I'm a new crazy chicken lady!!

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So you can see how small the coop is. The previous owner used pine shavings & that's what she gave me. I have no idea who gave me the egg in the yard, it just appeared during the 5 mins I went inside. The Light Sussex gave me the 2nd one.
 
Welsummer??

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Looks like a welsummer to me, brownleghorns look the same but smaller and have white earlobes. She should lay pretty brown speckled or spotted eggs. If you can't find any fake eggs golf balls work. I think the fake eggs also helps to keep them from pecking their eggs and eating them.
 
Beautiful hens., You are going to need a bigger coop. Generally 4-5 sg.feet per bird in the coop not counting nest boxes or roosts, and 10 sg.feet per bird in the outdoor run. If you are in an area of cold winters, or frequent inclement weather where your birds may want to stay in the coop most of the day - its good to have even more room. Crowded, bored chickens often end up fighting, feather plucking and in extreme states even cannibalism.
 
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