Expert Sow Advice Needed!

[jess_2745]

I've got 4 sows:

Tammy 7 years unrelated
Daisy 8 months sister to maisy

Maisy 8 months sister to daisy
Suzy 6 months daughter of maisy

Originally i had the top three happily living together, however i seperated Maisy a few weeks after due to her being pregnant when i got her.

Once suzy had grown up i tried putting them back together. Well Daisy was having none of it. They have been living in the two pairs in the same hutch with a divider and the same when they're out in the run. I have tried bathing them but it hasn't made a significant difference.

Now i know you'll probably say that they sound like they will never get on but i'm still holding on to a tiny thread of hope lol. Daisy is the problem, the other three get on fine. She likes to sniff the others bums and then chases them. She seems to dislike Maisy the most. They don't draw blood but it looks like they clash their mouths together. She also does like a rumble strut as well.

I'm probably clutching at straws but i would appreciate any advice if you think there's hope and if not just say lol.

 

[Niki]

It sounds like Daisy is letting Maisy & Suzy know she's the boss or 2nd in command to Tammy & they've no chance of knocking her off her "spot" I'd guess she has a problem with Maisy as they're the same age & therefore she sees her as more of a threat to her position.

I'd introduce them on neutral ground again & not separate them unless she draws blood, chasing, mounting, strutting, chattering (to some degree) are all part of normal piggy behaviour & she will either settle down or make it known she won't have them living with her