(Mixed) Breed Identification, Please

Thank you for your help, WalkingOnSunshine!
Lilly is approximately 7 months old. And guess what - I found a chicken egg in a nesting box this evening when I put them in for the night!!!! I am so psyched! This is our first chicken egg!
If I had to guess, I would say that it belonged to Chester only because I saw her sitting in the box a few days ago.
I photographed it with two duck eggs.




(For some reason my dime looks the color of a penny here).
My husband commented that the chicken egg looks sort of 'pinkish'.
Perhaps it is Lilly's egg. I might have more to compare it with by tomorrow. I might get lucky and catch someone sitting!
Tetra Tint sounds cool! I will be looking that up.
 
Thank you hdowden!
My daughter and I really enjoy these chickens and it's great to learn so much about them from all of you!
 
When I had my first chickens -for a year or so - I never got one egg! Then when I went to move I found they had laid them outdoors in some high weeds. I have read recently online, that hens will usually lay in the morning and to keep them closed up until 11-12. It works with the ones I have now and am getting more eggs than I need!!! And they have learned where the nest is and come back to use it.
 
Those sound like some sneaky chicks, reinvestment! We have been getting duck eggs for a month now and I'm so tickled to have found a chicken egg! I'll take your advice about letting them stay in a bit longer in the morning.
 
Lilly certainly does have a different look about her compared to the other two hens, roosterandhens. She seems longer-legged and her comb is more noticeable.
I've spent this evening reading about Easter Eggers. I read on one site that even Easter Eggers can have yellow legs-this has cleared up some of my confusion. They are good and happy chickens. I told my daughter she made a good choice on them!
 

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