Need help sexing 15 week old chicks

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Sexing chicks is not my forte... I'm awful at it. None are crowing yet, but I know it's just a matter of time. You'd think after 5 years of having chicks, I'd figure it out but NOPE 🙈😂

Help... Please 😁

Left to right... Barred Rock jersey giant cross, Delaware jersey giant cross, and Easter egger mix
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Left to right... Buff orpington mix, Delaware jersey giant cross, barred rock jersey giant cross (barred chick), and Delaware jersey giant cross.
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In the first picture I believe the barred bird and the other top right are cockeral.
I figured the barred one is a cockerel. The one on the right i haven't really had a good look at it. It pretty much does its own thing. I probably picked two cockerels when I got these months ago 😂
 
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So, from what you've got, Is the Jersey Giant the rooster?
If so, any eggs from your BR would be sex linked. Any with barring are male and always will be; any without barring will be female.
So, the Barred is a cockerel, the bird in the back of the first pic looks like a cockerel, and maybe the orpington cross in the second pic. The rest COULD be pullets.
 
So, from what you've got, Is the Jersey Giant the rooster?
If so, any eggs from your BR would be sex linked. Any with barring are male and always will be; any without barring will be female.
So, the Barred is a cockerel, the bird in the back of the first pic looks like a cockerel, and maybe the orpington cross in the second pic. The rest COULD be pullets.
The Jersey giant is the rooster. At the time my jersey giant wasn't interested in the barred rock so I'm unsure if the barred chick is actually part barred rock, but I'm just assuming it is because I don't know how else I could've got a barred chick.

The Orpington mix and Easter egger mix are not from my flock, I bought them from someone else. I'm just going to wait until 20 weeks to see if any crow because that's always how I figure out who is a Pullet or Cockerel. I'm so terrible at sexing, but I think I was right on the two white ones with black markings. Those seem to be pullets.
 
Agree with @oldhenlikesdogs.

Mixed breeds are awesome! :love
I started out my flock with pure breeds, but then I started breeding them to make mixed breed chickens. I also have some mixed chicks from other farms that I've hatched. I'll be adding them to my flock in a few weeks. Once I can kind of tell if they're pullets or cockerels. They're only 3 weeks old right now, but here are some pics.

Brahma mix
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Sebright mix (our flocks offspring)
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Sebright mix (our flocks offspring)
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Unsure of the mix on this one
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