group of piggies still not settled

[lauralucy]

well i have 4 piggies 3 girls and a neutered boy, they have been together for a month now and there are still arguements going on and it doesnt appear as if they are very happy.

would you leave them to it or find a solution? any suggetions welcome. all i get all the time i'm in is loud wheeks. (i feel sorry for the neighbours)

i do have another group of 4 (3 girls and 1 neutered boy) which used to be a 7 until i took 3 girls out to put with my other boy.

 

[Sarah from Chucklebunnies]

Is there any blood drawn?

If not, do they all have places to go to get away from each other? (One of them may simply need to be 'on their own'!)
Do they get out for run time in a big area and does the arguing still continue then? (If so it may be space related)
Is there one piggie making all the noise like a screeching whistle which is younger than the others? (This is a normal 'baby' noise which simply means 'I'm only little be nice to me' and indicates that they are firmly at the bottom of the herd which is actually a good place to be in piggy terms)
Are there two girl piggies facing off and the others being grumpy because they get barged around by them? (This is a normal trying out for head piggie type of behaviour and will settle down with time. Two girls can still face off despite the boar)

All things considered, I would let them get on with it and try observing them to look for key behaviours. If there is no injury and no bad bullying then they are just a noisy bunch who will gradually get quieter...over the years...

My lot are so quiet it's awful. I truly want them to wheek and wheek at me but I am so well trained now that just a wave of the paw brings fresh veg...

 

[lauralucy]

no blood its fluff and nelson arguing, fluff is top pig. i believe nelson is wanting the position. then butter joins in.

nelson is the smallest piggy but cookie is bottom pig.

i shall leave them for now. i just want snuggly piggies