The 3 (new) little piggies
New cages arrived today. Got them set up and the piggies in their new homes. The cages are about 10 inches shorter than the other ones but the same width. The piggies still look tiny in them. The girls were very excited. Oreo was too but not quite as much. It was so cute to watch them frolicking around. I think they'll have plenty of room.
Got the newbies (can't call them that for too much longer) off the paper bedding and on fleece like the rest of the piggies. Oreo liked it and spent a good amount of time checking it out. I think it'll be good for him. The girls were a slightly different story. I'm wondering if, even after 3 washes and a high heat drying, they smell the scent from the boys being on it. They immediately started chasing and trying to mount each other. It was a little bit of a scuffle but neither one of them got hurt.
That's the kind of behavior I expected from Sammy and Dean, but they haven't had so much as a rumble strut, lunge or nip. Sammy even grabbed the long stem of grass from Dean and he didn't seem to care. He just grabbed up another one. They're over 2 now, so maybe they're calming down. Anyway, back to the girls. I've never had sows act like this. Is it normal? Could there be some of the scent from the boys still on the fleece? Maybe it is the new environment caused by fleece replacing the paper bedding. Any ideas?
That's the kind of behavior I expected from Sammy and Dean, but they haven't had so much as a rumble strut, lunge or nip. Sammy even grabbed the long stem of grass from Dean and he didn't seem to care. He just grabbed up another one. They're over 2 now, so maybe they're calming down. Anyway, back to the girls. I've never had sows act like this. Is it normal? Could there be some of the scent from the boys still on the fleece? Maybe it is the new environment caused by fleece replacing the paper bedding. Any ideas?
- daisymay
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I would let it play out. As long as no blood is drawn they should be alright. It could be just more room seeing who is going to be top pig. I have 3 girls together, Jill 5 and a half, Jay 18 months, Jersey 8 mths and Jersey terrorising the other two. No matter how many times they snap at her and chase her she still does it. Hoping she settles down soon for my sanity!