Breeding Parakeets- Nesting Box??

Question

When you breed a parakeet, should it have to live in its nesting box or should it simply have a box in its cage?

ALSO, how can you tell if the bird is pregnant?

Answer 1

First of all birds do not get pregnant the egg is fertilized as it moves down  the fallopian tube, so you cannot tell.  It needs a nesting box IN the cage

Answer 2

You MAYBE able to see swelling around the vent area before it's ready to lay.

Answer 3

Have a box connected to his cage so he can go in, and you can take it to your vet  and they can tell if your budgie(parakeet) is pregnant =)