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[Immacolata]

The wiki isn't clear on it and I am in my experiments with cages containing animals unable to figure out how they work.

I got a blinking cow in my animal stockpile. How the heck do I get it out of that cage?

So far I seem to figure out that I need to build it somewhere. But how do I pick the iron cage with the cow in it? I have like 30 cages of iron

I build an iron cage, turns out I got the one with a captured crossbow gobbo in it. Right.
So how the heck do I get him out and chop him down with my military? I tried attacking the cage but it is not possible. I tried using the assign menu to remove him, but that doesn't work either.

Cages confuse me! Will you help me uncofuse?

[Dariush]

Flood the cage with magma and then create a cave-in over it. Release

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

the only creatures that need to be spoilered

to be on the sure side.

Or just remove it with q-x.

[Immacolata]

Magma is not an option at this point. Removing the cage just puts mr. gobbo back in the animal stock pile, so I haven't achieved a thing doing that

[NecroRebel]

Once you've determined the location of where you want the cage built, while it's giving you a list of cages to place sorted by material, hit x. This will expand the list, showing all the cages individually, including what they hold. You can then scroll through that massive list to find the cow cage specifically, and place it instead of just the closest iron cage or whatnot.

Incidentally, this works with any and every building type, and lets you select items by quality, too. Quite helpful when you want to maximize value in a room for whatever reason.

[Immacolata]

/facepalm moment. I had mine there. I didn't know abut the X button to expand types list. Thanks

Now I just need to figure out a way to convince mr. Gobbo to get out of the cage for a warm welcome by my militia.

[duckInferno]

You can create a pit (see the wiki) and assign a goblin to it, with your military waiting for it.  Someone will release the goblin from wherever he's caged (including from a stockpile) and safely haul him into the pit.

[peregarrett]

Or link cage to lever. Pull lever, cage and mechanism in it gets deconstructed and prisoner is released.

[RedWick]

/facepalm moment. I had mine there. I didn't know abut the X button to expand types list. Thanks

There are so many buttons, options and such in this game that missing something is wholly expected.  I once was confused by finding my stockpiles of empty barrels full of sandbags.  I even asked about it and somebody pointed out that you have to hit "u" on the stockpile screen to turn off sandbags.  /facepalm