What gender are we?

LolaBlue

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After finding out that both of our kinder chickens are probably roosters, we went and got 4 newbies today.

WDYT?
Dot:
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Mike: (though Celia's more in focus)
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Celia:
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Princess Atta:
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Also what colour are the silkies?

And these are still roos right?
Chick and Dale:
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They have completely different shaped tails. Does that mean anything at this age (6 weeks)?
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The first two are either brown leghorn pullets or welsummer pullets.

The third and fourth are Silkies.

The last two are indeed cockerels. They look like Sex-Links.
 
Sorry, I should have said - The first two were sold as Welsummers and 3 and 4 as silkies. Just hoping to find out genders. I did think 1 & 2 were pullets but I have noooo idea about the silkies!
 
Just thought I'd update that Celia is most definitely a hen. We've been getting eggs for just over a week now, and today we saw her sitting on the nest (which she continually makes on the ground grrrr) and then turning the egg with her beak. Yay!
 
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Curious what the experts have to say as to whether these are hens or roos?
I bought hens but I know that there is still chance of getting a roo.

The blondie is a Buff Orpington and is 3 weeks old.
The black one is a Jersey Giant and is also 3 weeks old.
The black and white speckled is a Cuckoo Maran and is 4 weeks old.
And the brown multi colored is an Ameraucana.

I know that the Cuckoo Maran has a rather pronounced comb but this breed seems to at this age so I'm still hopful that my hens are indeed all hens.
 

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