lazygardener--probably a good idea to start a new thread for optimal results. :) However, I'll go ahead and throw my advice out there--go to the department store and buy a roll of rubber shelf liner. It's usually a buck or two a roll, and it's GREAT stuff for lining the bottom of the incubator...
I'm going to come in on the dissenting side here and say, I prefer to hatch them in the cartons (large end UP). I believe I get better hatch rates this way than on their sides. I have not run a double blind clinical trial to support that belief, and it's possible that my better hatch rates are...