Sexing Help! I thought I was sure, now I'm not!

[Yorkshirelass7]

I have 4 x 2-week old babies. We were given a female to keep our lonely single elderly female company after the loss of her sister.

Turns out she was already pregnant! Hence 4 babies. So, we thought we had two boys and two girls. Just rechecked them using the guide on here and now think 4 boys. Can anybody please help?

Thank you!

 

[VickiA]

Really sorry to hear of your situation. Unfortunately your photos are not clear enough for me to give a definitive answer on such an important issue although I have a suspicion with 2 of them.
Please can you obtain clear close up photos in good lighting of the slits and very gently of the insides of the slits.
Sexing is a tactile as well as visual process. You need to feel for the presence or absence of a penis ridge. And you need to look inside the slits. Sows have fleshy seals whereas boars have a straight up & down slit.
Please keep a close eye on weights as boars need removing at 250g weight or 21 days whichever comes first.


Illustrated Sexing Guide

 

[Yorkshirelass7]

Thank you so much for your reply. We tried again and again for clear photos with these little wrigglers! No4, the black one's bits have always looked male, along with No3. I can feel the little rice grain too. No1 and No2 looked like female parts, but today they look more like the other two and I think I can feel rice grains in them too now!

They are all about 180g atm but we'll try again tomorrow for clearer photos. We must decide by the weekend and already have a second set up ready for any males. Thanks again, I'll be back tomorrow!

 

[VickiA]

Oh I share your pain - photographing wriggly kicky little pups is no fun even with an extra pair of hands

 

[Yorkshirelass7]

I hope these are a bit clearer, it's such a challenge! Thank you

 

[Yorkshirelass7]

Really sorry to hear of your situation. Unfortunately your photos are not clear enough for me to give a definitive answer on such an important issue although I have a suspicion with 2 of them.
Please can you obtain clear close up photos in good lighting of the slits and very gently of the insides of the slits.
Sexing is a tactile as well as visual process. You need to feel for the presence or absence of a penis ridge. And you need to look inside the slits. Sows have fleshy seals whereas boars have a straight up & down slit.
Please keep a close eye on weights as boars need removing at 250g weight or 21 days whichever comes first.


Illustrated Sexing Guide

Are the newer photos any more helpful? Just weighed them and they are between 206-233g so time is of the essence! Help!

 

[Mrs Tiggy Winkle]

I can't advise @Yorkshirelass7 but when I was unsure eons ago my vet checked for me. Is that an option? Or is there no vet close enough you can trust to get this right?

 

[VickiA]

The photos are still not ideal.
Tagging @Wiebke for her input.
3 & 4 look like boars but you need to be sure. Take a good look at the slit. - is the slit straight up & down?

 

[VickiA]

I can’t see clearly what the inside of the slits look like. The photos don’t really help to show whether it’s straight up and down or whether there’s little fleshy bits inside. I can’t work out if what I’m saying is a female keyhole slit or a straight slit.

Sex is too important to get wrong so I’m not going to commit with any degree of certainty.

 

[Wiebke]

I have 4 x 2-week old babies. We were given a female to keep our lonely single elderly female company after the loss of her sister.

Turns out she was already pregnant! Hence 4 babies. So, we thought we had two boys and two girls. Just rechecked them using the guide on here and now think 4 boys. Can anybody please help?

Thank you!

#3 and #4 are definitely boys. I am leaning towards girls with #1 and #2 but am agreeing with @VickiA that the pictures are not showing enough of the slit inside to be really sure.

Could you please feel the little boys for their tiny penis shaft ridge (about the size of a basmati rice corn) under the skin just above the penis button. It is quite distinctive.
Then try babies #1 and #2. If you feel the same, you have a boy. If you cannot feel anything in that spot and it is just soft, then you have obviously girls. Your two older sows are also soft in that area. Look inside their slits for comparison as well to see whether the two babies look more similar to them or their brother when you pry the slit apart further.

 

[VickiA]

#3 and #4 are definitely boys. I am leaning towards girls with #1 and #2 but am agreeing with @VickiA that the pictures are not showing enough of the slit inside to be really sure.

Could you please feel the little boys for their tiny penis shaft ridge (about the size of a basmati rice corn) under the skin just above the penis button. It is quite distinctive.
Then try babies #1 and #2. If you feel the same, you have a boy. If you cannot feel anything in that spot and it is just soft, then you have obviously girls. Your two older sows are also soft in that area. Look inside their slits for comparison as well to see whether the two babies look more similar to them or their brothers when you pry the slit apart further.

Thanks @Wiebke