Claire.peebles
New Born Pup
Hi everyone,
I have 4 sows living together. I bonded them in October and all went well. Two of them (Dottie & Clover) were not bothered one bit by the others presence but the other two (Flora & Pippa) were fighting for the top spot.
It all worked out and there was a hierarchy established as far as I could tell, in order - Pippa, Flora, Dottie & Clover.
Now a couple of months down the line Dottie seems to be fighting for the top spot in the herd. She is rumble strutting constantly and chasing the other girls. Poor Clover is being pushed around by all of them and seems withdrawn and sad. She also seems skinny.
I’m not sure what to do, keep them all together and let them work it out or split them into pairs?
I got Pippa and Dottie together as a duo and Flora and Clover as a duo.
Advice welcome thank you
I have 4 sows living together. I bonded them in October and all went well. Two of them (Dottie & Clover) were not bothered one bit by the others presence but the other two (Flora & Pippa) were fighting for the top spot.
It all worked out and there was a hierarchy established as far as I could tell, in order - Pippa, Flora, Dottie & Clover.
Now a couple of months down the line Dottie seems to be fighting for the top spot in the herd. She is rumble strutting constantly and chasing the other girls. Poor Clover is being pushed around by all of them and seems withdrawn and sad. She also seems skinny.
I’m not sure what to do, keep them all together and let them work it out or split them into pairs?
I got Pippa and Dottie together as a duo and Flora and Clover as a duo.
Advice welcome thank you