Metro (after "metrosexual".....). I had a lot of toms at that point, and I guess that took the pressure off him to be macho, so he was allowed to be true to his own nature - which was to hang out with the hens, rarely ever gobble, never displayed until he was middle-aged and I had fewer toms. He was a little bit smaller than the other males by maybe a few pounds, not a lot. He took turns sitting with the hens, not every time but when I had stressed hens, or not enough to cover effectively, and you never saw a bird take more care with eggs - even the hens looked casual in comparison. He protected the hens during a dog attack and sustained wounds that he healed from. He was a dynamite bird. I miss old Metro. I have a pic somewhere I'll have to dig up.