(Nearly 10 week old silkies) Am I right about them?

Cloverr39

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They're 9 weeks old, 10 weeks in two days. I'd love it if someone could confirm if my suspensions are correct. I honestly hope so, because then I would have the perfect ratio (2 cockerels - keep 1 and other as a backup - and 3 pullets). They'll of course be added to the main flock, not kept as 2:3. I got them as hatching eggs from a breeder. If you need any more pictures just ask. They're recovering from coccidiosis, so Andromeda and Sirius may still look a bit droopy.
They're named after Harry Potter characters by the way.

The ones I think are pullets:
#1 Bella (Bellatrix)
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#2 Narcissa
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#3 Andromeda
Smallest in the whole batch
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And now the ones I think are cockerels:
#4 Sirius (1st pick for keeping)
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#5 unnamed (2nd pick for keeping)
I think he has the start of a wattle coming in.
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The combs on all of them are small and flat, so I think they are pullets. Sirius does have a bit of comb development so I would keep an eye on that one, but so far still looks good for a female.
Sirius and the last one are both bigger than the 3 pullets, but I do agree that all have pretty flat combs. I do hope that Sirius will be a cockerel though, cause I'm in need of a better rooster.
 
I thought I'd write an update.
I was right on all of them. Bella, Narcissa and Andromeda are pullets, and Sirius and the other one are cockerels.
 

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