Do male turkeys sit on eggs?

Answer 1

I don't know about in the wild ,but I have had my pheasants for about 6 years and every year my male has sat a nest at one time or another. I don't know if he gives the female a break, or if its just a younger female that might not have the nesting trait. the older females themselves do all the sitting

Answer 2

Ok!! It very strange but our one and only mature male turkey is now sitting on the duck and chicken eggs. What's really funny is that they no longer lay around the yard only next to Jake. He pulls the eggs under him and only gets up for food or water, this is the only time we can retrieve eggs for ourselves. Oh the dogs are afraid of Jake he will attack them.

Answer 3

Male cockatiels often join the female in the nesting box, and may share incubation of the eggs. They have also been known to feed the female while she is sitting, although sources conflict regarding this information.

Answer 4

In the rare cases where the female dies before the eggs hatch, there have been reports of the males sitting on the eggs. Otherwise, sitting on the eggs is all the female's job.