12.5 weeks - wyandottes and a mix - any roosters?

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In the Brooder
Jul 12, 2023
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My parents got some eggs for a broody hen from neighbors, and we're curious about this guy/gal. That comb looks mighty roo-ish to me (he's 12.5 weeks old).
Parentage uncertain, but the neighbors say they have leghorns and black stars/sexlinks.

Mostly black with some red/white leakage around the shoulders and neck. Skinnier and slightly smaller than wyandotte pullets of the same age.

Photos at 12.5 weeks (and freshly hatched)
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They also have several golden laced wyandotte and splash laced red wyandotte chicks (12 weeks old). One of the splashes is supposed to be a rooster, but it's hard to tell which--I know they're still young, but do we think this one might be a roo? (chicken in the foreground in the first two photos, in the background in the last photo next to the other splashes for reference) Largest/reddest comb/wattle (though still small), bigger than the others, and more red/less distinct lacing.

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They'll be pleased! They've been trying to raise a rooster or two for a while, but keep having the fantastic luck of getting pullets and/or losing their cockerels to wildlife.
 

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