Three little pigs

Question
I have 2 male neuted PBP and 1 female kune kune, my 2 boys wilbur and rasher are brothers and tend to pick on my girl sally. I found her another female kune that needed a home as i felt like she needed a friend. The new pig and sally got on fine but my boys started to pick on her as they do with sally but sally just runs away from them but the new pig didnt, she attacked the boys in defence and almost ripped rashers ear off, i had to rehome the new pig, she is very happy with a friend of mine. I stil feel tha sally needs a friend and would really love to breed her and keep one of her piglets for company for her but dont know whether the boys will accept it, and would i have to seperate them if she did have piglets.

Answer
Pigs see the world as a ladder, with each pig, person or pet on his or her own rung. In your group of pigs, Sally is the bottom pig. When a new pig is brought into a group, the new pig must find his or her rung on the social ladder. The pigs will fight until they decide who sits on which rung.

The best way to introduce a new pig is to set things up so the pigs can see and smell, but not reach, the new comer. Switch blankets, food dishes, toys, etc. between the current pigs and the new pig, so they get used to the new smells.

The best, but hardest, thing to do is let the pigs sort things out between themselves, without interference. Put Vaseline on all the pigs ears so they can't get a good grip to bite. If the males have tusks, get them trimmed. Put all the pigs together, in a secure pen with a little popcorn scattered around. Then walk away and let them figure out which pig goes on which rung.

Kune kunes, bearded pigs, Piney Rooters, American Heritage and other exotic pigs often turn up in rescues and sanctuaries devoted to pot-bellied pigs. One advantage of adopting an adult pig from a sanctuary is that adult pigs have distinct personalities, and the rescue can help you find a more passive pig like Sally, who would naturally allow your pot-bellied pigs to be the dominant pigs. Also, adopting a spayed or neutered pig is a big cost savings. Intact female pigs can have severe piggy pms, making them aggressive or disruptive. There's a list of rescues at www.farec.org