Hi
I know this comes up occasionally but wanted to ask about my specific setup
I have two old spot crosses, Januaries, a boar and a gilt. Next week I pick up a January boar as well, he's a fortnight younger but being a Welsh I'm expecting them to be about the same size by this age.
The gilt is going mid-June, so I was planning on keeping the new boar on his own in the adjacent (stock fence with post and rail top and bottom, concreted in) paddock, then putting him with the other boar once the gilt has gone? The two boys are going late August so it wouldn't be for long and I know about what's real fighting vs what's just squabbling so I'm not so worried about that bit.
Would I be better sticking all three together and letting them get on with it? Gut says no but equally not sure about the new one doing a fortnight in solitary (I know isolation is good practice but am guessing would usually be more than one animal?). We don't normally buy extra stock in part way through so this is new to me!
Thanks for any advice