Another gender challenge.

LuciferRoo

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I have 4 chicks which are 7 weeks old.
One of them I am certain is is cockerel as his comb is rather prominent and came in early.
The other 3 I am hoping are girls.
The sire is a Eastern Egger. The dam is unknown. Could be a Mars-Bar, Barred Plymouth Rock, Moran or Favorolles mix.

I am attaching 2 photos but the 3rd chick in question is almost identical to the white one. I would attach its photo too but every time I try to take its photo it magically disappears behind an obstruction.

My assumption is that these are female,
but when I purchased the sire at 8 weeks old, it was also with assumed to be a female and later turned out to be a cockerel.
 

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I was hoping that's a girl.
The one who I am sure is a boy has a much larger comb and also more red.
The gray one's comb is light pink.
It's funny how this chick looks much more like a cockerel in photos than in person.
 

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He looks like a male. Can you get some photos of him from the side so we van see his whole body?
 
I was finally able to get a couple of pictures. This chick has an uncanny talent of hiding behind other chicks or objects.
 

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I was finally able to get a couple of pictures. This chick has an uncanny talent of hiding behind other chicks or objects.
The chick does have some comb and wattle development, but I'm leaning pullet because of how even the blue coloring is on this bird.

Around 12 weeks, it will get red shoulder feathers if it is male. So it may take a while longer to be sure.
 

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