Breeding deer experiment - deer not interested?

[AirToob]

I have plenty of cows, all hauling.

In the pen I have two deer, one male and one female (another deer in the pen died).

I was experimenting to see if I could build up a small herd in captivity, which could occasionally be slaughtered for leather and meat.

They have been there for a very long time, but do not seem interested in producing any little deer.

Should they be?

The two deer are the only animals in the pen.

[Rabies]

They should be, mine have been very industrious in the past. Their breeding can also depend on the size of the pen so maybe build a new pen only for deer?

[AirToob]

Thanks, will give that a try.

Maybe since the pen marker includes cows, the game is counting them even though they are hauling and thinks the pen is overcrowded? We'll see...

[AirToob]

Originally posted by Morbious:

:P kill the wild life might also have hit the "animal" cap

winters a good time (there dying anyway) if i purge my map i get alot of sheep /cows
but
i cut off access to force starve the wildlife living in the boundary and built towers for purging the meat eaters (i hate rats in game)

Sounds like a very useful tip.

No action in the pen so far, after a couple more winters, will try this suggestion when the current cold snap finishes... don't want settlers getting hypothermia going out and slaughtering just now...

[AirToob]

One question before I dive into this not-so-simple situation:

Does the animal cap apply PER SPECIES or to total number of animals?

In other words, is it the total number of DEER on the map that affects deer breeding in pens?

Or is it the total number of ANIMALS on the map of any species that affects deer breeding in pens?

[SeVerin]

Originally posted by AirToob:

Does the animal cap apply PER SPECIES or to total number of animals?

Per species :)

[CaoLex]

Okay, this will sound stupid but make sure that the gender of both deers is different.
I did this mistake with sheep.

[AirToob]

Originally posted by SeWerin:

Originally posted by AirToob:

Does the animal cap apply PER SPECIES or to total number of animals?

Per species :)

Thanks!
Can you say something about what the cap is, how it operates, or point me at where the info is?

[AirToob]

Originally posted by CaoLex:

Okay, this will sound stupid but make sure that the gender of both deers is different.
I did this mistake with sheep.

Yes, they are different!

And finally, after what seems like an excessive number of seasons, an offspring has finally arrived...

[SeVerin]

Originally posted by AirToob:

Can you say something about what the cap is, how it operates, or point me at where the info is?

Not much to say, really. Check the AnimalBase.json and under each animal, there is "maxCount": accompanied by the number. That number represents the cap size of that animal.

We don't suggest changing the numbers (to increase them), as it may affect the game stability and overall experience.

[AirToob]

Originally posted by SeWerin:

Originally posted by AirToob:

Can you say something about what the cap is, how it operates, or point me at where the info is?

Not much to say, really. Check the AnimalBase.json and under each animal, there is "maxCount": accompanied by the number. That number represents the cap size of that animal.

We don't suggest changing the numbers (to increase them), as it may affect the game stability and overall experience.

That was a lot more than I knew before - thanks.

To save people looking them up, maxcount values (not edited) for various animals are currently (25 July 22):

Deer: 10
Hare: 15
Wolf: 8
Boar: 8
Fox: 10
Rat: 15
Cow: 12
Goat: 12
Sheep: 12
Chicken: 15
Dog: 10

So I have 13 domesticated cows... er... how did that come about if maxcount=12?
(Bug-reported it low priority in case you want to look.)