v0.31:Domestic animal

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Domestic animals are creatures that can be used by dwarves one way or another without taming or training, usually for security or food. Distinguished by having the [COMMON_DOMESTIC] tag in the Template:L, they can be bought at Template:L or Template:Ld for with Template:Ls. Wild versions of domesticated Template:L (horses, muskoxen, etc) can be Template:Ld and used normally.

Every embark starts with two free domestic draft animals which pull the Template:L to the fortress site. These can be any of the animals in the list below with the [WAGON_PULLER] tag (Horses, Yaks and Water Buffalos) which are available at embark. Note, the two animals may not be from the same species. Embarking with a sufficient quantity of goods can result in multiple wagons, each of which comes with another two animals. A fortress has no use for wagons after embark except to be deconstructed for Template:L, so these animals can be slaughtered or kept for breeding and making your dwarves Template:L as pets.

With the exception of the two free draft animals, the player may choose which gender of animals purchased at embark. Only one male is necessary for breeding. Template:L, you may wish to limit breeding altogether.

Comparison of domestic mammals

When butchered, all adult domestic mammals yield one Template:L and one Template:L. All milkable mammals give the same value Template:L and appear to be milkable at the same frequency. The embark costs shown apply to both adults and juveniles of either sex. All domestic mammals reach adolescence at 1 year and adulthood at 2 years, except cavies, which take half as long.

Animal	Embark cost	Pet value	Size when full-grown*	Total edible†‡	Bones‡	Horns + hooves	Milkable?	Shearable?	Grazer§	Notes
Template:L	101	200	70,000	35	16	0	Yes	Yes	857
Template:L	2	3	800	0	0	0	No	No	75,000	Commonly called guinea pigs
Template:L	11	20	5,000	14	4	0	No	No	-	Adopts owners. Hunts Template:L. Beware Template:L!
Template:L	151	300	600,000	37	15	6	Yes	No	100
Template:L	16	30	30,000	37	11	0	No	No	-	Template:L as war dogs or hunting dogs, which can also be bought for 31☼
Template:L	101	200	300,000	30	13	4	Yes	No	200
Template:L	26	50	50,000	27	10	6	Yes	No	1,200
Template:L	101	200	500,000	32	13	4	Yes	No	120
Template:L	101	200	180,000	36	18	0	Yes	Yes	333
Template:L	101	200	400,000	34	13	4	No	No	150	Sterile in real life; all male in Dwarf Fortress
Template:L	51	100	60,000	?	?	4	Yes	No	1,000
Template:L	51	100	50,000	27	8 or 10¶	4 or 6¶	Yes	Yes	1,200
Template:L	2	3	500	0	0	0	No	No	120,000
Template:L	101	200	130,000	28	16	6	Yes	No	461
Template:L	101	200	1,000,000	70	20	6	Yes	No	60	Extreme grazing requirements. Difficult (impossible?) to keep alive while tame.
Template:L	101	200	700,000	42	16	6	Yes	No	86	Extreme grazing requirements. Difficult to keep alive while tame.

* Gives a crude estimate of ability in combat, and thus danger to hunters. This number comes from the raws, so it might also be a better estimate of butchering results than the dodgy numbers from this wiki.

† Total of meat, fat, and offal.

‡ Maximum reported in infoboxes in this wiki, April 2011. Strongly influenced by individual attributes, especially for larger animals. Use with caution!

§ A lower number means the animal needs to graze more often, and will thus need a larger Template:L. Cats and dogs have the [CARNIVORE] tag and do not graze or require pasture.

¶ The higher number is for rams.

Comparison of domestic poultry

All domestic poultry have a Template:L value of 10 and cost 6Template:L at embark. Blue peafowl, geese, and guineafowl reach adolescence at six months and are full-grown after one year; ducks, chickens and turkeys reach adolescence at one year and are full-grown after two years. When butchered, all full-grown poultry yield one Template:L; those that yield bones also yield a Template:L. However, domestic poultry are much more efficient when used for Template:L than as a meat source; over the lifetime of an average hen, many more meals can be produced from the eggs. This is especially true for ducks and guineafowl.

Animal	Min. Template:Ls	Max. eggs	Avg. eggs*	Egg size	Years til full-grown	Size when full-grown	Total edible†‡	Bones‡
Template:L	6	8	7	102	1	4000	17	6
Template:L	4	15	9.5	62	2	3000	13	4
Template:L	8	13	10.5	52	2	1000	0	0
Template:L	3	8	5.5	152	1	4500	17-18	6
Template:L	4	15	9.5	42	1	1500	0§	0
Template:L	10	14	12	87	2	5000	19	6

* Estimate based on mean of minimum and maximum clutch sizes.

† Total of meat, fat, and intestines.

‡ Reported in infoboxes in this wiki, April 2011. Might be influenced by individual attributes. Use with caution!

§ A yield of 2 meat, 2 fat, a skin, and a skull has been reported for butchering a guineafowl. This seems to be rare.