8 week old "BLRW", gender guesses?

[MrChicken204]

I bought these from a local farmer here in Oklahoma who raises several breeds. These were advertised as blue laced red wyandottes. They are 8 weeks old now, and I'm convinced that they are certainly not blues, but maybe black laced red wyandottes, although their color is much more "brassy" or orange than red? I also have a feeling that chick 2 and 4 maybe be roo's...? Any thoughts from the group?

Chick 1

Chick 2

Chick 3

Chick 4

 

[Alexandra33]

I do feel that #2 and #4 are handsome cockerels.

You may already know this, but BLRW don't breed true - some of the offspring will also be Black or Splash. It does look to me like one or a couple are blue, just very dark.

~Alex

 

[MrChicken204]

Yeah I remember hearing that, something like:
blue x blue = 50% blue and 50% black
Black x splash = 100% blue.

I may be surprised by their beauty when they get older, I had just envisioned a different bird with the more red or burgundy color laced with a blue. (But that's my mistake for not requesting to see the parents of these birds.) These 4 do have some of the best personalities already though!

 

[BantamLover21]

I do feel that #2 and #4 are handsome cockerels.

You may already know this, but BLRW don't breed true - some of the offspring will also be Black or Splash. It does look to me like one or a couple are blue, just very dark.

~Alex

x2

 

[drumstick diva]

x 3

 

[henny1129]

X4!