3 weeks old. Any strong feelings?

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Hello! My family is just starting out with backyard chickens. We’ve had 6 chicks for the past 3 weeks and I’m curious about these 3.
I have 2 lavender Orpingtons and one porcelain d’uccle.
Let me know what you think about gender!
I’ll start with the d’uccle, Peep. Peep is a sweet sweet baby. Really hoping for a pullet, but the pointy tail feathers have me worried:
 

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Here are the lavender orpingtons. I’m thinking number 2 is a ‘roo and that maybe 1 is a pullet, but 🤷🏻‍♀️. They’re babies & im a newb.
 

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Hi there! Welcome to BYC! :frow 3 weeks is still too young to tell.

Post more pictures when the chick is about 6 or 7 weeks old. :) Good luck!
Thanks! Even just knowing that they’re too young helps, because I stress too much about things I’m interpreting as very rooster-like.
 
How cute they seems females to me Because males have comb growth slightly prominent from 3rd week
That would be almost too lucky! We’re in the suburbs, so we can’t keep roosters.
I guess we’ll find out eventually. I’m just impatient... :rolleyes:
 

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