4 mystery chickens. Breed? Gender?

UPDATE: as many people guessed, we ended up with 3 roos and just one hen. I was able to find a happy home for them all thankfully (even the pullet since we didn’t want to break up the family). Now we have no chickens at all and will try again next spring. Thanks to everyone for the help!

I was gifted 4 farmyard chicks (now ~12 wks old) and I have no idea what breed they are. I’m 99.9% sure that one is a rooster and one is a hen, but wondering if the other two may also be roosters. If I can identify the breeds, perhaps i can pinpoint male/female traits more easily.

The first 3 pics are the ones I’m less sure about gender (first 2 pics are same bird).
Pretty sure the golden chicken is female and last pic is male.

Thanks in advance for any theories on breed and/or gender 🙂 View attachment 2270308View attachment 2270312View attachment 2270313View attachment 2270315View attachment 2270317
 
I was gifted 4 farmyard chicks (now ~12 wks old) and I have no idea what breed they are. I’m 99.9% sure that one is a rooster and one is a hen, but wondering if the other two may also be roosters. If I can identify the breeds, perhaps i can pinpoint male/female traits more easily.

The first 3 pics are the ones I’m less sure about gender (first 2 pics are same bird).
Pretty sure the golden chicken is female and last pic is male.

Thanks in advance for any theories on breed and/or gender 🙂 View attachment 2270308View attachment 2270312View attachment 2270313View attachment 2270315View attachment 2270317
1 cockerel
2 cockerel
3 pullet
4 cockerel
 
UPDATE: as many people guessed, we ended up with 3 roos and just one hen. I was able to find a happy home for them all thankfully (even the pullet since we didn’t want to break up the family). Now we have no chickens at all and will try again next spring. Thanks to everyone for the help!
Was the home with more hens?
 
Was the home with more hens?

They are in a flock of 30+ and are able to free range on a 20 acre farm. I don’t know the makeup of hens to roos but the new owner has had chickens all her life so they are in good hands. She sends me video updates and they seem happy and well adjusted. She said out of all the chickens in her flock, my 4 like to be near her the most while she is doing chores and that the 4 of them still stay near each other a lot (though also have made new friends). I’m glad they haven’t lost their bond. 🥰
 
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