Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-30638561-20131113031255

Maybe chickens and animals in general should be able to reproduce by themselves, thus allowing you to take them to different islands and create different ecosystems.

First off, chickens. The roosters should be able to make nests if they come across nesting material such as wheat (a reason to get them away from your crops), leaves, and twigs. If a hen is present, it will automatically lay an egg on any nest made through any means. The egg will act the same as if it was manually hatched. This would make it easier to introduce chickens to an island, as you wouldn't have to worry about constantly hatching new ones. Lynx and teraphyx (which I assume are carnivores) would attempt to attack and kill chickens and eat their meat. While it is an annoyance, it stops chickens from reproducing too much, eventually covering entire islands.

Maybe other animals could be like this, too. While they would be a pain in the butt to bring to, say, Magma, cows,deer, and lynx (which give live birth) would eventually produce new animals. Of course, unlike chickens, you can't kill the parent immediately, as that wouldn't produce live young. This would make it a hell lot easier to get, say, a quiver, as if you brought deer and lynx there, you wouldn't have to go to their native islands to craft it. Teraphyx would still just attack everything and not reproduce, and rockma... I don't even think those things are ANIMALS!

Anyway, this idea would allow you to easily get resources from animals without the hassle of traveling, which would actually make me WANT to wear armor (or any other form of clothing) and make meat-related products.

You are entitled to your own opinion, so feel free to say if this idea is flawed. I hope this idea will be well-recieved, and good night!  