Early gender guesses for my mixed breed chicks

kurby22

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So everyone is about 3.5-5.5 weeks old. I have a pure bred Mauve Orp, a guessing it’s a Orp that’s splash, and two true Lav Ameraucanas. The rest are a mix and mom was a frizzle Cochin and the dad (s) were Cochin, Marans, and Isbars possibly.

Guesses?

First two pics are the Orpington…I feel like it’s a pullet but I know it’s early

Second two pics are of a white dominated splash that could be an Orp or maybe Isbar? Legs are clean, slate colored and feet are pink.

Third two pics are a true lav Ameraucana. I have two and I think one may be a boy, but this one seems like a pullet?

Fourth two pics are a blue frizzle Cochin mix—feel like she’s a pullet?? I’m totally unfamiliar with Cochins and Marans.

9th picture is a splash Marans I think? Hoping pullet, it’s very sweet!

10th and 11th pictures are a blue something :) Thinking pullet?
And the last 4 pictures are of the Cochin mixes I think are boys?
 

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The last frizzle one looks like a cockerel, but I think you should post again in a few more weeks. My opinion is mixed on all of them.
Yeah he’s also the biggest brat! The rest run from me but he jumps out and pecks at my hand! I feel good about finding him a new home haha. But yeah, the others are all over the place…and since so many are mixes they’re not gonna cooperate :) also, they move fast! 😆
 
With the caveat that it’s likely too early to be certain, here are my opinions: Your Orpington looks more blue to me. Could just be the photos. This one looks male so far the comb seems pretty big for such a young chick.
The splash bird appears to be a pullet at this age anyway.
Too early to tell with the ameraucana.
The cochin mixes all appear to be male, except for the black one in the first photo.
Best to re-post all of them in a couple of weeks for a better identification.😊
 
Yeah he’s also the biggest brat! The rest run from me but he jumps out and pecks at my hand! I feel good about finding him a new home haha. But yeah, the others are all over the place…and since so many are mixes they’re not gonna cooperate :) also, they move fast! 😆
All my peckers have all been roos in the past!
 
With the caveat that it’s likely too early to be certain, here are my opinions: Your Orpington looks more blue to me. Could just be the photos. This one looks male so far the comb seems pretty big for such a young chick.
The splash bird appears to be a pullet at this age anyway.
Too early to tell with the ameraucana.
The cochin mixes all appear to be male, except for the black one in the first photo.
Best to re-post all of them in a couple of weeks for a better identification.😊
Yeah the lighting is weird, we have a fire nearby and it changed the sky color. It’s the oldest chick, as it came from the pure bred chicks born in late June, so it’s closer to 6.5 weeks. The mauve is neat cuz it looks like a brownish purple in natural light. The almost white chick is my most confusing one cuz it looks nothing like anything else in the whole group! So I don’t know what breed or what to compare it to gender wise 😁 My daughter Aria, named it Aria Jr…so she will be very upset if she’s a he! 😆
 
With the caveat that it’s likely too early to be certain, here are my opinions: Your Orpington looks more blue to me. Could just be the photos. This one looks male so far the comb seems pretty big for such a young chick.
The splash bird appears to be a pullet at this age anyway.
Too early to tell with the ameraucana.
The cochin mixes all appear to be male, except for the black one in the first photo.
Best to re-post all of them in a couple of weeks for a better identification.😊
Agreed.
 

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