Why is my rooster in the nest box?

[Back yard hen]

Our roosters are doing the same thing( new behavior) so I came on here to see if it was common and I'm at ease knowing it apparently is.
Maybe because it's almost spring and the girls are getting more broody? Just an idea!
The only good thing about them getting broody or hormonal is that they are extra sweet and want to be held more than usual. We love giving them love. Lol!

Well my hen is broody right now and was looking for a place to lay her eggs. I just built a home made nesting area . I watch she did not like the nest close to the ground she flew to the middle nesting area. She settle down the rooter came in talking to her. She got out of the nest and he went in and would not let her in she went out side and he stay in the nest. So what is up wiith that?

 

[Sannd62]

My little GLW was in a nest box (still is). I thought it was sweet that my rooster stood close to the nest box roost, talking to her (encouraging her I assumed). Well then he climbs in and sits down next to her, still talking, then moves back behind her and starts burrowing down in the nest. I'm thinking "Hey ?????" Daisy (GLW) evidently is overcrowded, so she gets out and moves over to the next nest box. The rooster keeps burrowing down in "his" nest box, and is making little sounds like the hens make (rough purring?) when they're encouraging or content. He's not sitting on the fake egg I have in there, because it was shoved out of the way when he kept burrowing down. I snapped a pic of them after she moved over to the other box. I'm heading back out to see what happens next.
But is this behavior common? What's he doing?

So I just now experienced my rooster tucking himself in the nesting box talking and purring I thought I got video by messed that up