Genders and breed guesses on 7.5 week old chicks?

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So we ordered 3 Easter egger hatching eggs got and 7 extras, 6/10 eggs hatched and I'm wondering about breeds/genders. chicks 2 and 6 hatched Jan 6th the rest on the 7th

What was posted in the other sales the eggs came from:
Possible mix Easter Eggers, Orpington, Silkie, Serama, Speckled Sussex, Cochin, Golden Laced Polish, Salmon faverolles, bantams, Light Brahma, Maran, Blue laced red wyandotte, red,white or calico frizzle.

first 3 have feathered feet while the last 3 don't

#1 This first chick is the only one I'm 100% sure is pullet, only chick that has 5 toes. suspecting salmon faverolle X ? maybe light brahma? not sure what all the brown markings are from.

Also is this the start of scissor beak/cross beak? she seems to have a little hard time eating mealworms beyond the first bite(missing and biting my finger trying to get the mealworm). second picture on second row is from February 11th. eats fine otherwise; i don't care how it affects her looks i just want to know if this will effect if she's able to eat or not in the future.
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#2 suspecting light brahma x ? was thinking roo because of the pinkish comb but the tail feathers seem very roundish. biggest chick
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#3 This one was the only Easter egger egg to hatch, not sure what breed the frizzle parent is, suspecting roo; spars the most along with #2
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#4 my favorite along with the first chick, thinking BLRW because of the blue, not sure about the other side. didn't really want to sit still for pics.
does pointy tail feathers always mean roo? i really want this one to be pullet. biggest chick next to #2
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#5 obviously roo has had a bigger comb/reddish since 2.5-3 weeks. looked exactly like #4 as a chick so thinking BLRW mix too? looks like a different parent for the other half
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#6 maran, not sure if full maran but looks like maybe?
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thanks in advance to any answers
 

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So we ordered 3 Easter egger hatching eggs got and 7 extras, 6/10 eggs hatched and I'm wondering about breeds/genders. chicks 2 and 6 hatched Jan 6th the rest on the 7th

What was posted in the other sales the eggs came from:
Possible mix Easter Eggers, Orpington, Silkie, Serama, Speckled Sussex, Cochin, Golden Laced Polish, Salmon faverolles, bantams, Light Brahma, Maran, Blue laced red wyandotte, red,white or calico frizzle.

first 3 have feathered feet while the last 3 don't

#1 This first chick is the only one I'm 100% sure is pullet, only chick that has 5 toes. suspecting salmon faverolle X ? maybe light brahma? not sure what all the brown markings are from.

Also is this the start of scissor beak/cross beak? she seems to have a little hard time eating mealworms beyond the first bite(missing and biting my finger trying to get the mealworm). second picture on second row is from February 11th. eats fine otherwise; i don't care how it affects her looks i just want to know if this will effect if she's able to eat or not in the future.
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#2 suspecting light brahma x ? was thinking roo because of the pinkish comb but the tail feathers seem very roundish. biggest chick
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#3 This one was the only Easter egger egg to hatch, not sure what breed the frizzle parent is, suspecting roo; spars the most along with #2
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#4 my favorite along with the first chick, thinking BLRW because of the blue, not sure about the other side. didn't really want to sit still for pics.
does pointy tail feathers always mean roo? i really want this one to be pullet. biggest chick next to #2
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#5 obviously roo has had a bigger comb/reddish since 2.5-3 weeks. looked exactly like #4 as a chick so thinking BLRW mix too? looks like a different parent for the other half
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#6 maran, not sure if full maran but looks like maybe?
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thanks in advance to any answers
And all are mutts. No purebreds in there.
 
Your little guy with the scissor beak doesn’t seem to have it too severe, but he may need help as he gets older.
 
All look like cockerels to me. Your chick *could* develop crossbeak, but for now, it is just a bit crooked. Only time will tell on that one.
 
Of course that has to be the luck, still thinking 1 is a pullet, I've never seem her spar.


looking back now I can definitely see some saddle feathers on #4. not surprised on the frizzle with all the red
 
All look like cockerels. 1 might be a pullet tho I'm not sure. Maybe if the 1st one has 5 toes than it could be mixed with a silkie?
After this time I can say with certainty that 1 is a pullet, all round feathers at the hackle/saddle/tail. The comb is still light/pale pink at almost 4 months now so fairly sure she's a pullet.

As for breed I'm thinking Easter egger/salmon faverolle now. She doesn't have a pom on her head like my silkie mix nor does she have black skin.
She looks very similar to the time mark 1:13 easter egger on the video below and very similar comb color to it as well, very similar face and eye color.
 

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