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You should be taking the eggs until she starts to act broody. You will start to notice her staying in the nest box most (if not all) of the time. She will also lay with her body kind of flattened out, but will puff up her feathers at anyone or anything that gets too close. Sometimes, broodies...

I have a hen that went broody two weeks ago, and is completely dedicated to keeping those eggs warm, even though we've been having temps in the low 30s and 20s. At present, there is 20-24" of snow on the ground! I think it depends on the hen on whether or not they can keep a clutch warm enough...