Posh, Ginger and who?

:agr: wholeheartedly! It’s not just the piggies who’ve ‘been through the wars’. The best way to look at it is that you wanted to give Hector a fab living arrangement. Unfortunately they don’t seem to have gotten the memo 🤦🏾‍♀️😊
 
Free Ranger said:
I'm sorry it didn't work out - I really hoped your 'bonding' would go better than ours did.
George was happier with the girls next door than he was on his own - once he had assured himself that Zara couldn't get through! It took her nearly a week to stop cracking teeth at him through the bars. It unsettled the bond between Zara and Louise for a day or so. It was like Louise couldn't get over Zara putting a blocker on things because she took a fancy to George, and there was a lot of pee spraying and back leg kicking when Zara went up to her! But things did settle back down.

George has now found a friend to live with. We got a call from a lady who we had a 'last piggy' from years back, asking if we were in the market for a lone female last week. After the recent bonding traumas I was in two minds but after a couple of calls we decided to give Flora a try on a fit-or-return basis, because of course she had to like George, George had to like her, and Zara had to not kick off about it all. I'm not sure George was entirely convinced: if Louise was a Green and Zara was a Red (and how!) then Flora is Amber. She's 2 and quite a little girl and after a week it looks like George is dominant (although barely, I mean it's George, and he's wiping pee off his face every day) which is good for us as when the weather improves and they go outside she'll hopefully follow his lead and he's a safe pair of paws.

If you do social media it might be worth putting out feelers for any lone sows locally? People can be glad they're off their hands sometimes.
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I don’t really do social media, but I did open a Facebook account after Bill died when we were trying to find a rescue that would take residential bonding for Ted. In the end we plummed for neutering which worked fine for Ted but still have the account. I won’t rule that out, I have a couple of possible options in the pipeline for Hector to find a friend, I’ll see how we go, but thanks, it is so interesting to read that your girls fell out over George too while in the bonding process, nobody ever tells you that that can happen. I was just expecting them to like him or not, not fall out amongst themselves, :doh: I think maybe three is an awkward number for some, he did follow Ginger round sniffing her bum just before the fight broke out between Posh and Ginger so maybe there was a bit of jealousy that the underpig was getting all the attention?
 
Oh no! I’m so sorry the bonding didn’t work out, but I always try to see the positive in things and the positive out of this situation is that you get another piggie! Glad to hear that they have settled down now aswell. ❤
 
Freya1234 said:
Oh no! I’m so sorry the bonding didn’t work out, but I always try to see the positive in things and the positive out of this situation is that you get another piggie! Glad to hear that they have settled down now aswell. ❤
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Thank you, yes they are all fine now, just need to find Hector a little friend 😄
 
Bill & Ted said:
Hector has managed to hitch a lift with our vet trip partners (Jamie and Kevin) up to Northampton 😄 He is staying with Debbie for a couple of weeks
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How exciting for him! Ted had a lovely time and was spoiled rotten while staying with Aunty Debbie so I'm sure Hector will too!
 
Bill & Ted said:
I know it was such a fail! After all that time in adjacent cages I thought it would be ok, but no it really was a no show! 😞
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I had a failed bond back in October when I took Edward and Elizabeth on a date with two young sows but it wasn’t meant to be 😞 It’s so disheartening isn’t it x
 
Claire W said:
I had a failed bond back in October when I took Edward and Elizabeth on a date with two young sows but it wasn’t meant to be 😞 It’s so disheartening isn’t it x
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Yes it is! It was so easy with Ted that I assumed it would be pretty easy too, if a little more lively. The girls seemed so quiet since Ted died. then Hector arrived and they picked up no end, kissing and grooming through the bars, I really thought it would work. Then the bonding was horrendous, scary from the word go 😩
 
Bill & Ted said:
Yes it is! It was so easy with Ted that I assumed it would be pretty easy too, if a little more lively. The girls seemed so quiet since Ted died. then Hector arrived and they picked up no end, kissing and grooming through the bars, I really thought it would work. Then the bonding was horrendous, scary from the word go 😩
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I’m so sorry it didn’t work 😞 but I’m glad Hector has bonded with Kiki 🙂 x
 
Bill & Ted said:
A little Posh and Ginger spam, keeping up Bill and Ted’s grass tradition :D We have had Kiki and Hector wheeking at Posh and Ginger tonight while they were on the sofa. They could obviously smell the grass!
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No, I reckon Kiki just wanted more toys/pigs to jump on and over in her obstacle course cage really! :D:))
 
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