Help. Third Pilgrim hatched -- did I get the boy I wanted?

Denninmi

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Sexing these is harder than I thought based on what I'd read.

While the first two are unambiguously female, the third one to hatch is hard to tell.

I think #3 is a male, which is what I was hoping for.

The beak and legs are lighter than the other two by quite a bit, but still grayish to an extent.

I thought that there would be a big difference between the sexes, based on photos online, but maybe the difference in beak and leg coloration develops after a few days.

At this point, the down isn't dry (2 hours post hatch) completely, so that isn't helping.

So, here is the one in question:

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Here is the one that hatched at around midnight last night. I know this one is female:

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On #3, the suspected male, the beak and legs are uniform color, the same color that the TIP of the females' beaks are.

So, what are your opinions?
 
I learned, when i got my babies, that the males do have a light colored bill & the females are darker. I noticed that my female goslings' bills started to lighten up as they got older though.
 

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