Mixed bantams-gender please(lots of photos)

Fraoch21

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They are all 6 weeks old, they are probably too young for any definate descisions but i would like to hear any guesses
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The gold dutch (2 have darker neck feathers and one has lighter-i wonder if they could be feather sexed at this age?)
1)

2)

3)


The pekins- called bantam cochins in the US i believe
4)

5)

6)


The brahmas
7)

8)

9)


And lastly, a large fowl araucana- really aggressive so I'm assuming he's a he!
10)
 
They are all 6 weeks old, they are probably too young for any definate descisions but i would like to hear any guesses
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The gold dutch (2 have darker neck feathers and one has lighter-i wonder if they could be feather sexed at this age?)
1)

Boy

2)

Boy

3)

Boy

The pekins- called bantam cochins in the US i believe
4)

Unsure here, starting to look like a young boy, but could go either way.

5)

Girl

6)

Unsure here, but leaning towards boy

The brahmas
7)

Unsure, lighting isn't too good

8)

Boy

9)

Girl

And lastly, a large fowl araucana- really aggressive so I'm assuming he's a he!
10)

Never had one of these, can't really tell with the lighting.
I have Brahmas and Pekins too, have to send my Brahma back to the breeder as she's turned out to be a he :( But will definately be picking up another Pekin, lovely chooks, I'm sorry it seems like you have a larger amount of boys there, unless that's what you were after! Pekins generally seem to recognisable a bit earlier, so they're easier to pick out.
 
Ah well, its just my luck, I've always hatched more boys than girls!
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I was hoping that the dutch were just quicker to develop and that i had at least one girl! When I watch birds this age, they're always 'playfighting' is this ever conclusive evidence that the ones fighting are the boys and the ones that stay away are girls or does everyone join in in these fights?
Also the first brahma looks almost exactly the same as the second, and the araucana has quite a red comb already
 
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Ive never had an araucana before, so I can't be sure. And my young hens used to dance fight quite a bit when they were that age, and sometimes now. Just sorting out the pecking order, although the males do it too.
 
Update at 9 weeks old. Dutch are all cockerels. The sun is really bright so they do all look very red

pekin 1

pekin 2


pekin 3


brahma 1



brahma 2

brahma 3



a large fowl cross, wasnt in previous photos

same as above



araucana
 

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