My new Boys! Pumpkin, Boo and Jack

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So.... since my last dear piggie Evangeline died I have been waiting till the right pigs came along.

I found out that a friend of someone else at the stables where I keep my horse was looking for good homes for 3 baby boars. She had rescued two pregnant sows from unpleasant conditions and had decided to rehome the boars. I was intending to get girls again but I went to look at the boys anyway, and they stole my heart , also I know that boars can be harder to rehome.

And yes, I am aware that a trio of boys can be hard to keep, and I am prepared that I may have to split them up if necessary but I am hoping that it works out, i have had a pair of boys from the same litter before and that worked fine but I have never had a trio. I was a bit nervous because Pumpkin and Boo are from one mummy and Jack (the tri-coloured) is from the other mummy pig, but apparently they have been together since they were 4 weeks and are very bonded. We shall see. They are now 10 weeks old. I have a spare Ferplast 120 in case i need to quickly separate....

They are still very nervous:

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left to right, Pumpkin, Boo and Jack.

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Pumpkin and Boo hiding :)

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Jack is the bravest!

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And he seems to enjoy "lap time"

Fingers crossed it all works out, but I have already spoken to the vet about neutering them to potentially live with rescue sows if they fall out. For now they have 3 houses, 3 food bowls etc and I'm trying to give them as much space as possible to minimise squabbling - so far they seem very fond of each other but I guess they have not hit adolescence yet.
 
Aw they are gorgeous boys and I really hope that the trio works out well. x
 
Awwwww x) So cute.

The first photo with his little face drool

Hope the trio works for you! Looking forward to lots of updates and photos!
 
Thank you :) My instinctive feeling is that Pumpkin and Boo will be fine together and I will have to bond Jack with another piggie. I was only going to take the two brothers, but then I had this awful feeling that Jack might end up on his own for a long time or even be rehomed as a single pig if no one else wanted him to bond with another boar so we agreed I would adopt all three. The woman who rescued the sows was lovely and knowledgeable I should add.

(whilst I type this my rabbit is practically galloping up and down the living room! I think she wants some attention!)
 
They are gorgeous!

Actually, it is not the fact that they are related or exactly the same, but simple the combination of the individual characters that determines how your little ones will get on once they hit the hormones. All the best!
 
Thank you :)

Pumpkin and Boo are very very similar in their personalities and stick together like glue - Jack is the brave one who is already wheeking and standing on his bowl begging and is easy to pick up. I will just watch them carefully for squabbling ;)

What age is it that they are most likely to start to fight? They are 10 weeks now. I have never had babies before, all my previous pigs have been adult rescues or from family and friends whose kids had got bored of them.

When the lady who rehomed them to me described how the sows were kept before she took them away I cried! It sounded like a case of accidental breeding got a out of hand and overwhelmed their original owners :(

One issue I did think of - if anyone has any advice - is that if the conditions the sows were in were really as she described, my boys are likely to be interbred. Am I likely to experience extra health issues with these boys? It does not matter - they needed a home - but I would like to be aware if there are likely to be more problems than usual.....
 
OMG! They are goergeous! drool I'm picking my two new boys up this weekend hopefully its so exciting :)) good luck with a trio!
 
Hi, your piggies are gorgeous! Usually, if young boars are going to fall out it will happen between the age of 6 months, possibly up to 18 months, after that they become more settled. I know people who have well bonded trios so hopefully yours will remain friends, if not you are prepared so they are all going to end up with a good life either way.

Your boys look very healthy and normal so i think it unlikely they will have extra health issues. Obviously the more generations of interbreeding the higher risk but if, say, they are the result of their mother breeding with a boar from a previous litter, left with her too long, i don't think you need to worry. As with all young piggies just make sure they are eating well, running about and steadily gaining weight
 
They are all lovely. Well done for getting them. I hope it all works out well. :)
 
Fingers crossed they can all stay friends! .... if not.... well, theres nothing wrong with getting another pig :))
Excellent Halloweeny names too!
 
They cute bless them if * get them castrated before domancey starts they should be fine they should be old enough to be castrated now i had same problem but left my castration to late and had split them up iv learnt now if * got more than 2 boars living together * will get problems if not castrated plz take this advise and get them done it will be a shame if * have to split them up 3 mths down line
 
Thank you for all your replies :)

Pound, Shilling and Pig - thank you for being re-assuring about the interbreeding issue :)

Toni - Thank you for your reply, however I already went to my small animal vet who is very rabbit/guinea pig minded and he advised that he would not neuter the piggies at this age and that whether they got on or not was more down to personality and space than neutering, eg. if they each have their own food bowl/hideyhouse/water bottle etc.

I will see how things go. But dont worry - I wont leave them in a situation where anyone is being bullied or left out :) I do appreciate your reply though and sorry that you had that negative experience with your boars.
 
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