High Altitude Egg swap???

[HarmonyOaks]

Im over 5000 ft. In the Sierras. I never considered elevation an issue, but hmmm. Interesting thought. I would be game to participate.

 

[GJ_Kate]

OK so who's organized or does anyone have any ideas on how we can all participate in a test swap?
Do we want to set it up like the monthly egg swap and ask an "outsider" to match us based on what we have/want? Do we want to just do one big circle and send the person next to us whatever we want?
Ideas?

I'm excited that this may REALLY work!!!

 

[Wifezilla]

While I may be at 5,500 ft and you may be at 4,500, what is the altitude in between us and would that effect the eggs?

 

[GJ_Kate]

It would likely go better the closer in altitude the two are. Theoretically, you'd do better trying to hatch eggs from me at 4500 ft than someone's eggs from closer to sea level (like pretty much 95% of the people swaping eggs! lol) The difference between your eggs and someone in like FL would be just about 5500 ft, where the difference between you and I is only 1000 ft. My personal theory is just like people coming to visit us at high altitude from sea level can't just go out and jog a mile, an egg coming from sea level to me can't be expected to try to grow... I guess the scientific things that I've read have to do with oxygen levels and the shells being porous/non-porous...
I hope I answered your question... I should go to bed! lol

 

[corancher]

Maybe we can all post what we have to swap and our wants and see if we can match that way.

I currently have B/B/S Orpingtons & Delaware where I can do a dozen, I can do lesser amounts of eggs of White Orpingtons, Lavender/Split Black Orpington (until I sell them), Mottled Javas, Barnevelders. I also have guinea eggs.

I would like Bourbon, Slate, or Bronze pure turkey eggs. Olive eggers or buckeye chicken eggs. Golden Cascade or Campbell duck eggs.

I may be open to others once I see what everyone has.

 

[mrheinz77]

If you want an outsider to set up the swaps for you I would be more than happy to do it. I could give it a try.
Jim

 

[GJ_Kate]

I can do a few (like 4) Bourbon Red turkey eggs, Olive Eggers or EEs. If wanted, I could do the turkey eggs and fill in with the OE or EEs.

I'd like Bourbon Red turkey or Black Copper Marans. (sorry, hubby is thining me WAY down!)

What should our deadline for signing up and then for sending be? Sometime later this week?

 

[ahahn]

I am at 4500 feet and have had 2 bad hatches...one lavender orpingtoms and one serama. Both of these could have been operator error. This is my first year trying to hatch. In both instances I was using a broody hen. My serama breeder has agreed to send me more eggs, this time they will go in my Brinsea Mini Advance with a bit higher humidity. So we will see.

 

[corancher]

I am at 7500 feet and I have gotten some outstanding results and some no results. I have found that it appears to be more in the shipping route the eggs take rather than attitude. Eggs that come from Texas, Oklahoma, & California always seem to do better for me. I have gotten eggs from several different breeders in those area and I can usually count on some hatching that is providing the eggs were good fertile eggs to start with.

I rarely get good hatches from any eggs that come from south east US. Once in an awhile some slip in, but mostly I get damaged air cells. I do surprisingly well with most eggs that come from the north east US and I get them in 2 days.

I can almost always count on not getting many to hatch from Kansas and Missouri and it takes 3-5 days to get here. You would think with it being so close to Colorado that you would get 1-2 day service and great hatches. I do have an exception on the Kansas rule currently as I have 24 turkey eggs that took 5 days to get to me and 20 of the eggs are growing nicely. I got some bonus chicken eggs from the same source and 10 of the 12 eggs developing.

Anyway this is what I have found out from watching where the eggs are coming from. I have started to watch this closely when I am thinking of spending big bucks for eggs.

 

[WyoChickenMamma]

Just found this thread when I was searching for some assistance with a high altitude incubation. I would be interested in participating with a swap. I do make it down to Ft. Collins/Loveland area several times a year and even down into Denver once in while.