Ayam Cemani rooster or hen?

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I just recently bought these two Ayam Cemani "hens" and a rooster. One of the hens is 4-5 months old and the other hen is a few months younger. The older hen's tail is looking a little rooster-ish. But I'm not familiar enough with this breed, as these are my first Ayam Cemani chickens. And I'm not even 100% sure that they aren't mixed with another breed. What would you lovely people guess the sex of these birds are?
 

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I just recently bought these two Ayam Cemani "hens" and a rooster. One of the hens is 4-5 months old and the other hen is a few months younger. The older hen's tail is looking a little rooster-ish. But I'm not familiar enough with this breed, as these are my first Ayam Cemani chickens. And I'm not even 100% sure that they aren't mixed with another breed. What would you lovely people guess the sex of these birds are?
It's tricky for me to tell, as the Ayam Cemanis are so iridescent that I can't tell what's a baby sickle feather and what's not around the tail area, but... I'm leaning towards "rooster" for one of those birds. The one shown in the first four pictures. I think that it's a cockerel, but I'm not very familiar with the breed, sorry.
Beautiful birds, by the way!
 
One is definitely a cockerel, while the other is a pullet so far. Keep an eye out for the pointed saddle feathers that the other is exhibiting-always means cockerel.

I know that that is the case with most breeds. But I found some images on Google of Ayam Cemani hens, that look similar to the one I have 🤔 here are a few of the images I found. I have lots of other breeds of chickens that seem easier to sex by this age. But this is my first time owning this breed, so I don't have any experience with how they feather out 🤷🏼‍♀️
 

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At the very base of the tail of your cockerel, there are pointed feathers. It's hard to tell because all feathers are quite glossy, but the shape is the indicator
I understand about the shape. But some of the feathers at the base are rounded as well. She was sold to me as a hen, so I was just holding out hope that she actually is a hen 😩 it will be a bummer if she ends up being a rooster. Do you have experience with this breed? There isn't a ton of information on the internet about them, that's why I thought I'd ask here 😉
 

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