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Ianflow

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What do you Shear?
« on: November 29, 2013, 03:06:21 pm »

I'm curious what other Forts use....

I usually end up with Alpacas and Goats, becausei thought Goats were able to be sheared....

I'm switching over to Alpaca and Sheep, due to both being adorable, and Sheep still having horns.
I'm tempted to mod in Goats and Satyrs being shearable though....

What do you use DFers, or do you not use any Shearable animals?
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« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2013, 04:28:37 pm »

I thought the title was one of these randomly generated Spambot Titles O_o
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Re: What do you Shear?
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2013, 04:42:07 pm »

Not quite shearing but my main source of clothing right now is webs from a FB that I managed to trap. Took AGES to get the damned thing, but it was totally worth it for FB fashionable silk clothing.

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Re: What do you Shear?
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2013, 04:46:58 pm »

I don't shave. I shear.
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Okay, okay. Alpacas, llamas and sheeps.
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Re: What do you Shear?
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2013, 08:03:44 pm »

Usually, I don't. I always just stuck with pig tail fiber.
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Re: What do you Shear?
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2013, 08:44:21 pm »

I don't shave. I shear.
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Okay, okay. Alpacas, llamas and sheeps.

But that's like, all the shearable animals.

I like sheep, myself. Low grazing requirements, and the males give horns when butchered.

Though if given the chance, having trolls to shear would be cool. You'll have to mod them to be tameable though. Or if you are feeling sadistic, set male dwarves to make their beards shearable. Which I have done a few times before, with varying results.
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« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2013, 09:59:49 pm »

Goblins, of course

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But If I did use farm animals for purposes other than butchering, Alpacas.
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Re: What do you Shear?
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2013, 10:32:56 pm »

I use all shearable animals... for meat. I get all my cloth from trading and invaders.
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Re: What do you Shear?
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2013, 11:28:33 pm »


When I shear it's usually all three.  Plus trolls sometimes.

It's more fun for me to have ten of each instead of thirty of one.

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Re: What do you Shear?
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2013, 05:22:13 am »

I like to use llamas, just for the Monty Python reference.

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