Boar being a pest

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My boar was neutered about six weeks ago and I just put him in with my 3 sows, 2 of which are around 2 years and one of which is young at 3 months old. I know neutering does not reduce sexual behaviour much in the boar, but he just will not leave the sows alone, leading to some fighting between him and the dominant sow that has got quite nasty at times. Will he ever stop making such a pest of himself with his constant flirting and attempts to mount? I am worried that my sows are getting stressed, especially the youngest one who isn't dominant enough to ward him off. Will the situation ever calm down a bit? I feel so sorry for my boar because I raised him entirely on his own and spent a lot of time and money getting him neutered/keeping him separate for so long. Now when he is finally allowed some company it all seems to be going wrong. Will I just have to keep him alone for the rest of his life? I thought groups of sows and a boar were supposed to get on Ok. Advice much appreciated! Hannah x
 
There are no 100%s with anything gp I am afraid.Some sows do not like the attention of boars and will see them off.It is possible that the boar is just excited and will settle down.If they do not,the only thing I can suggest is that you put just one sow with him which will leave you with 2 sows together.

Someone else may be able to help you more .
 
Did you introduce them on neutral territory and in a large area with enough hidey places for them all? If you just popped him into their cage/hutch then they probably are miffed at this randy intruder ;D Maybe try again with more spaces and plenty to keep them occupied. I imagine he will make a nuisance of himself for a while but the dominant sow should keep him in his place :)
Good luck!
 
I introduce mine in runs with just hay for distraction, if they don't get on I try a different pairing.

I've had one boar who didn't 'calm down' after castrating (I expect mounting etc for a couple of days) and I put him with 2 different sows, then put him with 2 more sows. He has calmed down but his new owner says he is still the most attentive of her castrated boars, albeit a bit less now ::)

Where the top sow doesn't like the boar I don't leave them together or if someone has brought a sow out then we try a different boar.

To help them settle in their new homes I recommend a dab of Bachs Rescue Remedy on each ear (of every pig). A couple of drops in their water too if they're good drinkers :)
 
I was told to dab Vicks Vapour rub type thing on their ears when I introduced our piggies but I always worried about the effects of using chemicals that''eat when they wash.

I can see why the Rescue Remedy could work, they'd be too drunk to fight ;)
 
RR will calm them down, I recommend it to people that adopt pigs from me.

Mmmm, the tincture and brandy would make them drunk if it wasn't diluted ::) Then they really would need rescuing ::)
 
Lol, I've never heard of using rescue remedy....

I introduced them into a massive brand new cage that didn't smell of anything because they needed more space and they still fought! Luckily though, I have perservered and the nastiness has calmed to almost nothing. One of my sows was unfortunately diagnosed with diabetes and a heart murmur so I separated her and she was later put to sleep. It's weird though, removing her and just having the 2 sows and my boar really seems to have calmed things down. Maybe the group dynamics with the 4 of them just didn't work. Also, after about 2 months without balls my boar finally seems to have forgotten a lot of his sexual behaviour and is getting on with the girls much better. He seems to have adopted the younger sow as his 'girlfriend' and leaves the older one alone, which seems to work ok. I'm glad he's got company, he was an absolute NUTTER by himself, constantly shouting for attention and climbing up the side of his cage so I felt so cruel keeping him by himself. Thanks for the advice :)
 
I really think this could just well be a matter of time. All my castrated boars have settled eventually - some taking longer than others! Good luck! O0
 
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