Male pig trying to re-establish hierarchy after grown

[Renaree]

So we introduced a baby male pig to our 3 year old male a couple of months ago and they got along great! But now that the baby has grown, he is now attempting to become the dominant pig.

Hes rumble strutting, humping and has grown bigger than the older pig. I was not expecting the power dynamic to change over time, is this normal?

Supplemental info: The older pig has a genetic urinary issue he is permanently on medication for, causing him to feel under the weather at times. Could this play a part in the young one challenging the roles?

 

[Piggies&buns]

It sounds as if the younger one has now hit his teens. Unfortunately there can be a change in dynamic once the baby has his own ideas on dominance. It may or may not be down to his illness - If the older one doesn’t feel great, then it can sometimes cause them to not be able to defend their position and allows the other to challenge, but equally it could just be that the baby was always going to be a dominant boy when he grew up.
While it is mild dominance, you do need to leave them to it and try to work things out between themselves.
One of them, needs to back down and be the submissive. If the older one isn’t prepared to relinquish his dominance and younger one is determined to take over, then this is where there could be problems.

 

[Renaree]

It sounds as if the younger one has now hit his teens. Unfortunately there can be a change in dynamic once the baby has his own ideas on dominance. It may or may not be down to his illness - If the older one doesn’t feel great, then it can sometimes cause them to not be able to defend their position and allows the other to challenge, but equally it could just be that the baby was always going to be a dominant boy when he grew up.
While it is mild dominance, you do need to leave them to it and try to work things out between themselves.
One of them, needs to back down and be the submissive. If the older one isn’t prepared to relinquish his dominance and younger one is determined to take over, then this is where there could be problems.

Thank you!