Cookie and Sassy fighting

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Cookie and Sassy are having major bust ups.

They will face off and chatter, cookie will fluff up and majorly bum wiggle, Sassy stands her ground and Cookie manoeuvres a little then Sassy will start to move and Cookie flys at her....

Came in to find Sassy chasing Cookie yesterday and a mouth full of Cookies hair in her mouth... It was all going so well. Will this quieter down? Or get worse... I dread living them for work tomorrow at this rate. It started yesterday, until then everyone was happy apart format he odd bicker.
 
This does often happy with three sows living together. I would try a bonding bath and see if that helps at all.
 
Aw sorry to hear about the girls, my girls sometimes have face off's and chatter, but nothing ever comes of it, they may just be re-establishing roles, sassy may be testing top position but cookie isn't giving in, I am sure it will quieter down.

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I hope it settles down for you. I wonder if one or other is in season and this may have triggered the change?
I find that Ruby and Tia can't go a day without having a bit of a nose off, but this is worse when one or other is in season.
Good luck! x
 
I agree that Sassy may be making a play to be top pig and that things should in time quieten down.

I also have a theory that animals often live up to the names we give them rolleyes
 
Oh I'm sorry to hear things are a bit tense between them at the moment. I can't offer any advice other then to say I hope it settles down x
 
I've only ever had male piggies but know the pitfalls of squabbling, it sounds like the others have said Sassy is making a play for top pig and Cookies not letting her. My advice is to keep an eye on them maybe check Cookie over, possibly ones in season and hormones are running high. If Cookies got bites to her then its escalated, two options try the bonding bath I know it works with males but the idea of making them all be in the same situation and making them smell the same might have some bonding effect on them. If that doesn't work and it gets any worse I would remove one from the situation before it gets any worse as neither might not back down.
 
Am sorry you are having problems, try the bonding bath and see but if not I think it is them trying to sort out who will be top sow. We have a change happening with our lot at the moment, Amy is making a bid for the top spot but Millie and Mabel the 2 top sows won't step down and then you have Mrs Fuzzy causing havoc on the sidelines.
 
It sounds like the two are having it out for dominance. A bit of out-time and a re-intro may help if it was caused by a strong season. I hope that it will die down although you may it flare up every now and again when hormones come into play.

I have Caron and Nesta in the Tribe who have ended up next to each other in the hierarchy - and neither is a character that will back down...
 
Thanks for everyone's replies. It is quieter today, they are in the run together to give them more space at the moment.

Am unfortunately quite poorly at the moment so can't really attempt a bonding bath this evening, but will certainly keep it in mind, they are currently standing next to each other which is more than they would have done yesterday! Girls eh?! rolleyes
 
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Glad they are a bit happier with each other today, hopefully it was just a bad couple of days for them & it will calm down. I'm sure you'll be keeping a close eye on them anyway. Behave yourselves girls! :)
 
klee said:
How are the girls doing now? x
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Thanks everyone, the cold war appears to be over and Cookie (USA) and Sassy (USSR) are friends again. Vimto (Europe) mainly kept out the way while it was happening lol and hid in her sqube :))

Seriously though they are both fine now, the odd rumble but generally peaceful. I am expecting more however as Sassy obviously has ideas on top pig... So nice to see them all friendly again. Thanks for everyone's advice x
 
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