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Answulf

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How are animals fed?
« on: April 02, 2011, 10:01:02 am »
How do animals eat?  I seem to have a lot starving in the first few months of my new Fortress - usually pack animals.  Do they have to graze outside?

What about cats and dogs?  Specifically, if I chain my war dogs up at the entrance, how do they eat?
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Sphalerite

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Re: How are animals fed?
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2011, 10:08:07 am »
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Answulf

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Re: How are animals fed?
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2011, 10:16:48 am »
OK, that answers my question about grazing - but what about feeding dogs and non-grazing animals?
« Last Edit: April 02, 2011, 11:02:50 am by Answulf »
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Re: How are animals fed?
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2011, 11:06:52 am »
Creatures which aren't intelligent and aren't grazers don't need to eat.  Your cats and dogs will be fine chained up.
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Re: How are animals fed?
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2011, 11:10:32 am »
Quote from: Answulf on April 02, 2011, 10:16:48 am
OK, that answers my question about grazing - but what about feeding dogs and non-grazing animals?

They bits of meat and grab birds that have nested in your dwarves beards as they walk past.
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