Guess my silkies genders

Matilda Belle

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If it helps, the black one has a real attitude. All of my chicks will come up and eat out of my hand except him. He/she also has a more pronounced comb formation (no waddles yet). He occasionally pecks the white one on the head. 8 weeks old

The white one I believe is led by the black one (they were a pair). I have seen the two of them chest bumping. No comb of waddles. This one is from the same hatch as the black, but slightly smaller in size. 8 weeks old

The yellow one is the sweetest. She runs right up to me and pecks at my feet. :) She has a little bit on her nose as far as a comb but not a lot. 6 weeks old

The orange one is paired with the yellow one. They came from the same hatch. He/she is quite friendly, but doesn't like being pointed at (will peck at your finger). Of all my chicks, this one has the larges comb formation, with what appears to be waddles forming. The yellow is MUCH smaller than the orange. 6 weeks old

The showgirl is only 4 weeks old. Her name is Pistol and she lives up to it. The first time she was introduced to the white and black one (1 month older), she ran up and started pecking at them.
 
If I had to guess based on just their behavior, I would suspect my black one and my orange one are roosters. I'm still on the fence about the white one. Yellow is too sweet to be a rooster.
 

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