I'm receiving some eggs from sea level and then incubating them at 5280' in Denver.
I've heard that this climate change for the eggs can be tricky, that egg shells laid at sea level are less porous than is ideal for a high altitude egg shell.
Apparently, hens living at altitude lay a more porous shell so that oxygen reaches the embryo better.
Fascinating...but how do I compensate for this in a hatch?
I've heard of some hatcheries at altitude using oxygen piped into their incubators...but how would one do that, exactly, with a small, styrofoam incubator?
And humidity--how to cope with Colorado's (very) dry air?
Maria
I've heard that this climate change for the eggs can be tricky, that egg shells laid at sea level are less porous than is ideal for a high altitude egg shell.
Apparently, hens living at altitude lay a more porous shell so that oxygen reaches the embryo better.
Fascinating...but how do I compensate for this in a hatch?
I've heard of some hatcheries at altitude using oxygen piped into their incubators...but how would one do that, exactly, with a small, styrofoam incubator?
And humidity--how to cope with Colorado's (very) dry air?
