Interesting.
Seems to me that the 8 eggs hatched at an earlier stage for some reason and we’re less developed. The 24 hatchlings hatched later and were more developed, they absorbed more calcium from the eggshell to aid more growth whilst in the egg.
Did you notice if the eggsacks were smaller on the 24 eggs?
They must use protein from the yolk and calcium from the eggshell to develop within the egg so you would imagine the eggsacks to be smaller on the 24, the extra usage of eggshell for calcium would also explain the thinner wall of the eggs.
Where is the heat source in your incubator reletive to the 2 shoe boxes for these 32 eggs?
Have you ever sprayed near the eggs?
Was there lids on the shoe boxes to contain carbon dioxide?
Seems to me that the 8 eggs hatched at an earlier stage for some reason and we’re less developed. The 24 hatchlings hatched later and were more developed, they absorbed more calcium from the eggshell to aid more growth whilst in the egg.
Did you notice if the eggsacks were smaller on the 24 eggs?
They must use protein from the yolk and calcium from the eggshell to develop within the egg so you would imagine the eggsacks to be smaller on the 24, the extra usage of eggshell for calcium would also explain the thinner wall of the eggs.
Where is the heat source in your incubator reletive to the 2 shoe boxes for these 32 eggs?
Have you ever sprayed near the eggs?
Was there lids on the shoe boxes to contain carbon dioxide?