Advice regarding boars

[sue 1974]

Hi i run a resuce and so have both pairs of boars and sows in. When i out them in the run i try to put the boars away from the sows and on differennt grass, now my garden is not big so although they are not side by side they are about 6 feet away.

Anyway a pair of boars i have in have been bonded for years, they have fallen out and both have bad guts around their mouths, another pair of boars i have spend most of their time chattering their eeth at each other.

What can i do to stop them falling out as now have 4 single boars

 

[sophiew (EAGPR)]

Hi

I have separate runs for boars and girls, as in I never put boars in a run that a sow has been in, and I never put them on grass that a sow has been on. Same with food bowls, bottles etc - they can smell the girlies! Perhaps have a rota so boars got out in the morning and sows in the afternoon?

Some boars are fine with it, others aren't - seems you've been unlucky with yours, as many wouldn't be that sensitive. It might be possible to re-bond the boars but only away from smelling distance of the girlies

Also, pigs that come in as a bonded pair may never have been near other pigs - and are more likely to fall out than pigs who have grown up in a busy shed. The boars that I've had here since babies couldn't care less if they're near sows or not, they're used to it!

Sophie
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[Hannahlg1986]

my aflie is obseased with my 5 girls when there out in the gradan i put his run next to thiers and he is fine just watchs them all day

my 4 boys who live togther when i put thier run by the girls thiere not borthed by them one bit there might have a look at them but thats it as along as there cant touch them there not borthed about the girls

my max couldnt give a toss about any of them anymore he likes been on his own and doing his own thing (sleeping)

but all boys are diffrent

 

[Gordy]

Why don't you put them together? Is it because one or more are not neutered or another reason?

Cheers