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[drseptapus]

If I chain up a say, three female animals and one male, will the male impregnate all of them? Or should I be keeping more than one male. I was just planning on slaughtering any newborn male animals and keeping the females for breeding.

[Davichococat]

Probably there is a chance, ...
Anyway, test it.. I dont know if that works but it is a good idea. Make sure to use cows   

[Sphalerite]

One male can impregnate any number of females.  Impregnation is via spores, and can happen at any range through solid rock.  The only limitation is that creatures inside cages cannot become pregnant, although they will give birth if they are pregnant before being caged.

[Davichococat]

One male can impregnate any number of females.  Impregnation is via spores, and can happen at any range through solid rock.  The only limitation is that creatures inside cages cannot become pregnant, although they will give birth if they are pregnant before being caged.

Yep, nobody likes cages, lol. 

[Deathworks]

Hi!

And if you are really cheap, only have females of animals that the traders bring along - I had a fortress with only female cats, and they still bred after merchants visited with a male cat in one of their cages (which I did not buy).

Deathworks

[drseptapus]

Probably there is a chance, ...
Anyway, test it.. I dont know if that works but it is a good idea. Make sure to use cows   

the only animals that can breed right now are horses, still trying to find a bull or a male cow or whatever it is in this game. Also, can mules and donkeys breed?

[Naina]

Donkeys can, mules cannot.  Mules are the offspring of a horse and a donkey, and all of them are tagged male (though in real life, you can get female mules, they're just sterile)

[Sphalerite]

Just to be clear:  Mules are the offspring of a horse and a donkey in the real world only.  In DF, Mules are created by spontaneous generation off-screen, and cannot be created within your fortress by any means.

[Tfafalcon]

Cows/bulls can breed.

The only problem is that caravans only carry 'cow cages', even if there is a bull inside, so you don't know what you're buying.

[K4el]

Personally i keep a ratio of 1 male for 5 females when im working on my meat industry.

[87]

the male animals must be very happy.

[Comrade]

[Eskielidder]

I'm pretty sure animals still breed in cages.

I have all my animals in one cage and the cats and dogs breed at a crazy rate. Probably helps that they are all stuck in the same cage tho, not much else to do but....well....you know.