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I have a still air hovabator that seems to do quite well. The main issue with these, as I've heard, is to put them in a stable room. We have it in the living room on a slatted table (so there's air circulation underneath). We have radiant heat in the house, so the ambient room humidity is usually 40-60% with a constant temperature of 68-70 and no drafts. I keep a hygrometer in there and it seems to need one trough filled for the first 18 days (25-40% humidity, usually in the 30's) and all filled during lockdown (60-75% humidity, though it spikes significant when the hatching begins). The main issue I have are hot/cold spots. I've had three thermometers in there at times and know just where the spots are now. I try to rotate the eggs during the first 18 days so compensate, but I don't know if this is helpful or not. The spots result in a pretty staggered hatch, sometimes taking 24 days.