How many are roosters?!

Hi there! Originally I thought 4 were roosters, now I think maybe 3 but I’ve only heard one crowing. I’ve read you can tell from the feathers but not really sure. We hatched these from our buff Orpington hen and ameracauna rooster.
Hi, I’d say at least three look like roosters. I can’t tell about the other one.
 
Pics 1 and 4 are cockerels and IMO the white on is a pullet The rest I'm unsure about
 
I don’t know if these are any better the only way I could get a picture of them not trying to peck the camera was to fill their feed tray.
The one in the first picture is the only one I’ve heard trying to crow.
Those are lovely photos with farmland in the background!! :love

However, I think the Rooster Fairy has visited your farm certainly with the first one, fourth one....and the white one.

The ones with ear muffs (Easter Egger influence) look like pullets.
 
So 3 are crowing now! The white one started today and the 2 darker orange ones have been. So another question when is the earliest I can harvest the roosters? I just introduced another chick and 2 guinea fowl to the mix (I did 2 weeks of them seeing each other through chicken wire and sleeping by each other but separated) and one of the roosters immediately mounted a guinea :/ They also regularly charge at me whenever I enter the run so I’m ready to get rid of them. I’m planning on keeping the white one so long as he is nice like his dad. They are 15 weeks on Saturday.
 

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