Originally posted by Polonius Ulf:

I have almost convinced myself that time does not pass for my boars unless I am present. I moved all of my farming operations, including tree farming, to the boar farm, built elaborate defenses around the farm, and so on.

If it turns out that I need to sleep with my boars, I am going to rename the farm to "Dogpatch."

Well since time doesn't pass when you are not present, you may want to push yourself over the edge of convincing yourself.