Hello! I am a moderately experienced pig owner who came home with three pregnant girls last week. They were found in a dumpster (!) with seven males all boxed up together. A local animal rescue picked them up. My friend works there and knew I was looking for a companion for my other female pig (from humane league) so she called me. Short story, I sexed them all and was talked into taking all the girls home!
Thanks for having a great forum, most of my panicking questions were answered already. My remaining question is about their socialization--they were breeder pigs and one is still completely terrified of me. She will actually lunge to try and bite. I don't want to add additional stress, but I need to clean their area, etc. Any advice?
The other two have calmed down greatly and will come to take veggies from my hand. So far I have been ignoring the terrified one-- just letting her watch and hear me. I have only handled her three times and each time it gets worse. She's panting by the end! Thanks for your help.
Thanks for having a great forum, most of my panicking questions were answered already. My remaining question is about their socialization--they were breeder pigs and one is still completely terrified of me. She will actually lunge to try and bite. I don't want to add additional stress, but I need to clean their area, etc. Any advice?
The other two have calmed down greatly and will come to take veggies from my hand. So far I have been ignoring the terrified one-- just letting her watch and hear me. I have only handled her three times and each time it gets worse. She's panting by the end! Thanks for your help.