LittleBear
New Born Pup
I've got an older sow, Peaches, (almost 5) who's recently lost her sister, and a trio of young sows (2 years old) who live next to her. Peaches has been doing really well, eating well and is fairly active and interested in her neighbours. I've not attempted to bond her with the trio, as I feel it's unlikely to go well (two years ago I tried bonding Peaches and her sister with the trio (at the time the trio was 2 of the current sows and a boar who has since passed), and to put it lightly, it was not a match. My question is: is it wrong/unkind to "borrow" the most submissive pig in the trio (who didn't cause any trouble during that bonding attempt) and try to bond her with Peaches? Will that upset the two remaining sows (the top pig is very protective of her, the middle pig couldn't care less)? I don't feel good about having Peaches on her own even if she's doing well, and I'm not getting more pigs.