So, I decided to do something a little different this time. I embarked in a woodland, with only 4 of my dwarves with any skills. The other three I put in a dried up murky pool, and kept them stuck in there until they died. I did the same with the first 2 migrant waves as well, because I can build a thriving village with only 4 dwarves.
I'm building above ground, wood and clay only, no digging allowed. I have an almost infinite food source (blue peafowl... 60 of them after the first hatching), and it looks like everything is going well.
All 4 are ecstatic, but two of them are "caught up in a new romance". This means only one thing... they'll start popping out kids. YAY!
The question is, do I give those kids the same fate as the migrants? It'll result in two unhappy dwarves, but these guys have already endured the decay of a friend, and snapped out of it without a tantrum. My village is small, consisting of a few workshops, a large burial hall (ghosts scare me), 4 houses, a hatchery, storehouse, and meeting hall, and I've managed to design it so it will fit perfectly in square walls. This means no room for expansion if my population increases. This provides a problem with having kids around.
So, let them starve (when they inevitably start popping out), or let them grow and slowly increase the population of my small village.
On a side note, I can't wait till I get an elven caravan... I'll make them walk the entire way through my village, before trapping them in and letting them starve