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AxiomUnbroken Sep 28, 2016 @ 3:17am
Farming Animals
So... some animals just need to eat grass. If you make a huge allowable area for them to eat in, then a safe space to pull them back, they will breed unhindered. Buy some grizzlies to keep it clean of competition for food and make baby grizzlies. Self producing farm. lol. Greatness.
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ministrog Sep 28, 2016 @ 5:15am 
I've made a post previously about breeding animals for food in A15. It's not viable. But if you breed animals for other reason, it should be fine.
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AxiomUnbroken Sep 28, 2016 @ 5:42am 
OH OK, SO.... My method of obtaining free food for your farm animals is not viable because you posted previously about it? got it... I'll just slaughter all 50 of my animals I don't have to bother feeding, because you said so.
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Mr W Sep 28, 2016 @ 5:48am 
If you have a large enough free range area to support the animals it can be viable. If the growing season is all year round, anyways. Honestly, supplementing that with a small hay field can get you through winter. Some people will say that growing anything but corn is ineffifcient, but I usually have too much food for my guys (on non-extreme biomes, anyways), so you do really need to be perfect to survive.
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PolecatEZ Sep 28, 2016 @ 5:49am 
On certain maps and in certain situations, maintaining meat herds are viable. However, on those maps, its still less labor intensive just to slaughter the random herds of wild animals that show up.

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ShunTheWitch Sep 28, 2016 @ 5:57am 
The space i would use for muffalo+haygrass seems const effective for the children to be insta slaughtered the milk and that sweet wool. But hey try maintaining 3 thrumbos because the two you got wanna ♥♥♥♥ and eat constantly.
Last edited by ShunTheWitch; Sep 28, 2016 @ 6:21am
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ministrog Sep 28, 2016 @ 7:09am 
Originally posted by AxiomUnbroken:
OH OK, SO.... My method of obtaining free food for your farm animals is not viable because you posted previously about it? got it... I'll just slaughter all 50 of my animals I don't have to bother feeding, because you said so.
No need to be too hasty, you can slaughter them 5 at a time if you want.

Joking aside, it seems you are fine with growing hay to feed your animals. I could warn you that it may get harder if you plan on upgrading your walls/weapons/armour or increase your colony's pop. Than again, I know nothing of what you wanted to do with that playthrough.
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darkrajin Sep 28, 2016 @ 7:13am 
I like farming animals, especially muffalos, since they produce both milk, and wool..... But I hate farming chickens, those things breed faster then rats, and will quickly swarm and eat all the grass / hay in an area >,>
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ShunTheWitch Sep 28, 2016 @ 7:17am 
Originally posted by darkrajin:
I like farming animals, especially muffalos, since they produce both milk, and wool..... But I hate farming chickens, those things breed faster then rats, and will quickly swarm and eat all the grass / hay in an area >,>
Just keep hens, slaughter all roosters on site, including the ones traders bring by get your snipers on those! (joking about the last one dont sniper the chickens unless you want to kill the caravan...) But i can agree with enjoying animals in the colony, only i enjoy them for other reasons, RELEASE THE SLOTHS
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ministrog Sep 28, 2016 @ 7:25am 
Originally posted by Shun The Witch:
Originally posted by darkrajin:
I like farming animals, especially muffalos, since they produce both milk, and wool..... But I hate farming chickens, those things breed faster then rats, and will quickly swarm and eat all the grass / hay in an area >,>
Just keep hens, slaughter all roosters on site, including the ones traders bring by get your snipers on those! (joking about the last one dont sniper the chickens unless you want to kill the caravan...) But i can agree with enjoying animals in the colony, only i enjoy them for other reasons, RELEASE THE SLOTHS
Those things are no joke. I was trying to tame one and it 2 shotted my tamer.
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ShunTheWitch Sep 28, 2016 @ 7:31am 
Originally posted by Schrödinger:
Originally posted by Shun The Witch:
Just keep hens, slaughter all roosters on site, including the ones traders bring by get your snipers on those! (joking about the last one dont sniper the chickens unless you want to kill the caravan...) But i can agree with enjoying animals in the colony, only i enjoy them for other reasons, RELEASE THE SLOTHS
Those things are no joke. I was trying to tame one and it 2 shotted my tamer.
And then let us remember the grand power of thrumbos, we need a giant carnivore that isnt a bear.
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AxiomUnbroken Sep 28, 2016 @ 9:32pm 
ok, I think you all missed what I am saying by like 1000000000 miles, and about 3500 years. They EAT GRASS... just make a zone on the map that is huge and they will wander and EAT ON THEIR OWN. You can drag select them back to town by a designated ZONE for harvesting and safty from raiders. Only problem is when they sleep...

Anyway, I'm not feeding them, ITS A FREE FARM! I digress.
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AxiomUnbroken Sep 28, 2016 @ 9:33pm 
I will admit the time it takes for young animals to reach maturity is redic... but if your bothering to farm and not V lining to the end game. your prob building your great society. So, in that case, your in it for the long haul.
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RayvenQ Sep 28, 2016 @ 11:11pm 
Originally posted by AxiomUnbroken:
ok, I think you all missed what I am saying by like 1000000000 miles, and about 3500 years. They EAT GRASS... just make a zone on the map that is huge and they will wander and EAT ON THEIR OWN. You can drag select them back to town by a designated ZONE for harvesting and safty from raiders. Only problem is when they sleep...

Anyway, I'm not feeding them, ITS A FREE FARM! I digress.

Its a tactic that can work great if the map conditions allow it. Not all map conditions do however, myself I alternate between free range and barn, to give the grass a chance to grow back and protect my animals when needed

Originally posted by Schrödinger:
I've made a post previously about breeding animals for food in A15. It's not viable. But if you breed animals for other reason, it should be fine.

Depends on the animal, chickens are very viable for food, once they're in larger flocks, it can get to the point where you're not only using eggs for colonist meals, but also for kibble (combined with hay or corn) to feed your chickens and other animals.
Last edited by RayvenQ; Sep 28, 2016 @ 11:14pm
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bigsengineer Sep 29, 2016 @ 12:58am 
Originally posted by darkrajin:
I like farming animals, especially muffalos, since they produce both milk, and wool..... But I hate farming chickens, those things breed faster then rats, and will quickly swarm and eat all the grass / hay in an area >,>
set a seperate animal area away from the hes for ur roosters and u never get fertazlied eggs. its a great way to get the eggs u want but not have to kill ur roosters.
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bigsengineer Sep 29, 2016 @ 1:00am 
Originally posted by AxiomUnbroken:
ok, I think you all missed what I am saying by like 1000000000 miles, and about 3500 years. They EAT GRASS... just make a zone on the map that is huge and they will wander and EAT ON THEIR OWN. You can drag select them back to town by a designated ZONE for harvesting and safty from raiders. Only problem is when they sleep...

Anyway, I'm not feeding them, ITS A FREE FARM! I digress.
free farm is viable but dangerous for more reasons than just raiders. so to answer question yes u can do it but its likely easier to just grow hay or make kibble
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