[Gpdd] Behavior: Advice on piggie introductions

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My experience is that in general the boar rules the roost in a multi pig 
household. he picks his fav girl and if she is the right temperament she 
comes the boss sow. In this case a very young sow might be best so she 
accepts Isabel as a mother figure rather than picking a sow in her prime who 
might want to challenge Isabel for he spot. If the boar keeps order all is 
fine, but their are some sows who refuse to live with other sows and its 
hard to know in advance. In this case since the new sow would be spayed she 
would be less hormonally driven to want to rule the roost, so she's a good 
choice for a third in a trio. I'm quite sure others here will have had many 
different experiences so everybody should chime in.

I have had overly bossy sows who calmed right down when introduced to a 
boar. Since these two have been a pair for a long time a new should fit in 
but there's no guarantee, the spaying gives much greater hope.  Lotsa and 
happiness for your new group. Sandy and Sammy