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Been reading up in books and on the net about pigs' behaviours, but there are always so many contradicting views.
Right, my other boar is called Baileys and he's a crumpy sod. We've had him and his brother for 4+ weeks and they are now 11-12 weeks old. When we first got them, they got on fine but now its starting the 'dominance' thing.
So.....
1. Beckham (the other boar) is always chatty and very inquistive, very friendly in fact. Whenever he gets close to Baileys, Baileys will rumble (purr) so I guess he wants to be left alone. Sometimes I can see Baileys purring whilst walking very slowly and slowly swing his hips. So this I guess is the 'dominance' thing, is it Baileys displaying the more dominant characteristics?
2. Baileys hates to be picked up, he'll run around all day trying to avoid being touched. Trying even to seduce him with fresh fruit/veg and thats been no good, won't touch it if its in your hands. Once picked up, he stays absolutely still unless I put him near my chest/shoulder, then he'll sniff around a bit. All in complete silence, there has been only twice he's made a very faint happy squeak whilst being massaged. After 10mins or so, he'll lightly bite my hand once or twice to let me know he's had enough and wants to be let down. Is this normal? Will he ever more friendly? I understand it might take a long time, but how long an approx timeframe are we talking about?
Right, my other boar is called Baileys and he's a crumpy sod. We've had him and his brother for 4+ weeks and they are now 11-12 weeks old. When we first got them, they got on fine but now its starting the 'dominance' thing.
So.....
1. Beckham (the other boar) is always chatty and very inquistive, very friendly in fact. Whenever he gets close to Baileys, Baileys will rumble (purr) so I guess he wants to be left alone. Sometimes I can see Baileys purring whilst walking very slowly and slowly swing his hips. So this I guess is the 'dominance' thing, is it Baileys displaying the more dominant characteristics?
2. Baileys hates to be picked up, he'll run around all day trying to avoid being touched. Trying even to seduce him with fresh fruit/veg and thats been no good, won't touch it if its in your hands. Once picked up, he stays absolutely still unless I put him near my chest/shoulder, then he'll sniff around a bit. All in complete silence, there has been only twice he's made a very faint happy squeak whilst being massaged. After 10mins or so, he'll lightly bite my hand once or twice to let me know he's had enough and wants to be let down. Is this normal? Will he ever more friendly? I understand it might take a long time, but how long an approx timeframe are we talking about?