Help! Budgie eggs

[MaxieMacaw]

I have had a flock of budgies for around 10 or so years. They all live together in a large flight cage that they are free to come and go if they wish. In all this time no one has ever mated, until now. Lexus laid an egg on the floor and would not accept a normal nest box so I gave her an appropriate sized cardboard box with the sides cut low.
I couldn't believe the size of the egg as it looked more suitable for a Cockatiel. She ended up with FIVE and there was always 1 or 2 that rolled out from under her for a couple of days until I modified her nest so they couldn't roll away. I'm pretty sure that they are fertilized because Dayton was helping to incubate the eggs for the first week or so off and on.
My question is this: Because the eggs were rolling out from under her (she is an abino with VERY poor eyesight and couldn't see the eggs) for the 1st couple of days and getting cold and then warmed again, do they stand any chance of hatching? I checked her and pushed the eggs under her a million times a day, but a few times the eggs were cold.
Is 5 a normal clutch? Is gestation 3 weeks like a Macaw?
If any actually hatch, what do I do then? I don't believe in pulling them unless something is wrong, but should I help?
Also, I haven't seen Dayton with her in several days and I don't think he is feeding her anymore. I haven't seen her leave the nest to eat or drink eventhough I put food and water near her. She won't starve herself, will she?
As you can tell, I am not a breeder so any information and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Pam

 

[Ratzy]

Okay, first off, 10 years old is WAY to old to breed. No female budgie should be bred over the age of 3 and no male over the age of 6. The older they are, the more chance of fatalities and infertile eggs. Second of all, male budgies do not help the female to incubate eggs. I've lost track of how many times I've had to say this to people, but albino budgies DO NOT have poor eyesight. That is a complete myth and blindness has nothing to do with the mutation. If the eggs were rolling, even if they were fertile in the first place, they would be addled. So, if they do hatch, there might be some disabled chicks. And, if they were cold, the embryos will be dead. Five is a normal clutch. The incubation period is 18 days. If any hatch, which I doubt they will, then leave them UNLESS you see a problem.
Honestly, I'd just pull the eggs, take out the box, reduce the light hours and change the cage around completely to through her off.
I'm sorry if I see harsh while writing this, but that is how it is. I don't mean to be, but this sort of thing could kill her.
Eggs do not mean anybody has mated.