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Torc
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Location: North Clare
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 Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 4:19 pm Post subject: Mixing weaners |
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Has anyone any experience of buying in weaners from different soucres? Do they fight? Will the smallest be bullied any more than if they all came from the same litter?
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dara
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Location: Mayo
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 10:38 am Post subject: |
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| They will certainly fight and if one lot are bigger or have a more territorial disposition the others will suffer to some degree. I try to avoid it but have had to mix litters to save space in the past - sometimes they settle down after a bit of a row but on one occassion I had to destroy two slips after scratches they incurred during fighting became infected. |
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Torc
Joined: 29 Jan 2007
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Location: North Clare
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Dara. That's what I was afraid of. I think I'll stick with getting them from the one source.
Regards, Torc
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