How to deal with cold and farming animals?

[Shaldoryn]

Hi
I'm a new player and search for tips about cold and farming animals. Basically, I have some turkeys that are freezing outside (negative temp). I read here and there that I need to have a closed place with some heat. The issue is, how the ++++ do you do that ??
They are now outside in a place with a marker, surrounded by fences. For each of those farming animals, I can only specify with marker, but not a zone like for pets, and like I should be able following what read (or was the game updated since then?). I don't know how to build a heated closed room that they can reach automatically or manually.
There is a mecanic I don't get AT ALL. I know I'm a stupid player, but I am that stupid? :-/
Anyway, thx for the help!

[ᖇIᑎ]

You can put the pen marker in an enclosed room inside? I mean, that's how I have my pen animals in an ice sheet, under a mountain. Is this another mod thing and not vanilla? :/

[Astasia]

Animal flaps don't break the pen area. So you can have a small heated room connected to the pen with an animal flap and your animals can stay warm in there.

[Tam]

You can make a barn and use a cloth door instead of a normal one, then it counts as part of their enclosur.

[Shaldoryn]

Ok, I see, I don't think I have this kind of door yet. I also coudn't create a marker in an enclosed room, I don't know why, as trying just now works. But in this case I would need to relocate manually, when with that special door, it will be part of the enclosure, if I understand it correctly.
Thx guys!

[Excellion]

Messaggio originale di Shaldoryn ☣:

Hi
For each of those farming animals, I can only specify with marker, but not a zone like for pets, and like I should be able following what read (or was the game updated since then?).

I think you might be following a guide for Rimworld 1.2, where you could place animal zones and animals would automatically wander to them and stay inside them.

In 1.3 you have to create an enclosed space (Either using walls or fences) for your livestock to stay in, and your pawns will haul the livestock to them. If you create a building with walls you can place a heater or other heat source to heat it up.

If you have grazing animals using (only) a walled building with a roof isn't optimal of course, as the roof prevents grass from growing. In that case you will want to create a heated building with an animal flap as a door. That way the animals can both enter the heated building to warm up, and the outside area where they can graze.

[Tam]

Messaggio originale di Shaldoryn ☣:

Ok, I see, I don't think I have this kind of door yet. ....

The door should be avaiable from the beginning, it is under the same category that walls, fences and doors are (structure?). all you need to build it is some leather or cloth.

[grapplehoeker]

An example of a small pen with an animal shed attached.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2558535142
I sometimes place a heater and/or a cooling unit in there too, but in this case, I used the heat from the geothermal power plant to heat it ;)