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Post by faz89 on Jan 24, 2012 0:35:24 GMT
was thinking along the lines of possibly breeding one of my boars with a friends female that she might be giving to me as shes no time for her anymore,if i put him with her just to breed once she was pregnant could he then return to his normal hutch with his brother,they are situated at the back of the house and she would be out of view.
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Post by neubunny on Jan 24, 2012 11:32:41 GMT
I've done this twice with perfect success - not knowing any different at the time - but most breeders don't recommend it.
From my experience, it was very much like a new introduction - with them having to go through establishing dominance (posturing, chasing etc) all over again.
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Post by faz89 on Jan 24, 2012 12:53:59 GMT
id just like to experience having my little piggy litter and friends would gladly give them a good home u just didnt want to upset my little fella but i thought surely he will be ok if hes only goin in with her for a little time each day till shes pregnant then he can carry on livin happily with his brother and she will be out of sight so they sont smell her and fight hopefully,is there a reason why breeders dont recommend it do you know?
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Post by Kayleigh on Jan 24, 2012 19:01:56 GMT
Its very unlikely the boar will catch the sow first time. Unless you plan things 100% and work out exactly when the sows in heat ect. Boars should generally be left with sows for 4 weeks minimum to breed.
As to introducing him back into the pair or group (going on your other post) this could cause extreme fights with the boars. If the smell the sow they are most likely to fight. I have introduced bred boars back into pairs fine BUT i also have several ex paired boars who i breed from and they now live alone as they wont re pair.
So if you decide to breed you will need to house the two pigs togeather for at least 4 weeks. sows come into season every 2 weeks or so. So your boar would have 2 chances to catch the sow.
Then you would need bathe your boar and reintroduce your boars togeather, and hope for the best.
As said it CAN work. But it can also go very wrong.
best of luck
Kayleigh
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Post by faz89 on Jan 24, 2012 23:18:06 GMT
sorry im new to this all really,making myself sound silly,so just from him being with her even after a bath they could still cause fights,so hed either live with her and be neutered if going with her,not go near her or go with her have a bath and hope for the best but it might not work out.thank u for all u info kayleigh
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Post by Kayleigh on Jan 26, 2012 7:42:12 GMT
No problem, we are all here to help. the more questions the better. It stops silly mistakes happening.
If you want to breed one of your boars with a sow, then if you want to put him back with a boar you will need to bathe hiim and hope for the best. you may not get all the scent off him. Sometimes i think boars just know if the other has been with a sow also. Its a risky thing but can work. I just choose to be safer and if they dont get along after being bred, then i seperate them and they live next to eachother but cant get at eachother.
If you want a boar to house with a sow or group of sows he needs to be neutered and then you must wait 6 weeks before putting him with the sows. As this is the time it takes for him to heal and the safe time so he doesnt inpregnate the sows.
Can i ask why you want to breed? Im not dimissing it, just making sure you know the pros, cons and what can happen with breeding. Its not something that should be done on a spur moment. You need to prepare yourself for what can happen to the sow and her pups. And in your case what to do with the boars if they dont pair up.
Breeding is a lovely experience and one i will help others with if they decide to breed. But breeding because "its cute" isnt a reason i agree with. As im sure you can imagine.
Kayleigh
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Post by faz89 on Jan 26, 2012 23:05:12 GMT
im not goin to risk that either as i dont really want him to end up being seperated on his own.iv been lookin into breeding for few weeks and been speakin alot to the breeder who i got my teddys from about the process and pros and cons so was just gatherin all info i could.talking to the breeder about it all and seein her doing it made me think id like to try doing it for a hobbie could u say or for the experience,yes i no it can be very risky and i havent the facilities at the min to do something like breedin as id need a shed and more cages to have boar,sow,babies etc.
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Post by faz89 on Jan 26, 2012 23:06:50 GMT
but its something id like to do one day....
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