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I would save the eggs, get the hen broody on wooden eggs or other eggs that you aren't hatching. This will ensure she is really broody and not just semi-broody. The last thing you want is for a first time broody to abandon the eggs after a few days. I have collected hatching eggs for more...

If you have semi-broody hens that have never set on eggs before, I have found that putting them in a brooder box that they can't get out of and that is away from the other hens will sometimes encourage them to go full on broody. Once they are in the mood, it takes fuzzy butts or an act of God...

I use Bio-Bators almost exclusively to hatch my eggs. I do not hatch a large number of eggs nor do I do it all year. The biggest con to Bio-Bators is timing. If you are hatching your own eggs and are not deep into a breeding frenzy, chances are this method with work great for you. If you get...