Gender and breed help

[Courtneydelphia]

Hey there!
I’m wondering about the gender of the first two birds, and breed for any of them. In the first 2 photos, the were 6 weeks old. In the rest, they are just over 7 weeks. I was told when we bought them at one day old, that the one in the first photo (Regina) was Ameraucana but after a quick google search I determined that was unlikely. I decided probably Easter Egger; was also told that the other brown one was EE. I am so worried that Regina is a cockerel. It is WAY bigger than the other chicks - all the exact same age... and is also my favorite because it is the sweetest, cuddliest one of our chicks.

The black one (Oskar), I only started worrying about gender very recently when I noticed that she is the only one with a very red comb. Any thoughts on breed? Barred Plymouth Rock..? The comb shape is weird.

I included the very last photo to show the size difference between my largest and smallest (both brown birds), which are the exact same age.

Thanks in advance, I’m new to chicken momming and overwhelmed by how much my family actually loves these birds, so I’m SO afraid that we will end up with a cockerel and have to find other living accommodations for him

 

[Got_The_Chick_Itch]

Send me a picture of their wing spread out.

 

[Courtneydelphia]

Send me a picture of their wing spread out.

 

[Got_The_Chick_Itch]

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That’s a boy

 

[Courtneydelphia]

That’s a boy

That’s devastating. This is my favorite one. What makes you say so? Any thoughts on the black one?

 

[cstephens1987]

Looks like he's got some nice pointy hackle feathers showing up and in a couple pictures looks like matching saddle feathers starting.

 

[Chelsa'sChicks]

I the brown 2 are Easter Eggers (often sold as Ameraucana) and they mature more slowly because they are a mix. At this point i believe they are both pullets. Usually the EEs that have that color are females. Cockerels that are EEs have orange coloring, red, or white coloring often on the chest and wings. EEs you go by coloring of the bird, not feathers so much because they are mixed breeds. The checkered one is a Plymouth Barred Rock and looks to be a Pullet also as she has only pink on the comb and no pink wattle starting ... The white one I am not sure of breed, but appears to be female. A better head shot of her would help.

 

[CaramelKittey]

That’s devastating. This is my favorite one. What makes you say so? Any thoughts on the black one?

At least he is very pretty. What is the reason for you being unable to keep roosters? If it is noise, there are rooster collars. If you are afraid of him being aggressive, fight back. Just whack him in the face with something. That’s what I did.
Hope this helps!

 

[CaramelKittey]

Regarding the white chick, I had a white EE chick who was killed by a fox. ;(
She looked just like that. Same leg color, body color, and body type. She was part EE and part something else. She was an accidental chick.
Hope this helps!

 

[Courtneydelphia]

At least he is very pretty. What is the reason for you being unable to keep roosters? If it is noise, there are rooster collars. If you are afraid of him being aggressive, fight back. Just whack him in the face with something. That’s what I did.
Hope this helps!

We aren’t allowed to have roosters within city limits and my neighborhood in particular has an HOA with a lot of lookie-loos that would turn me in in a heartbeat. Have people had legitimate success with the collars? I’ve read about them a little. This chicken is THE sweetest and I’d do just about anything to keep it as a pet.