Help with bonding

[Casperscavies]

I'm attempting to introduce my young boar to my established trio of sows.
My boar is insistent on humping and chasing the girls. Non stop.
No teeth chattering or aggression, but the girls do seem quite frustrated and distressed by it. With grumpy rumbling and constantly trying to hide or escape the pen. Due to this, I've not really left them in together for longer than ten minutes tbh.
My girls are nearly five and he's under a year old, so could be the age difference?
Any tips or advice would be appreciated. I've done quite a few bondings, and this is the first time I've had issues/concerns.

 

[Piggies&buns]

Humping and chasing is part of the process.

When you say you’ve not left them longer than ten minutes, does that mean you have done multiple interrupted sessions?
You need to put them together and see the process through without interruption for several hours. If the girls accept him then they all move to their main cage together.
If they don’t accept him then the bonding fails and they can’t live together.

The guide below explains more

Thread 'Bonding and Interaction: Illustrated social behaviours and bonding dynamics'

Jan 23, 2019

1 Introduction
2 Pre-bonding
- Quarantine and sexing
- The need for a plan B
- The rule-breaker: Youngsters under 4 months (sub-teenage)
3 Setting up an introduction
- Getting to know each other
- ‘Buddy baths’ – why not
- Scent swapping - why not
- Setting up a neutral bonding area
- How to start the bonding
4 Acceptance phase: Do we like...

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