2-week old chicks. Female? Male?

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Hey everyone. I'm new at raising chickens. Just recently bought 8 chicks from a feed store. They were all supposed to be pullets (90% chance of being female, that is). It's been exactly two weeks since I got them. The chicks were 2-3 days old 2 weeks ago.
I started to see a few changes on them. One chick, the white leghorn has developed long feathers and has a very bossy behavior, a slightly bigger yellow comb. She's not necessarily mean but can chest-bump me when I stick my hand in their brooder box. I now wonder if that's a male behavior?
Two, the Rhode Island Red and the Black australorp are growing nicely together and still look "female", and are submissive.
Three, the Barred Rock's feathers are growing nicely but starts to look more of a male now. The dot on the head isn't necessarily small but always seemed defined. The legs are not black. It's more yellow with slight gray on themt. The bars on the the feathers started out dark gray with small silver bars, but the newer feathers on the shoulders have more of a silver bar (lighter than the very first feathers).
Four, there's a Silver Laced Wyandotte. Very cute, gently but with very slow feathering growing.
Five, a Black Sex Link, whose feathers are growing way too slowly. No feather on the tail yet, slightly pronounced comb.
Six, amareucana, lots of feathers in, the biggest of them all in height. Not sure if it's a cockerel, considering how tall he is in comparison.
Lastly, the Speckled Sussex is the second one in size. She's also a big girl.
I'd like you to see what you think and let me know if any of them look like it could be a cockerel.
Any input is appreciated.
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#2 Rhode Island Red
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#3 Black Australorp
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#4 Barred Rock
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#5 Silver Laved Wyandotte
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#6 Black Sex Link
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#7 Amareucana
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#8 Speckled Sussex
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Cute chicks!😊
Impossible to tell gender this early. These chicks have single combs, so you should know by 6 weeks.
Most people recommend keeping minimum 3 chicks, but 2 are fine together.
Looks like these chicks will end up being all white.
Too early to be certain, but they could be leghorns or white rocks.
Where did you get the eggs and what color were they?
Your post is buried in a post from 2017.
You will get more responses if you make your own post.😊
Try reposting with new photos when they are 5-6 weeks of age.
Thank you i got a box of free range eggs form marks an Spencer's and put them in a incubator 1 was white egg and the other normal colour so not sure where they come from thank you for ur post mel
 
Would love to know the sex pls
 

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Would love to know the sex pls
Is it wicked to just keep 2 chicks
And would love to know what breed they are.
Cute chicks!😊
Impossible to tell gender this early. These chicks have single combs, so you should know by 6 weeks.
Most people recommend keeping minimum 3 chicks, but 2 are fine together.
Looks like these chicks will end up being all white.
Too early to be certain, but they could be leghorns or white rocks.
Where did you get the eggs and what color were they?
Your post is buried in a post from 2017.
You will get more responses if you make your own post.😊
Try reposting with new photos when they are 5-6 weeks of age.
 

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