Hi everyone,
I just wanted to confirm I was doing the right thing before I separate. So I have three bonding females living in a large indoor enclosure. I had two males, and one died. I decided to have Pedro, my remaining boy castrated. 6 weeks later I introduced him to my girls in neutral territory for the afternoon and it went very well. I scrubbed the ladies enclosure before putting them all in together. One of my females is clearly the dominant pig, and she would chase Pedro at first. He started to sleep away from the girls. They will eat there veggies together, and I have two water bottles, two nugget bowls and an endless supply of fresh hay and forage. When Skye chases Pedro I have seen her lunge at his back end a few times, but he always runs away and never challenges her. It will be two weeks on Thursday. I have not handled them during this time so that I don't interfere as I know it can take time. However I got Pedro out to check him over to make sure it was just chasing. Turns out he has a few cut under his fur which I'm certain has been caused by Skye. Should I admit defeat and separate? Many thanks for listening. Picture from left to right, Bear, Skye, Pedro and Poppy
I just wanted to confirm I was doing the right thing before I separate. So I have three bonding females living in a large indoor enclosure. I had two males, and one died. I decided to have Pedro, my remaining boy castrated. 6 weeks later I introduced him to my girls in neutral territory for the afternoon and it went very well. I scrubbed the ladies enclosure before putting them all in together. One of my females is clearly the dominant pig, and she would chase Pedro at first. He started to sleep away from the girls. They will eat there veggies together, and I have two water bottles, two nugget bowls and an endless supply of fresh hay and forage. When Skye chases Pedro I have seen her lunge at his back end a few times, but he always runs away and never challenges her. It will be two weeks on Thursday. I have not handled them during this time so that I don't interfere as I know it can take time. However I got Pedro out to check him over to make sure it was just chasing. Turns out he has a few cut under his fur which I'm certain has been caused by Skye. Should I admit defeat and separate? Many thanks for listening. Picture from left to right, Bear, Skye, Pedro and Poppy