Pics of 20 week old buff orpingtons. Gender?

Cchurchill91

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I'm finding it hard to sex my buff orpingtons. All of my chickens range in age and the oldest 4 buffs have short red combs and wattles at 19-20 weeks old but I know that hens also get them around laying age. None of them have ever crowed or made any attempt to. None are aggressive whatsoever. From my research buff hens and roos look similar so it's been difficult for me to let any go. Let me know what you all think. Thanks!
 

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I have three 20 week old (5 months age) BO pullets. I’ve never had BO males. However, based on feathering, these appear male. There is quite a lot of long feathers in the saddle and tail. My females are quite red in comb, wattle and face, and look similar in the head to yours, however, mine have female/hen feathering in their saddle area and tails.
 
I'm finding it hard to sex my buff orpingtons. All of my chickens range in age and the oldest 4 buffs have short red combs and wattles at 19-20 weeks old but I know that hens also get them around laying age. None of them have ever crowed or made any attempt to. None are aggressive whatsoever. From my research buff hens and roos look similar so it's been difficult for me to let any go. Let me know what you all think. Thanks!
All of the birds INDIVIDUALLY pictured are male.
 

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