Newbie with first 7 chickens and trying to sex them

mrbstephens

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Hi, I'm new here and I bought my first 7 as day old chicks about a month ago. I have pics below of them with their names and their ages(they are not all the same age, because I picked them up at different times due to their availability). I'm wondering if any of them are roosters. I don't want roosters, so hopefully they're all pullets. Any feedback would be great!

These are my seven chicks:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/32358_101_3255.jpg

This is Trixie. She is a six week old Light Brahma.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/32358_101_3238.jpg
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This is Penny. She is a 5 week old Partridge Rock. My concern with her is the size of her comb and she sometimes uses an awkward loud call.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/32358_101_3254.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/32358_101_3246.jpg
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This is Alma. She is a 5 weeks old Araucana.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/32358_101_3239.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/32358_101_3257.jpg

This is Johanna. She is also a 5 weeks old Araucana, but her long tail concerns me. Nothing about her behavior would make me think she was a rooster on the other hand.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/32358_101_3237.jpg
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This is Freda. She is a 4 week old Rhode Island Red.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/32358_101_3249.jpg

This is Rexy. She is a 4 week old Barred Plymouth Rock.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/32358_101_3234.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/32358_101_3251.jpg

And this is Margaret. She is a 3 1/2 week old Austrolorp.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/32358_101_3252.jpg
 
Penny does look like she could be a boy, but then again look @ this Partridge Rock hen she has a nice size red red comb!
http://www.mypetchicken.com/Partridge_-X45.aspx

But Alma and Johanna are Easter Egg Layers (EEs) not Araucanas. Look at this thread it will help you see the differents, from EEs Ameraucana and Araucanas.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=128806

And
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I always had my suspicions with Penny from the day I was picking her up. She attacked my Light Brahma's foot feathers right when she/he was put in the box. I noticed her comb developing when she was only two weeks old. I'm gonna wait with Penny until she crows or lays an egg. Thanks everyone!
 

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