I'm guessing this is a Roo...

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fair enough. My easter egger has irridecence all over her on the ends of her feathers, but generally, when the tail is solid irridecent green it indicates roo
 
just for refference for OP, I had a rooster that looked very similar to yours. He was rehomed, but he was BEAUTIFUL!

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I have a feeling as yours gets older, he will start to look more like this one.
 
OMG Kari... that looks just like my guy!! He is a beautiful bird... He doesn't crow much....yet! I say about between 8:30-9:30am. He didn't crow today, unless I just didn't hear him. He lets me pick him up... not aggressive to me at all, and I hope it stays that way... I'd like to keep him if he stays quiet.
I'm still waiting for the others to start laying.
 
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With EEs, gender is pretty evident in most colorations by 4 weeeks. You can see the difference in how he is growing his colors in his baby picture. His shoulders are patchy, and a different color than his body, even that early.

Then fast forward, and he has splashes of random colors on the shoulders, saddle feathers, and he's developing lovely long feathers on his tail.

It doesn't get much more manly for chickens.

BTW, both genders have spur stubs. And both genders can develop large spurs (just less common in hens).

Edited to add: I noticed another roo behind him in your last pic. Looks to be the same coloration, though I can't see it's head.
 
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That pic is MY old roo, not the OP's. They do look strickingly similar. Sorry for any confusion! Just for the sake of satiating curiosity, the roo in the background is actually a SLW who was also rehomed.
 
Yep hes a boy alright, and might I add I think he is very handsome too!
Oh oops sorry but the bird in the first pic is very handsom and also a boy too.
 
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