Are these Cockerels? Vent Sexed EE Pullets are looking pretty manly to me!

I ordered 25 pullets (they sent 26, one died) and now I am worried they send me straight run or they suck at vent sexing. I was sure the one roo they sent as an extra was IDed and re homed with 3 girls to be a happy little family. Now I am pretty dang sure 2 are boys (#3 and #5) and have questions about 5 others. They are 7 weeks and 2 days old today.

#1 and #2 these ones have a bit pinker combs then the ones I am sure are girls, they have slower growing tail feathers as wellView attachment 1281131
#1 face shot
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#2 face shot


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#3 body shot- I am 99% sure this fella will crow soon
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#3 he has a triple row red comb with the best beard of all the chicks and thick legs.


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#4 pointy tail feathers that seem to go every direction and is coming in really slowView attachment 1281136
#4 (in the front) comb looks tiny but pinkView attachment 1281138
#4 you can see that it tail is coming in slowlyView attachment 1281139
#5 classic red blotches of a rooster- very little color in its comb though
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#3 to compare comb size and color to

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#6 slow growing tail and are those saddle feathers?View attachment 1281142
#6 (horrible lighting)View attachment 1281143
#6 (small but pink comb)View attachment 1281144
#7 pointy looking tail feathersView attachment 1281145 #7 View attachment 1281148
#7 pink comb View attachment 1281151
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The group of 7 that I suspect to maybe be roos. View attachment 1281153 View attachment 1281154 View attachment 1281155

1 & 2 are pullets.

3 is probably a cockerel. In addition to the larger, redder comb it has a somewhat uneven feather pattern.

4 is a pullet.

5 is a tougher call than the others. The blotchy feather pattern may indicate cockerel but there's nothing else so it could well be a pullet. I can't see the comb well nor it's color. I would give this bird more time and try again.

6 & 7 are pullets with the classic color pattern for female Easter eggers, same as 1 & 2.

So out of the 7 you have one probable cockerel and one possible cockerel. 2 cockerels out of 25 isn't too bad in my opinion.
 

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