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You're welcome! I use the yellow circular grid that keeps the eggs separated to mark the outer and inner circles onto the liner, then I cut the liner - offset by about 1/4 to 3/8-inch for both circles - so that it fits inside the tray with a margin of clear space all around the edges, so that...

I've never ordered shipped eggs, so I have nothing to compare to with my Kebonnixs. I've always been leery of the handling or temperature fluctuations during shipping causing damage to the eggs. I also wonder what effect air pressure has on the eggs if they are put on an airplane. Sooo.... I...

How did the hatch go?

I agree that's a good possibility. I'm going to double-check my incubators before doing any more batches, and might lower the temp a full degree to see if there's a difference. Thanks for bringing up the subject.

Wouldn't we all? :) (Like to get some hens) I've read that it's not the incubation temperature that affects the ratio of hens/roos, but rather the storage temperature before incubation. Storage of eggs at 40-deg-F will result in more pullets hatching, but only because more of the cockerels...

The lid merely sits in the grooves, but it will "lock" into place in the right position so that you can't easily rotate it right or left. There are four notches in the edge of the lid. There are four tiny tabs on the rim of the base. Align the lid so that the tabs catch into the notches:

A lot of this won't apply to other people's situations - but use what you think is best, and discard the rest. I'm still learning! I have a Kebonnixs incubator, bur also a bigger one from Incubator Warehouse. I use the same methods with both: Egg selection & storage: First, I'm rather picky...

@Pipica I went ahead and turned the fan around, and it's working oh so much better. Humidity holding fine at 49-50% now. Thank you.

@Pipica Thank you so much! It appears I may have the fan installed backwards. Can anyone confirm, please, just pick up the lid and hold your free hand under the fan. Can you feel the air blowing down on your hand, or does it pull the air upwards?

Bump. Sorry, but I need to know if anyone can help!

Yes please. And can you hold your hand under the fan and tell me if it blows ON your hand? This is the part I need to see, on the underside of the lid:

Will someone please check something for me? I took the fan out of my Kebonnixs incubator to clean the fan and blades, and didn't pay attention to which way it was facing when I re-installed it. Now I can't get the humidity below 70% and I've got a new batch of eggs in there! Will you please...

Just completed another hatch with the Kebonnixs incubator. 11 of 12 hatched successfully.

Celsius = 100-deg. Fahrenheit = 212-deg.

Well THAT was dumb! I just tested all four of my digital thermometers with the ice bath test, and they were fine. Some variation, but within 1-degree. Then I tried them in a steam bath, sealed inside a freezer Ziplock baggie. I tested a baggie alone in the steam bath to be sure it wouldn't...

I googled "mercury thermometer for sale" and got a boatload. This one looks interesting: https://www.katom.com/383-5458.html?utm_source=Shopzilla&utm_medium=CSE&utm_campaign=Taylor&utm_content=SZ_REDIRECT_ID&utm_term=3835458 This one is an oral thermometer, so it probably won't work (maybe?)...

Remember that humidity is affected not by how much water is in the reservoir, but by how much of the water's surface area is exposed to the air. So you could theoretically have a jar of water in one, and a 1/4-cup of water in another - and if the diameter of both containers is the same, then the...

I just checked the user manual, and it says that a digital thermometer may register lower than the Kebonnixs thermometer - but explains why that might be (plastic housing vs direct air contact). It recommends using a liquid thermometer instead, placed at the level of the eggs. I guess I've got...

This ^^^ from Page 1 of the Kebonnixs user manual, which I attached as a PDF on the first page of this thread. I never read this part before, either --- and it states NOT to use a digital thermometer, but to use a liquid thermometer instead. I admit I haven't tested it with a liquid thermometer...

My Kebonnixs was a gift from my son 💝 a couple of years ago. It has hatched maybe 8-10 batches of chicks, with a hatch rate average of about 80%. I LOVE the consistency of this little thing; the temperature never varies, I can add water without touching the lid, and I can control humidity by...