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Yes, every week. I've had broody hens before. I think the best time to check is at night. You probably should mark each egg so you know what has been checked. For me, I have been using an incubator. Depending on how often you need to add water is when I check the eggs. I figured if it's going...

I've been though this before. Stick with it. They're bound to be just fine. My first eggs were given to a brooding hen. One day she left the eggs for several hours and still ten of the twelve fully developed.

Thanks for the post. I bought some hatching eggs for my broody hen. Your post helped ease some concerns and answered my questions. However, I wonder if you allow the eggs to stay with the hen at time of hatching. This is going to be my first hatching and I tend to leave nature to do the work.