How do you AGE a Boar?

[LennyPig]

Lenny, my boar came from Pets at Home (no lectures please) being told he was 10 weeks old.

That would make him just over 13 weeks old now.

My sow Piglet is 11 weeks old tomorrow.

I understand that boars are larger than sows but by how much?

the boar is supposed to be 2 weeks older than the sow but is alot bigger. Him being an abby (and piglet being smooth haired) probably exagerates his size but I am doubting his age.

Is there any way to tell?

This is the best side by side picture I have for comparison if that helps

 

[starla]

Why have you got a boar and sow living together? Sows are capable of being pregnant from 4 weeks old and it is dangerous for her to be pregnant at 11 weeks.

As for telling ages, it is nearly impossible, but if the pigs are similar sizes chances are they are similar ages.

 

[starla]

Hiya just saw your other thread and you say you have seperated them now, so I apologise.

Lenny does look slightly larger, sometimes boars tend to go unsold in pet shops (just my experience) as some people believe they fight with others, so Lenny could've been in there a while and yes the pet shop people may have lied about his age in order to sell him.

He doesn't look huge though compared to the sow

 

[starshine]

Different pigs do seem to grow more quickly than others - sometimes it is dependent on sex but thats not always a factor. I have a litter of babies here at the moment and the girls are much bigger than the boy!

Lenny looks like he could be around 13 weeks ish but it is hard to age them accurately after the first few months as piggies grow up so quickly!

 

[sophiew (EAGPR)]

Hard to tell, but also bear in mind that pet shops normally tell you the age the pigs were when they came in - so if you were told he was 10 weeks old, he could have been in the store for a week or two, and still be told to be 10 weeks. This used to happen with dogs at our rescue kennels - they would come in, their age would be put up on their sign - and then never changed, so some dogs stayed the same age for -well, ages!
Has he got 'baby' claws, little sharp ones that don't need cutting yet? I often think this is a good way to give some idea.

Sophie
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