4 weeks old- guessing on cockerel/pullet?

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I have 11 chicks who are all now a little over 4 weeks old, and I like to think I was accurate on the guesses of sex, but if possible could anybody perhaps help confirm whether these chicks are cockerel/pullet?
All are barnyard mixes.
I am basing my guesses off of comb growth. Please excuse my hand in the photos, I find pictures of the face easier to take when I am holding birds.
Chick 1- Cockerel? Has wattles forming and comb is semi-reddish.
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Chick 2- Cockerel
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Chick 3- Pullet, no comb or wattle growth.
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Chick 4- Unsure? Need help on this one.
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Chick 5-I was thinking pullet but am unsure.
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Chick 6- cockerel. Has had comb and wattles since two weeks old.
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Chick 7- cockerel?
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Chick 8- cockerel?
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Chick 9- I think pullet but don’t know?
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Chick 10- cockerel
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Chick 11- Pullet? It’s the same age as others, just a bantam so smaller.
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3, 4, 9 and 11 look like pullets at this stage, but it is early. 6 or 7 weeks is a better time to start sexing chicks.

I would agree with above 3, 4 and 11 are pullets, on the fence with #9 and the rest look to be cockerels. but as @JedJackson indicated between 6-8 weeks is a better age range to attempt to sex chicks.

Pretty birds, look forward to pics in a few weeks.
Thank you for the advice and feedback. I’ll check again in two or three weeks to see how they’re maturing.
 
Hi again if anybody sees this! It’s been a bit, can I get some feedback on some of these 3 chicks? I can’t fully decide on cockerel/pullet for them. Everybody else i’m certain on at this point though. They’re a few days past 6 weeks old at this point.
1- May need better photos?
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2-
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3-
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Are any of your roosters barred?

Barred rooster = any sex chick can be barred.
No barred rooster = only boy chicks can be barred.

Thought I would ask this in case it helps. You might already know this, but new people reading might not.
 

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