Wanting to rehome pigs

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I would like help from people in rescues as you will know what I will be allowed.

I have 2 boys, still quite young. 10wks now I think. However, I am hoping to expand my family :)

I'd quite like a group of girls. Of course, I realise my boys would need to be snipped. I'd quite like to house the boys together and the girls together but build an enclosure around the two hutches so they can all socialise together and see/hear each other. I plan on building something into the garden, which will take some time, so I need to know if this would be an appropriate way of going about it. I had two boys and was instantly gutted that it meant i was less likely to be able to have more.

Any suggestions would be welcome and if my post needs putting in another section, sorry.

I have my eye on 3 but I fear they'll be gone by the time I'm ready

I am looking to rescue piggies, I'd quite like 2 or 3 girls. Help!
 
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Neutering your boys would not change their temperament only their ability to reproduce. The problem with putting girls in such close proximaty to the boys is it may cause your boys to fall out. This may not happen but it is something to bare in mind.

Also you can only have 1 neutered male in with a group of girls as again the boys will fall out over the girls.

Is there any way you could have some girls but house them separately from the boys so they can not see or smell them. Or you could have another pair of boys but these would also need to be kept separate from your boys.
 
It will be a while before you could have your lads neutered, then you could only have one boar in with a group of sows, so possibly you could create two groups. x
 
Or you could try to get one or two more boys and try to have a group of three or four boys. Though that may not work and they might fight, so then you'd have to have 2 pairs, or if they still fought you'd need to seperate them.

You could try to get two or three girls, and keep them seperate to the boys, but next to them, if you wanted to try it. But your boys might fight and need to be moved far away from the girls. Or they might fall out and never make friends again and need to be seperated.

Two groups of one neutered boys and some girls might be good? They could be next to each other, since the boys couldn't fight.
 
Much as i admire you wanting more piggies you have not had your boys long, I would wait until they have gone through the hormonal stage and see if they remain together as a pair (as you never know!) If they come through that crucial stage together, then leave them together and maybe get another pair of boars - unfortunately boars get overlooked at rescue more often than you would believe! If they fail to stay friends then consider getting them both neutered and a wife. BUT to do this you need to wait till they are a year old (unless they start fighting earlier)
 
Well, the idea was always to wait until they were older so that I could see how they got on. However, if we were going to do this, we need to plan for it because I wanted to build a special area in the garden.

Thank you for all the information..It doesn't look like its a very good idea does it lol. I guess I will see how my boys get on, if they decide they dont like eachother, get a gf for each of them, otherwise it looks like its a no go :(
 
Lots of people have 2 or 3 pairs of boars if you want lots of piggies there is nothing to stop you apart from time and money
 
So, if I have another pair of boars, all should be well? For example, will the scent of the other boys cause fights or anxiety? How about socialising them in a large central run etc
 
There are no guarantees all will be well, unfortunately... but I know a lot of people who keep many boar pairs together in separate cages but in ** room. I think Bonnie in Australia have 9 cages or so, all boys :)

They will probably not be able to share a run at floortime, but maybe talk through grids?
 
Ok, well thats not so bad. I look at the pictures of pigs needing homes and it breaks my heart and makes me wana help..but not at the detriment of the ones i've already got.

I dare say we could fashion something that could be used to divide the run when needs be..or have two enclosures next to each other. OH is quite keen on the idea now too :) yey.

My Rescue dog might explode from the excitement lol...my rescue cat couldnt care less :(|)
 
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