Animal husbandry: Difference between revisions

# Passive: In an area nearby the animals you wish to capture, dig a pit at least 2 blocks deep and place a trough with food portions in it. Wait for the animals to fall into the pit trap, and convert the pit into your animal pen. You can also chase wild chickens into this pit trap.

[[Wild_Pig|Pigs]] eat animal feed placed in a [[Planks|large trough]]. Troughs hold portions of dry grass (8) or grains (2) and pigs will generally eat anything. After eating a number of portions and reaching saturation, the females become pregnant and after several days, they will bear offspring. Sows bear litters of multiple piglets (4-8) at a time, so be sure your pen is large enough to accommodate for a "pigsplosion", which may occur if you breed multiple females simultaneously. Note that male boars (and sometimes sows) will attack players when in close range, but they will stop doing so as they become domesticated.

[[Bighorn_sheep|Sheep]] eat animal feed placed in a [[Planks|large trough]]. Troughs hold portions of dry grass (8) or grains (2) and sheep will consume either grass or grain. After eating a number of portions and reaching saturation, the females become pregnant and after several days, they will bear offspring. Ewes bear one lamb at a time. Note that male sheep (and sometimes the females) always attack players when in close range, but they will stop doing so after 10 generations of breeding.

[[Chicken|Chickens]] will only eat grain placed in [[Planks|small troughs]]. Baby chicks are *not* preceded by eggs - they appear like other baby animals. Hens will lay eggs on the ground every 8-15 in-game days, which can be used in cooked foods (and do not have any impact on breeding new chickens). You should collect the eggs regularly, as they disappear within 2 days.   

Domesticated (or wild) animals can be killed and harvested for meat, leather, bones, and fat. Sneak + hold right mouse with a knife in hand to harvest or butcher animals.