new baby pig

[Laurenjade]

hi there, i'm new to the forum and would like a bit of advice if possible please.

i have 2 females, both just over a year old, they have lived together since they were babies, both of them no problem.

my daughter wanted another pig so today we went and got a new baby female.
i introduced them, on a big blanket in the living room, plenty of food and hay for them. they were absolutley fine, just a bit of sniffing and no aggression shown from any of them. so great i thought. my daughter looked after them while i cleaned all their hutch out and put new bedding and hay etc in.

i put them all in the hutch and the 2 adults just went crazy with each other, teeth chattering, hair standing up and before i could stop it they flew at each other and started fighting, one of them drew blood. i took the baby out and both the adults just went back to normal again with no aggression to each other.

is this normal? i cant understand whats making them fight, well obviously something to do with the baby?


please help, my daughter is devastated :...

 

[primrose]

Oh no, that's a real shame. I know that trios are the most difficult group of piggies to get right - much depends on the personlity of the individual piggies. The problem is that when you add a newcomer, the existing piggies have to establish their hierarchy all over again. It sounds like your older girls both thought that it would be a good idea for them to be top pig... It is rare that sows won't accept a baby sow, but not unknown.
I would be very wary about putting the baby in again(I don't think that I'd risk it, full stop), if your older girls have injured each other. I'm sure that other posters will advise here too.
Would it be a possibility for you to keep the baby in another hutch/cage and get her a friend?