Is this normal dominant behaviour

[Claire W]

So most of you may know that I have four girls Eliza is the eldest at nearly 4 and is the top sow. Second in command is Eleanor who is 3.5 and Erin who is 1.5 and Ena who is a couple of months younger than Erin come joint third.

All the girls get on well together but just recently, it seems Eleanor may seem threatened? Erin and Ena have shot up in size leaving Ellie as the smallest sow. She is rumble strutting and fluffing her fur up around the girls. Erin and Ena a lot more than Eliza. It isn't helped by the fact that Ena is a bouncy girl who keeps on climbing all over Eleanor's head mallethead

I personally think that Ellie could feel threatened and is asserting her dominance to the younger girls. Is this true are am I looking at the possibility of a fall out?

There are know aggressive signs only more rumbling and rumble strutting.

 

[Wiebke]

She is just asserting her dominance with the younger girls. But as there are no aggressive signs, I wouldn't worry, not even if there was some chinning up and a couple of small tussles. It is not unusual in a group, especially if you have girls growing up.