Are they old enough to be sexed?

Jemma Rider

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Nov 25, 2017
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My chicks are almost eight weeks old and I'm starting to get that sinking feeling that two of them are cockerels. This would really suck ad i only have three chicks so i would be adding one lone bird to my existing flock since i already have a Roo (unless it's possible to keep two roos with five hens? Probably not i wouldn't want to put the girls through that). I did order sexed chicks but i know that can very unreliable. This is my first time with chicks but I've suspected the two to be cockerels for quite a while now.
I do already have a place where any cockerels can go where they won't be eaten and will be treated well, but I'd obviously prefer for them to be girls.
I just don't know how old they need to be for it to be easier to tell.
 
What breed are they? Some breeds are pretty easy to sex at 8 weeks!
Black white crested polish
dark cornish
and porcelain d'uccle bantam
The polish and the d'uccle are the ones i think may be cockerels, the dark cornish I'm pretty sure is female nothing about her says cockerel to me but I've never done this before so i don't know.
 
What's causing the "sinking feeling" you have about them? And yes, 8 weeks is old enough for some breeds so that's a factor.
I'm getting pictures now-
Well Debra (d'uccle) sort of acts like a cockerel, the way she walks and holds herself. She's also been very friendly since the beginning, while the other two have hated me since the moment they laid eyes on me but that could be because of her breed i read that they're pretty friendly.
Meanwhile Darla, my polish, i think she can be a bit bitey at times but it's sort of hard to tell and otherwise hard to explain why i think they may both be cockerels, they just give me a weird vibe.
I feel like both of their feathers are different too, but I'm not sure if that's their breed.
 
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hope these pictures are enough, the only person who could help me was my brother and he hates the birds so I'm not sure if the pictures are clear enough. I'm actually really nervous it's going to be tough letting go of any boys when they start crowing, all of these little ones have stolen my heart.
I think the pictures of my polish are a bit blurry, if clearer ones are needed let me know I think I have some more from this week somewhere.
 

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