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[Zaerosz]

I was discussing grazing animals with a friend I introduced to DF lately, and she asked if any of the egg-laying animals available on embark were grazers. I mentioned that the only egg-laying grazers were elk birds, and from there we started wondering if we'd ever be able to have dwarves provide grazing animals with food instead of requiring them to find their own - which, in the case of things like elk birds, can and will lead to them starving to death before their eggs hatch.

So, to this end, I propose the addition of a tag (present by default on cave wheat and longland grass) that allows that plant to be bundled up into bales or otherwise processed into feed, which can then be left in a pasture for animals to feed on as necessary, or hand-fed to animals like elk birds that may be unable to get their own food. Failing that, they could be enabled to eat from the tile next to their nest box. This tag would also help massively with underground keeping of grazing animals, especially if one is too far underground to get reliable access to grass without a lot of hassle. And by adding it as a tag, modders are free to create their own plants, even specifically for feeding animals with.

[mastahcheese]

I like this concept.

[polle]

And feed the dogs with Goblin/meat/bones/cartilage and [SMALL_REMAINS]

[Azerty]

The following threads speak about similar ideas:

• Feed Bins (September 20th, 2013)
• Feeding Troughs for animals, and the insane. (May 22nd, 2012)
• Silage! (Feed for animals) (February 13rd, 2012)
• Fodder crops for animals. (July 28th, 2011)
• Feeding animals (November 6th, 2007)
• Animal feeding (August 12th, 2007)

[Magistrum]

The following threads speak about similar ideas:

• Feed Bins (September 20th, 2013)
• Feeding Troughs for animals, and the insane. (May 22nd, 2012)
• Silage! (Feed for animals) (February 13rd, 2012)
• Fodder crops for animals. (July 28th, 2011)
• Feeding animals (November 6th, 2007)
• Animal feeding (August 12th, 2007)

This was so polite that even I got hurt.