Sexing silkies (first time silkie owner)

Tgt123

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Can anyone help me sex these silkies. I am starting to think that 4 of the 5 are roosters, just based on various features from google. Please help if you have familiarity with this breed. There are two angles of each and the colors/corresponding sizes are as follows: 2 grey (one large and one small), 2 black (also one large and one small), one small white one. The smaller ones I have in my hand.
 

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I will be very sad if all 5 end up being roosters. I had all of my adult hens of other breeds die in flooding from hurricane debbie. My one rooster survived that. If I have 6 roosters that would be wild and sad.

They may be a touch too young to properly sex as they are only 2.5 months right now.
 
I will be very sad if all 5 end up being roosters. I had all of my adult hens of other breeds die in flooding from hurricane debbie. My one rooster survived that. If I have 6 roosters that would be wild and sad.

They may be a touch too young to properly sex as they are only 2.5 months right now.
One of my hens died to a flash flood that happened.. She did not get to the roosting bars and the coop flooded, she ended up getting all wet and water got into her lungs. It was a very sad day for me.
 

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