Since the surprise litter of babies, the boar has been acting strange. He is "kneading" the ground like a cat, jaw chomping and foaming a bit at the mouth when we are around, and is a little pushier than normal. I have moved the mom out of his pen, and also moved the other gilt just prior to her having babies. He was good with the unexpected babies, but was also trying to mount the mom. Is this behavior just from the hormones flying in the air from the birth and impending birth? Or am I missing something?
I'm beginning to wonder if he REALLY likes us gals when we go to visit and work around the pigs. The pigs with babies have been moved now for some time, and he's not really interested in the babies in the pasture unless we are there. Today a friend (also female) and I were over on the next pasture putting up the new chicken area, and Wilburt seemed, um, quite "excited" by our presence....it was rather disturbing. I think he might have a crush??? He's never mean, sometimes rude, and for the past few weeks frothing at the mouth (only when people are around, and around her the people are almost always ladies), and he makes a pawing action like a cat "knitting".
He's always gentle, even when rude. When I was installing the electric fencing in his area, he kept "goosing" me and not my hubby. He has never used his tusks or tried to bite or anything mean.
Anyone have any thoughts - I really don't like seeing the boar on the other side of the fence doing, um, disturbing, um, things...????
I'm beginning to wonder if he REALLY likes us gals when we go to visit and work around the pigs. The pigs with babies have been moved now for some time, and he's not really interested in the babies in the pasture unless we are there. Today a friend (also female) and I were over on the next pasture putting up the new chicken area, and Wilburt seemed, um, quite "excited" by our presence....it was rather disturbing. I think he might have a crush??? He's never mean, sometimes rude, and for the past few weeks frothing at the mouth (only when people are around, and around her the people are almost always ladies), and he makes a pawing action like a cat "knitting".
He's always gentle, even when rude. When I was installing the electric fencing in his area, he kept "goosing" me and not my hubby. He has never used his tusks or tried to bite or anything mean.
Anyone have any thoughts - I really don't like seeing the boar on the other side of the fence doing, um, disturbing, um, things...????
