Horses vs Donkeys ?

[mrg211]

Any reason to use one over the other?

[Ichzilla]

horse is faster and seems to live slightly longer IMO. but frankly having used both i dont really see a huge boon over donkey :/

[Marstil]

It seems weird to me that one would be faster, since in both cases, they are pulling a cart at the walking speed of the person leading them.

[Caelestus]

Carts travel on their own as well.

[AvasNem]

It seems that donkeys dont use the stables in the winter, or the they game wont register them. Horses need stables or they die in the winter.

[Mongoose]

Horses are better but not by much. It's better to have both so if one species is wiped out by disease, the other can take its place while it recuperates.

[Kitten Food]

horses eat more than donkeys. i ignore horse tech unless i can just buy it from a trader. even then, i dont keep horses around. same with cows.

[Mugzz]

Horses taste better.

[Mk Z]

Originally posted by Kitten Food:

horses eat more than donkeys. i ignore horse tech unless i can just buy it from a trader. even then, i dont keep horses around. same with cows.

how much more?

[Mk Z]

Originally posted by mutenroshie:

It seems that donkeys dont use the stables in the winter, or the they game wont register them. Horses need stables or they die in the winter.

horses which are attached to carts dont use stables too

[OKOK]

Donkey and horse with Carts dont eat. It like dogs. Saw this comment in the help screen.

If they dont carts they will behave like other animal. Eat and drink.

[LegionOfOne]

Honestly there is no real gameplay difference between horse and donkey for now.
It is useful to have both to better survive mass diseases : I once had half my horses die in an epidemic, I was glad to have donkeys then, and I increased the limit on donkeys until the horse pop catched up again.

But you should NEVER have more donkeys and horses than you have carts, use the limits on animal population and carts, and auto-produce the carts in the workshop, so you never have to feed or house the animals.
I once had 50 horses, 50 donkeys and 100 carts, auto-produced in two workshops.
Turns out it was way too much...
50 carts is plenty enough for 200 villagers, fyi.

[Mk Z]

do animals procreate when they all are attached to carts?

[Vinny]

Originally posted by Mk Z:

do animals procreate when they all are attached to carts?

Yes.

[Unicorn]

guys, is it just me or did all wild donkeys just disappear as soon as I completed "donkey domestification"????? 🤣🤣🤣

[Jeruzalem]

I prefer horses over donkeys from a logistical point of view. Horses can also be used for plows. Making them more versatile. For this reason, i ignore donkeys.