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I believe broodies are better than incubators. I would only buy expensive eggs if she has already gone once so that you know if she is a good, dedicated mom or not. Also it depends on the eggs really. If the are from your own flock you should get a good hatch rate but if you have...
It all depends on the bird. I have a silkie who is going broodie atm and this will be her 3rd time and she started at 5 months. LOL I had 2 BO and neither went broodie. I also have 2 brahma's, 2 sussex, 2 ameraucana's, had 2 SLW and none went broodie. My lakenvelder went broodie and is so far...