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I just introduced my two boars, Moose (3 months) and Bear (5 months), and they were acting kind of weird. They were kind of like, growling at each other, and trying to hump each other (I made sure that they were both boys), and chasing each other around. Is that okay, or are they fighting?
 
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I just introduced my two boars, Moose (3 months) and Bear (5 months), and they were acting kind of weird. They were kind of like, growling at each other, and trying to hump each other (I made sure that they were both boys), and chasing each other around. Is that okay, or are they fighting?
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No, that is perfectly normal behaviour. Mounting and rumblestrutting are par for the course in boar bonding as well as daily behaviour.

Please take the time to read our bonding guide, which you will find very helpful in learning how to go about it and to understand and judge what is going on.
Illustrated Bonding / Dominance Behaviours And Dynamics
 
Oh yes it's always a fun day at the rodeo :))

Just stopped in to say good luck with the bonding, hope it all goes well!

The dominance behaviours look rough but it's piggy life I'm afraid, my top sow is in season and she's been an absolute cow to all the other pigs today. It can be painful to watch haha.
 
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Oh yes it's always a fun day at the rodeo :))

Just stopped in to say good luck with the bonding, hope it all goes well!

The dominance behaviours look rough but it's piggy life I'm afraid, my top sow is in season and she's been an absolute cow to all the other pigs today. It can be painful to watch haha.
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I have a sow too that's absolute cow to her sister (she's the dominant one) when she's in season and then the other day my little lovely placid sow who I never know is in season and is just so beautifully natured had her first cow moment and starting nipping her sister (no blood drawn) and rumbling and rumble strutting all over the cage. Sometimes I think I should have got boars lol.
 
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I have a sow too that's absolute cow to her sister (she's the dominant one) when she's in season and then the other day my little lovely placid sow who I never know is in season and is just so beautifully natured had her first cow moment and starting nipping her sister (no blood drawn) and rumbling and rumble strutting all over the cage. Sometimes I think I should have got boars lol.
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Haha oh bless wanted her moment XD

My boss piggy was never like this, it was only once I expanded my herd to 4 that this behaviour came out :))
 
Haha yes. I have a big C&C cage for them, and they have a divider (See through) and ramp, but I have the ramp up. They each have one side, and since I have introduced them, whenever I walk into the room, they are gathered at the ramp, waiting for it to be let down so they can sniff and chase eachother around. I think Bear is looking to be the more dominant one... He keeps resting his chin on top of Moose's nose. Is that dominant behavior? It is soooo cute when he rumblestruts! He looks like a cat, waving his but around...:love:
 
Well normally the dominant pig is the one who forces another piggies chin up from underneath so mixed signals there maybe?

Are you separating them and putting them back together again? This can be quite stressful for them and means the dominance displays and hierarchy has to start from scratch. You're better off setting aside a day to bond them and then keep them together once you're satisfied that they like each other :)
 
Ok... So it doesn't work that they should see each other? I should keep them together once they've bonded?
 
Yep once they're bonded they shouldn't be separated with a divider :) It can take anything up to 2 weeks for them to settle completely but it's nothing to worry about :)
 
Thank you! They had their first night together last night, and they have been okay! Some occasional rumblestruting, but they're doing quite well:):):)
 
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