What are my mixed breed chickens? Any guesses on gender...

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I have 3 chickens that were given to me in late July, so they are probably around 3 months old. I was told they are Columbian Rock mix..... but they have some feathers on their feet and they also have a greenish tinge to some of their black rear feathers. They all look very similar in their combs, wattles and tail feathers. No obvious rooster-like saddle feathers, but their hackle feathers are pretty pointy on all 3 of them. Two of the 3 have curving tail feathers and one is more straight but they look so similar I have a hard time telling the 3 apart. Any help on what this "barnyard mix" is, and/or their gender. Thanks!!!

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They are probably light Brahma/Colombian Rock mixes. How big were they when you got them in July? I ask because they seem a bit older than 3 months and also because a more exact age would help with determining sex. Based on the pictures so far I'd guess the bird in the 1st picture is a cockerel and the bird in the last picture is a pullet. The other bird could go either way but I'm leaning cockerel on that one.
 
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They are probably light Brahma/Colombian Rock mixes. How big were they when you got them in July? I ask because they seem a bit older than 3 months and also because a more exact age would help with determining sex. Based on the pictures so far I'd guess the bird in the 1st picture is a cockerel and the bird in the last picture is a pullet. The other bird could go either way but I'm leaning cockerel on that one.

They were pretty little when I got them, maybe 3-4 wks old at the most....so I guess they are probably closer to 4 months old.
 
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I hate to be a downer, but I think they're all cockerels. Here is a pic of my light brahma as reference, at 18 weeks. All of my brahmas combs and wattles have stayed relatively small, and pink. The only one who's red, is actually this bird, but she's now almost 27 weeks old.
 
Thanks for the replies! We are looking forward to seeing how they look when they are fully grown. One of the 3 definitely has more foot feathering than the other 2 (he/she is also the largest). They are as tall as our Buff Orpington laying hens but they still have that "adolescent" look to them, so I'm thinking they are going to be big.
 

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