JERKWATER TRAIN

This morning my wife cracked an egg, and to her surprise, there was no yolk.  Being a woman with good judgement, she tossed it. Have you ever seen that? (not the woman-with-good-judgment part, the egg am talking about) ... And what are the chances of that? I am curious. The chances of an egg with double yolks are 1 in 1000. So I googled around and found a few entries:  Eggs without yolk are called "dwarf" or "wind" eggs. Such an egg is most often a pullet's first effort, produced before her laying mechanism is fully ready. In a mature hen, a wind egg is unlikely, but can occur if a bit of reproductive tissue breaks away, stimulating the egg-producing glands to treat it as a yolk and wrap it in albumen, "membranes and a shell as it travels through the egg tube. This has occurred if, instead of a yolk, the egg contains a small particle of grayish tissue. This type of egg occurs in many varieties of fowl, including chickens (both standard and bantams), guinea...

The kids, in wondrous attention, came upon this turtle laying her eggs, by the pond next to our house, and were captivated by the spectacle. Based on my research,  Minnesota DNR , I think this is a  Blanding's  turtle; though I am not that confident.  My interest in turtles has soared since I saw her laying eggs. Now I must identify the turtle's type - with confidence - so I can know the length of incubation. Waiting to see baby turtles come out of the the ground will be too long, 45 to 90 days depending on the type. If this is not a  Blanding's turtle , reader, please let me know. I'll keep you posted. So long ...