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[Tiamolly123]

Couple of weeks ago I had trouble between my boars Gizmo & Logan. They've been together for about 6 weeks plus. Gizmo was chasing the baby, Logan 24/7. Wiebke thought it was hormonal after a couple of days it all stopped.
Now Gizmo has started again, the only place Logan can out of the way is to climb on an arch. They are going chest to chest. & the baby is constantly yawning. Is these a failed bond. Even though there no blood?

 

[Jesse's pigs]

I always say a failed bond is when a piggy gets hurt. If both boys are young piggies they are probably both hormonal like Wiebke said and ate just testing each others boundaries and checking the dominance. You'll probably see quite a few mini spats between them both until they calm down. It's rather like sows when they're on their season. Hang in tight!

 

[Tiamolly123]

Thanks Jess

 

[Powerpigs]

My boys used to bicker with each other all the time, as they were teenagers at the same time. There were also a lot of rumble strutting, chin raising and teeth showing and chattering. Sometimes it really heated up, but no one was hurt. The worst times both managed to pull a bit of hair out of the other, but this happened only twice. It was nerve wracking to look at, but I followed the instruction that if I don't see blood, I'll let them sort it out. Things got smoother as they grew, and after we changed them into a bigger cage we really saw improvement. Now they are a "I appreciate you as a friend but I need my own space too" kind of pair, and I only see some mild dominance behavior from the top boar occasionally. So it worked out in the end

 

[VickiA]

If the behaviour hasn't escalated to a full on fight then I would leave them for now but keep a close eye to check things don't deteriorate. I know it's stressful.