Need some breed and gender guesses.

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This first one is 5.5 weeks old and I know the breed. Mom was a RIR and dad was an EE (bcm ee x). Any gender guesses? I thought roo at first but an now thinking hen.
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This one is 6 weeks and I was told ameraucana, ee or cochin. So I'm assuming the ee would be an ameraucana cochin cross. But this one is developing a mohawk like a legbar. I'm leaning girl.
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this next one is about 5 weeks. Also was told ee, ameraucana or Cochin, but I'm not sure what this lady was breeding lol. I'm leaning roo.
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I don't see signs of Cochin blood in any of those chicks. I think 2 and 3 are Easter eggers or EE crosses with some other breed that doesn't have feathered legs. Some of the new Easter eggers do have the mohawks because Legbars were used for the blue egg gene instead of traditional Easter eggers.

I think you may be right about 3 being a cockerel, but too early to tell for sure. 1 is too early, too, but I think 2 is a pullet. It is a little more developed than the others.
 
I am sure those 2 don't have any cochin. I also don't see much ameraucana in them either. Not sure if the lady I bought them from got her stuff mixed up but I only paid $3/chick so it's no big deal. I'm just curious on genetics. My tac ees are ameraucana welsummer crosses and looked a lot different than these 2 at this age.
The other 2 I got from her I think might be the cochin crosses.
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Are there any feathers on the feet? I may be wrong but I do believe if they were part Cochin there might be feathers on the legs and feet.
 
This first one is 5.5 weeks old and I know the breed. Mom was a RIR and dad was an EE (bcm ee x). Any gender guesses? I thought roo at first but an now thinking hen.
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This one is 6 weeks and I was told ameraucana, ee or cochin. So I'm assuming the ee would be an ameraucana cochin cross. But this one is developing a mohawk like a legbar. I'm leaning girl.View attachment 3029719View attachment 3029720this next one is about 5 weeks. Also was told ee, ameraucana or Cochin, but I'm not sure what this lady was breeding lol. I'm leaning roo.
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The second looks like my bunch of Starlight Green Eggers. Several have the mohawk too.
 

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