Six different breeds 2 weeks old - pullets and/or roos?

9.5 weeks update:

The BLGW is a sweet girl, suddenly super cuddly and the first to jump on me for cuddles. So the roo vibes she was giving me initially were false. When producing a kissing sounds to her - she repeats them back :D

The Black rock (or whatever he is: black and white pattern with huge wattles and comb) - is a roo, a bit bipolar - one day he likes me, the other day he runs away from me.

The white/yellow chicken (from the Marans egg) - still unsure, the comb and wattles did not grow, but remained bright pink from the very early weeks, the body shape looks like ?pullet? Calm and super friendly.

The BPR - is a cuddly pullet, the calmest one.

The Olive Egger - beautiful iridescent feathers are coming through, still think is a pullet. No wattles and a tiny comb.

And of course the CO - well, he is definitely a roo. Not the friendliest, a bit feisty with the others.

What do you think folks?

Tagging @talkinboutchickens as suggested earlier in the post.
 

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I agree, the black rock and orpington are beyond doubt boys. The wyandotte, olive egger and barred rock definitely look like pullets, I'd be very surprised if they were slow developing males.

The white one is the big maybe, needs more time to develop secondary sex characteristics. Nothing screams male, but that comb is awfully pink for a 9.5 week old pullet. However, it's not quite pink enough to be for sure a cockerel. It's not unheard of for a fast developing pullet to pink up enough to look like a maybe cockerel at this age.

In another week or three you should start seeing pointy male saddle feathers on the boys.
 
Week 14 update.

My six chucks-chucks are 14 weeks and 2 days now.

Although, there are certainly 2 cockerels, I am still unsure about the white/lavender one hatched from the Marans egg. I thought it was rooster because of the early comb redness and a lovely temperament as a chick, but I can't see any rooster feathers.

What do you think?

The Black Rock (rooster) - first pic
The Lacey lady
BPR Stripey lady
The olive egger (so pretty), a bit wild :wee
Chunky Chocky (CO) rooster - very gentle now (change of temperament!)
The mystery ? - the white/lavender Marans egg chick
 

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Week 14 update.

My six chucks-chucks are 14 weeks and 2 days now.

Although, there are certainly 2 cockerels, I am still unsure about the white/lavender one hatched from the Marans egg. I thought it was rooster because of the early comb redness and a lovely temperament as a chick, but I can't see any rooster feathers.
I definitely see the two males.

I don't notice any signs of the white one being male, so at 14 weeks I think it is probably female. (That's a "probably" not a certainty. Starting to lay eggs would make it a certainty, but they obviously aren't old enough for that yet.)
 

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