Pompom.daisy
New Born Pup
Hiya! Looking for advice on bonding. I feel I probably screwed things up! I have two 6 months sows, decided to add a 3 month sow but bonding isn’t going well. Initially in a neutral space all seemed settled after a few hours I put them into a freshly cleaned cage (but still original hides etc). the more dominant sow chased the baby and then a fight broke out with the two older sows (baby hiding) I separated the older sows to calm down & put them into another neutral space over night, they were settled. I’ve tried bonding again today, in. 7x5ft shed floor with multiple hay piles, the one more dominant piggie has done a lot of chasing of the baby, but also has sat and groomed it, it’s been quite eventful with the older sows at each other, (no full on fight as of yet). The problem seems when the baby does start moving around (mostly just stays hiding under the hay terrified) the older sows go at each other. To me they both seem to be angling for the dominant spot. I know they will be sorting out dominance and it takes time, I’m trying to hold my nerve but very stressed! When do I call it a day? Currently the older two are sat quietly next to each other and baby the other side of the floor space. Is it possible to say if this is going to work out? I so wanted a little group of sows. If I do separate - who do I take out…do I remove baby and hope the older two can remain bonded (even though they did have a fight last night) or leave the dominant one with the baby seen as she has done a bit of grooming. Or take out the dominant one (and take to rescue to get bonded with a friend).
Just don’t know what to do for the best.
Just don’t know what to do for the best.