What breed and gender are these?

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Aug 25, 2025
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I bought these in May from Tractor Supply. They are supposed to be black sex link pullets. Only one looks the way it is supposed to. One is apparently a rooster (giant compared to the rest) and the last two are mutants. Any thoughts on ID?
 
Black sex links are mixed birds that hatch out with one color chick down for females, and another for males (males have a white spot on their heads at hatch, females don't) so they can look quite different from one another.

1st one:
black sex link pullet

2nd:
barred rock cockerel

3rd:
mixed pullet, early maturing

4th:
black sex link pullet
 

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