I'm feeling bad for Dan at the moment, when it was just him and Hank they played and groomed each other and were buds, but since I put them in with Jess its been rocky for him.
Jess is pretty indifferent to any of it, as long as they boys are vaguely in sight. Hank is all protective of Jess and picks on Dan something terrible. Dan is the bottom of the pile and often off alone now (to start with he tried to get involved). He kind of hangs out on the periphery, won't eat with the other 2 together (will eat tentatively with either 1 alone) from the hay box or the post (in the middle of the field) with nets on or on a new strip of grass (50m long strip). I do always have hay in multiple places so he can get his share. I wonder if his escaping is a bit to do with this too.
Is there something I can do to influence this? I currently feed Jess then Hank then Dan as that's their pecking order, would changing it up show the bossy 2 he is important to me? would taking him out for walks change their 'value' of him?
Dan is a completely different character to the other 2, they are bold and unfazed, I can walk up and slap/pat them and they don't care, if I shove them out the way they saunter off if they really have to. Dan scoots out of the way if you walk vaguely in his direction, the world melts if he's patted or you move too fast around him. I think this has got worse since they have all been together. Is he just the wrong fit for such a small bold group?
Jess is pretty indifferent to any of it, as long as they boys are vaguely in sight. Hank is all protective of Jess and picks on Dan something terrible. Dan is the bottom of the pile and often off alone now (to start with he tried to get involved). He kind of hangs out on the periphery, won't eat with the other 2 together (will eat tentatively with either 1 alone) from the hay box or the post (in the middle of the field) with nets on or on a new strip of grass (50m long strip). I do always have hay in multiple places so he can get his share. I wonder if his escaping is a bit to do with this too.
Is there something I can do to influence this? I currently feed Jess then Hank then Dan as that's their pecking order, would changing it up show the bossy 2 he is important to me? would taking him out for walks change their 'value' of him?
Dan is a completely different character to the other 2, they are bold and unfazed, I can walk up and slap/pat them and they don't care, if I shove them out the way they saunter off if they really have to. Dan scoots out of the way if you walk vaguely in his direction, the world melts if he's patted or you move too fast around him. I think this has got worse since they have all been together. Is he just the wrong fit for such a small bold group?