Rooster and hen sitting together on a single egg

[member 564946]

Thanks for the link.

What you are seeing is unusual.

Below is link describing some of what I see, which does not include rooster spending time investing directly in incubation.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/what-to-look-for-in-a-broody-rooster.882368/

Thanks for the link.
That is what he is doing, Although as it's still so cold and we still have 3 ft of snow up here they are both still in the coop.
I can see the behaviour pattern now.
He is a very nice chap, never aggressive and quite attentive to call his lady when he found bugs or berries last summer.
I hope he will be a good father if this single egg hatches.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Here's what my male's day looks like. He gets up to get food and water, maybe convince her to do the same, and then when she lays down again, he goes and lays back right behind her until the next time he decided to get up for more water or food. He doesn't grow and he hasn't slept anywhere else since she started brooding.

They're siblings if that would mean anything more, from the same clutch and are about 8 months old