My budgie's nest box broke. Can I move her eggs without abandonment?

Thanks for reaching out about Phoebe. Continue to offer new nest material but do not disturb the eggs, as this can lead to her rejecting the nest. You could try patching the hole from underneath to prevent further eggs from dropping. Otherwise you can pull the eggs and plan for artificial incubation. Good luck.

You can gently pick up the eggs if you need to move them or check them for fertility (small bird eggs will start out clearish and turn more opaque as they mature if fertile), however if you are planning on raising babies it is best to leave the eggs alone so that their parents can sit on them and incubate them without extra stress or accidental breakage from handling.

If you don't have a male parakeet along with your female, then the eggs are not viable anyway and should be removed. If you're attempting to raise a clutch, I would make sure the egg stays in the nest in the hopes she moves it back over and sits back on it.

If you are hoping to raise babies, then providing nesting material for the parents is best so that they can make a safe nest where the eggs are less likely to fall or break. The parents may also break eggs or discard them if they aren't viable or they are young parents that don't know what to do. Because the eggs need to be incubated, they need to remain in the nest with the parents in order to hatch. You can keep letting both parents try to raise a clutch (and be sure to provide a calcium supplement for the mother), or, if you don't wish to raise babies, can just remove and discard any laid eggs.

Yes, you may move them without consequence. Gently scoop them up with a bit of nesting material and place them in the larger nest box. Your hen may complain, but she will settle down once she is back with her chicks.

It may be that the egg was actually pushed out of the box as it is not viable. If they will not let you in the box (where there may be other eggs), or the egg is not viable, you can simply remove it. Otherwise, waiting until night when both birds are calmer and quiet may give you a chance to place the egg into the nest.

It would depend on if the eggs are fertilized or not. If you only have female budgies the eggs will not be fertilized and will not hatch. If you have a mating male with female I would recommend keeping the birds in a quiet location that is low stress. The female bird will care to the eggs and keep them warm. If you find she is leaving them in the open you. An put material in the cage so she can build a nest.