Animal food consumption

[Just Johnnie]

My friend set up a private server and stuff seemed to eat way too much so he turned the consumption down to .1 but stuff is starving all the time. Is there another setting to turn down how often they are hungry or anything else we should change?

[Tagger]

They're probably set to not eat until they reach 60%

If that's the case, and they eat something that gains them (lets say) 1% - then they will just eat that 1 item, getting them to 61%, and then eat that one item again, when reaching 61%.
So they'll effectively look like they're starving all the time.

If you want to avoid this; use better foods.
Otherwise just ignore it - they aren't starving :)

[Setian]

You can automate feeding along with farming with a tribesmen to prevent this issue.
Craft for example turkey food, processed food is more reliable.

In this order:
Automate fertilizing (stone, ash, feces)
Automate farming (around 3 different crop plots to start with)
Automate cooking (animal foods)
Automate feeding (water, feeding trog)
Automate breeding

These are a lot of steps... but everything here can be automated if you are at least near: Stone, Clay, Fibers and Trees (also add a well and give your tribemen water containers, automate tools and check the check box to dispose burnt up tools by tribesmen)

I don't know how many animals you have, but having the hunger on 0.1 shouldn't really cause issues for just a little bit of food

I hope this help :)