My 3-week old babies, roos or pullets?

ShadesofSable

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So my First Chicks are 3+ weeks old now, and I'm starting to have some clues that some are boys.
So here they are:
The Rhode Island Reds
Peppercorn (suspected rooster?)









Another RIR chick for comparison (both of the other two are developing very similarly)





I have no clue what the three silver laced wynadottes are, so here's all three.
Topaz. And Yes, (s)he has a single comb rather than the standard kind. In the two days since this picture his/her comb has gotten more pink and redish wattles have appeared.




Diamond



C.Z.




I'm also curious about these two, but they're bantams so I don't know if they're big enough to tell yet!
Batman (unknown breed, maybe Japanese Bantam? If you know the breed that'd be awesome to know too!)



Acorn (Silver duckwing OEGB) In the past days comb has grown a touch and wattles are starting to show. I think this one may be a boy too.






I also have some silkies, but I don't think it's any point trying to sex them at 3 weeks. they're all too similar at this age.
Anyway, thanks for any opinions or guesses!
 
The one on the top looks like a cockerel to me too and the other RIR looks like a pullet. I'm not so sure about the Wyandotte with the single comb, I had one as well but it was a female with an impressively large comb, I would either hope that someone else has an idea or you can update a little bit later but I'm leaning towards cockerel. The wyandotte with the correct comb looks more female and I don't know for sure but I think just by looking at the color it looks to me more of a female but Old English tend to change their color as they grow so it may go either way
 
The one on the top looks like a cockerel to me too and the other RIR looks like a pullet. I'm not so sure about the Wyandotte with the single comb, I had one as well but it was a female with an impressively large comb, I would either hope that someone else has an idea or you can update a little bit later but I'm leaning towards cockerel. The wyandotte with the correct comb looks more female and I don't know for sure but I think just by looking at the color it looks to me more of a female but Old English tend to change their color as they grow so it may go either way
Thank you! I really appreciate it.

I've also noticed that the single comb wyandotte has bigger, brighter yellow legs than the other two. The other twos' legs have started to darken. I don't know if that means anything though.
 
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So far, Peppercorn appears to be your only rooster. It is a little young to be sure on all of them, though.

Thanks! I agree that they're a little young, I'm just trying to keep tabs and get an early start on who to keep an eye on. While TECHNICALLY I can have roosters where I live, I still live in a neighborhood so I don't want to be rude to my neighbors. :)

I'll post more pictures as they grow!
 
We're all Six+ weeks old now, and it looks like someone stole my baby peeps and replaced them with tiny chickens while I was away this weekend.

My RIRs.
Peppercorn (Probably a rooster, just posting for comparison to the others which are the same age)




Teriyaki (Not sure of this one at all, started going a little pink in the comb and developing wattles at about 4wks.)




Medium Spicy (pretty sure this one's a pullet)




My Silver Laced Wynadottes
Topaz (suspected rooster)



Diamond (unknown)



C.Z. (unknown)




Oh, and Acorn is developing boy colors as he grows, so definitely a cockerel.
 
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I think the same
Terayaki,peppercorn,topaz, and acorn male the rest pullets! I can tell
U my silver laced Wyandotte looks like this and he is a a hole lol but protective over his girls
 

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