Light Sussex Sexing! UPDATE Feather Pics!

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UPDATED FEATHER PICTURE BELOW THE FIRST SET.

These Light Sussex chicks are 5-6 weeks old. Can anyone help sex them? There are 3 chicks.

Chick Number 1

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Chick Number 2

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Chick Number 3

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Thanks!

JUNE 24 UPDATE:

I am updating this with feather pictures. Chick number 1 seems to have very distinct pointy feathers. The other 2 have much more rounded feathers. Is this any indication that Chick 1 is a roo, and the others are pullets??

Chick 1 Feathers:

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Chick 2 & 3 Feathers:

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I hope other people think the same! I'd be very happy with 2 girls and 1 boy!
 
I don't know how similar speckled are to light, but my SS boy (supposed to be pullet
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) was very very boy by 6 weeks. Seemed like it was practically overnight, but very obvious by amount of comb.
 
I think the first one is a boy and the second is a girl, but not sure about the 3rd. The third doesn't have as much comb as the first but still bigger than the second one.
 
Yeah, the 3rd one is a mystery to me. I thought by now I'd be able to know their sex for sure. I also have a 4th chick that still hasn't grown feathers. . . it's so weird and creepy looking. I hope it will catch up eventually.
 
I have only 3 (started out with 4). I just can not recall at what age they were, but it was very young (seems like 3 weeks or so), when it was easy to tell the difference. That is why I did not reply to your thread. Since yours all look the same, I am thinking they are all the same sex.
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Good luck!
 
They do look very similar. But the first one really seemed more rooish than the others. I'm just hoping for 1 girl!
 

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