Everyone's favorite game, hen or roo, with my perplexing Speckled Sussex

[Minoxie]

This is "Pronto", our 9 week old Speckled Sussex. We purchased 5 chicks this year that were vent sexed by our hatchery. l've read everywhere that Sussexes can be challenging to sex. Husband is convinced she is a hen-- I think she's a rooster. Her comb developed at around 5 weeks, but then stopped growing and reddening. Though in the last week, her wattles have gotten a little bigger than they were (but she also finally moved into the coop & run full time this week!) Last photo is of the feathers right above her tail-- she's at the age where she'd just be growing saddle feathers, right? They seem skinny but not pointy. It's our first time with chickens, so l'd love any other opinions


Thanks!

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

100% a cockerel. A pullet wouldn’t get a large and red comb like that until around 16 weeks

 

[Ecarroll]

Definitely cockerel, pullets will not being growing large red combs or wattles for quite a while, around laying age.

 

[RubelliteRose]

For a reference, this is a picture of our Speckled Sussex hen when she was 9 weeks old

 

[ChickQueen77]

a cockerel