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− | '''Chickens''' are common [[Domestic animal|domestic poultry]] known for their [[egg]]s and meat. Male chickens are known as ''roosters'', female chickens are known as ''hens'', and young chickens are known as ''chicks''. Like other domestic poultry, they spend most of their time rooting around | + | '''Chickens''' are common [[Domestic animal|domestic poultry]] known for their [[egg]]s and meat. Male chickens are known as ''roosters'', female chickens are known as ''hens'', and young chickens are known as ''chicks''. Like other domestic poultry, they spend most of their time rooting around the ground, eating [[vermin]]. |
− | Hens will lay between 4 | + | Hens will lay between 4 and 15 eggs when provided with a [[nest box]]. A rooster is required to fertilize the eggs, however, fertilization is not guaranteed. Once hatched, chicks will grow into adults in 1 year. |
Economically speaking, [[egg]]s are a very good source of food (1 egg = 1 meal) - starting out with 5 hens and roosters on embark is an easy way to keep a new fortress fed until larger scale food production can be established. Long-term, [[egg production]] remains a viable food industry, though other domestic birds (such as [[turkey]]s) produce more eggs and meat. | Economically speaking, [[egg]]s are a very good source of food (1 egg = 1 meal) - starting out with 5 hens and roosters on embark is an easy way to keep a new fortress fed until larger scale food production can be established. Long-term, [[egg production]] remains a viable food industry, though other domestic birds (such as [[turkey]]s) produce more eggs and meat. | ||
− | Most fortresses will collect the eggs as fast as they are laid, but this will prevent expanding your chicken population. To deliberately expand the population (and provide chickens for a [[meat industry]]), simply forbid one or more stacks of eggs by pressing {{key|t}}, select a nest box in use and press {{key|f}} to forbid the eggs from being collected. Alternatively, deny your dwarves access to the nest boxes with locked doors | + | Most fortresses will collect the eggs as fast as they are laid, but this will prevent expanding your chicken population. To deliberately expand the population (and provide chickens for a [[meat industry]]), simply forbid one or more stacks of eggs by pressing {{key|t}}, select a nest box in use and press {{key|f}} to forbid the eggs from being collected. Alternatively, deny your dwarves access to the nest boxes with locked doors. Be warned that large groups of chickens will require a significant amount of space for them to roam, otherwise they will quickly get into [[overcrowding|fights]]; additionally, failing to collect eggs may rapidly lead to a [[catsplosion#Birdsplosion|chicksplosion]]. |
Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] chickens for their ''clucking'' and their ''scratching''. | Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] chickens for their ''clucking'' and their ''scratching''. | ||
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− | For some reason, roosters give a skull more often than anything else | + | For some reason, roosters give a skull more often than anything else. This may be because the butcher holds it by the throat when cut. It's a well-known fact that chickens can run even after being beheaded. For more info, see the [[Domestic_animal|domestic animals' page]]. |
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== See also == | == See also == |