Hens not laying...Rooster maybe?

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I had chickens for 20 years. Then moved to Florida and didn't have them for 5. I'm just getting back into it and I'm a little rusty to be sure. I got 4 "pullets" from a local farmer and have had "the girls" for about 3 months. In June, the woman told me they had been hatched in March so I was thinking by September I would have eggs. After a run-in with a raccoon, I now have 3 in a re-inforced coop and run. It is October and still no eggs, but I have noticed 2 of them are looking more like roosters. Longer neck feathers and 2 distinctly longer tail feathers that stick up. No crowing though, interestingly. I thought if they were roosters, I would hear at least a squawking attempt at crowing by now. So anyone have any ideas?
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They don't look like roosters. By now, you would be able to tell that the saddle feathers are getting some iridescent. They wouldn't begin crowing for 1-2 more months, so if they were roosters, crowing still wouldn't happen. Temperament and size is a big contributing factor though. Any information on that? Good luck!
 
They don't look like roosters. By now, you would be able to tell that the saddle feathers are getting some iridescent. They wouldn't begin crowing for 1-2 more months, so if they were roosters, crowing still wouldn't happen. Temperament and size is a big contributing factor though. Any information on that? Good luck!
I have to agree with the post above. Looking closer, the tail does resemble a rooster. Could we get a photo of the tail on the other one?
 
The one in the front is a hen I'm pretty sure. Its the taller fellow behind. I shot that one to compare the two. This picture shows the two I think are roosters
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