Marans chicks- mystery colors and gender? Wheaten?

everythingjane

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I had the chance to get some odd colored chicks that hatched from black copper marans and they were so pretty I couldn't resist... I'm trying to determine if they are a recognizeable color or just pretty sports who should lay dark eggs.. Hopefully they are all pullets??.. The smallest/youngest is a little harder to tell both gender and color (pics farther down)...
The white/columbian colored one is a Marans/Ameraucana.
In this first photo, are the two in front wheaten marans?

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I'm really confused about this little blue based chick on the right in the next two photos.. Also out of Black/blue copper marans.. My only guesses are maybe an overly copper blue or a blue wheaten (if it's a rooster)?
This one is younger than the others.. not exactly sure on their ages..
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Besides color, are genders apparent?
Thanks!
 
The one on the far right appears to be a blue wheaten and looks like a cockerel; the others look like pullets to me.
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UPDATE:

The two lighter browns are Wheatens hens. I recently took photos of the blue based one because he's still a mystery.
I had thought he was blue wheaten, but I think his chest would be blue instead of brown?

Any ideas?
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I think he is blue-copper.He has one shot E-birchen and one wheaten.This make him more brown on the chest.
 

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