What is this breed? Jersey Giant, Maran, or Australorp?

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We bought four chickens from a woman who didn't really know what they are. She said they could be crosses of Maran or Australorp. Now we hear they could be Jersey Giants (which we don't want).







The middle picture (full black) has yellow feet. We have two full blacks and two with color on necks (like the third picture). Also, can you tell if the third picture is a cockerel or pullet? That one is a little aggressive. We wanted just Marans for the dark colored eggs.

Thank you!
 
They're definitely a mix, that an awful lot of leg feathering on the top to be mixed with just maran. Mutts for sure though, no type of breed.
 
Can anybody tell if the last picture is of a pullet or a cockerel?
 
Feathered legs/feet are definitely marans and also that golden/copper coloration around the neck also means marans (black copper to be precise) . I don't see any jersey giant in any of these. Being that some don't appear to have feathered legs, they're probably black australorp or that crossed with marans. The one in pic 2 looks completely black australorp. The other 2 are either full or marans crossed.
 

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