8 weeks

KC8

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Can I please get some guesses on these 8 week old please. They belong to a friend. I've put my guesses on them but thought I'd get some opinions from more knowledgeable people :)
Bit hard to tell with some on these photos a few are easier. I wasn't sure with the Australorps as I know they get large combs and wattles young but they look very red for 8 weeks
Appreciate any help

Blue = Australorps x2
White = ? X2
Buff = Orpingtons x2
Grey = one Silver Sussex, one Aruacana
Red = Rhode Island Reds x2
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I wasn't sure with the yellow dot.
 

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Both of the Australorps are cockerels. I think all of your guesses are right. Any of them with larger combs at 8 weeks are going to be males, especially if those combs have some color. Wattle development is another good sign of a male at 8 weeks. The one with question marks looks like a pullet so far to me, but the picture doesn't show a lot of detail of the comb.
 
My friends chick's are about 10 weeks old now. Would you still say roo for both of these?
She said the one in the foreground acts very roo like but the other doesn't
 

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You are correct with all your guesses! I would agree with you on each one. The pullet with the yellow dot is a pullet! :D
Both of the Blue Australorps are still males.
Enjoy your chickens and have a great day! ♥️
 

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