How long can it take sows to sort out their dominance?

[missbrittany]

I've had my two girls for nearly four months together now and I still see them rumble strutting, chasing each other around, butt sniffing, the occasional nip here and there ect. There has never been any blood drawn or even any squealing for that matter, I just want to make sure the pigs aren't being stressed out by all the chasing around. They are definitely friendly with one another, they share their food bowl and their veg just fine. I used to think Sophie was the dominant one but now it's starting to look like they are on equal grounds. I guess I was just wondering if this type of behavior is normal even after being together for this long?

 

[piggyfan]

When I had two sows this went on constantly! You notice these things with two much more then when you have a herd. I would say this is nothing to worry about.

 

[missbrittany]

Okay, phew thank you. I'd of course love to add more piggies but right now I just don't have the space for a bigger cage. Hopefully in the near future

 

[Dusty_bugs]

My girls got quite troublesome at about 5-8months old.. then after that they had their daily rumbles and squeels and chases which were brief but quite intense sometimes. Never ever faught though and couldnt do without eat other for more than 10 minutes! If the cage was moved or if they had new furniture it would make them worse for a while but it was all just hot air!

 

[emiboo23]

I've had two of my sows for nearly 4 years and they still do this at each other! It is usually the dominant one as she gets a bit hormonal, but they are always fine together,