SUMMARY OF ALL CIVILIZATIONS (EXCEPT CHINA AND IROQUOIS) FATTENING RATE[1] ALL CIVILIZATIONS (CHINA AT AGE 4+, IROQUOIS AT AGE 3+) LIVESTOCK COMPARISON TABLES Miscellaneous Notes: European Settler Rate 2.00 British, Chinese, & Iroquois Fulling Mill Settler Rate 8.00 IROQUOIS DISCOVERY / COLONIAL AGE:  IN-GAME TESTING
Location of fattening / Technology / HC Cards Cow / Water Buffalo (500F) Goat (300F) Llama (400F) Sheep (300F) Yak (400F) *NOTE:  The values in yellow are drop down menus or input.  Changing these values will allow one to quickly compare herded animals.   1 All civilizations (including Aztec and Sioux) livestock fatten at the same rates except for China and Iroquois.  China states with a goat and livestock fattens in villages so they receive a -50% penalty in Discovery and Colonial, a -25% penalty in Fortress, and the rates are the same in Industrial and later.  The Iroquois start with a travois and receive a -25% fattening penalty in Discovery and Colonial for game balance purposes.  Once in Fortress, the fattening rate is the same as the other civilizations.  [2] Sec Total Meat Food Gathered Decay Hunting Sec Total Meat Food Gathered Decay Hunting SHEEP Farm Sel. Breeding Stockyards Select & Stockyard
Food / Sec Time to Fat (Sec) Food / Sec Time to Fat (Sec) Food / Sec Time to Fat (Sec) Food / Sec Time to Fat (Sec) Food / Sec Time to Fat (Sec) 1.0 9 8 0.75 0 1.0 33 32 0.75 0 Start 1:30 11:30 3:30 4:00
European, Aztec, & Sioux - 80F, build limit 20, train time 15 seconds, Available:  Discovery     TOTAL COW / WATER BUFFALO: 5 5.0 44 40 3.75 1 5.0 164 160 3.75 1 End 8:43 17:27 9:15 8:56
No Livestock Pen / Farm 0.250[3] 1,800[4] 0.200[5] 1,250 0.300[6] 1,167[7] 0.200[8] 1,250[9] 0.250[10] 1,400 # Settlers Total Food (after decay) Total Food (after decay & investment)[11] Livestock Pen / Farm Standard Spawn Time (Sec)[12] Total Time (Spawn + Fatten + Harvest) Sec Food /Sec 1[13] Food /Sec 2[14] 9.0 79 72 6.75 2 7.4 241 236 5.52 1 D Time 7:15 5:57 5:45 4:56
Livestock Pen / Farm 1.250 360[15] 0.950 263 1.050 333[16] 0.700 357[17] 1.500 233 Time to Fatten (Sec) Harvest Time (Sec) 13.0 114 104 9.75 2 9.2 300 293 6.87 2 D Time (sec) 435 357 345 296
Livestock Pen / Farm & Selective Breeding 1.500 300[18] 1.138 220 1.238 283[19] 0.825 303[20] 1.813 193 1 1,818 1,418 360 909 15 1,284 1.6 1.1 2 Fulling Mills in-game files state a 300% bonus but actually provides 400% due the method of calculation (example:  2.0 + 2.0*300% = 8.0). 17.0 149 136 12.75 3 9.8 321 314 7.36 2 COW Farm Sel. Breeding Stockyards Select & Stockyard
Livestock Pen / Farm & Stockyards 1.550 290[21] 1.175 213 1.275 275[22] 0.850 294[23] 1.875 187 2 2,105 1,705 360 526 15 901 3.2 1.9 21.0 184 168 15.75 4 12.1 397 388 9.09 2 Start 1:30 11:30 3:30 4:00
Livestock Pen / Farm & Sel. Breed & Stockyards[24] 1.800 250[25] 1.363 183 1.463 239[26] 0.975 256[27] 2.188 160 3 2,222 1,822 360 370 15 745 4.9 2.4 3 It takes approximately 3 seconds to kill a herded animal.   27.9 244 223 20.93 5 12.2 400 391 9.16 2 End 9:00 17:30 9:16 8:53
Livestock Pen / Farm & Sel. Breed & Stockyards & Navajo 2.100 214[28] 1.588 157 1.688 207[29] 1.125 222[30] 2.563 137 4[31] 2,286 1,886 360 286 15 661 6.6 2.9 29.0 254 232 21.75 5 12.3 402 393 9.20 2 D Time 7:30 6:00 5:46 4:53
Livestock Pen / Farm & Sel. Breed & Stockyards & Navajo & TEAM Wool 2.300 196[32] 1.738 144 1.838 190[33] 1.225 204[34] 2.813 124 5 2,326 1,926 360 233 15 608 8.3 3.2 4 Make sure to set gathering point of livestock pen or farm on the building itself.  This is especially true on a farm since the spawned animals will not immediately start fattening.   34.3 300 274 25.71 6 15.3 500 489 11.45 3 D Time (sec) 450 360 346 293
37.0 324 296 27.75 6 16.2 529 517 12.12 3
37.2 326 298 27.91 6 17.9 587 573 13.43 3
SUMMARY OF  CHINA  FATTENING RATE IN  DISCOVERY / COLONIAL   50% SLOWER UNTIL AGE3 European, Aztec, & Sioux - 70F, build limit 20, train time 60 seconds, available: Colonial     TOTAL LLAMA:[35] 5 5 Build farms / pens away from the corners of the map or animals spend lot of time walking before fattening.  Livestock tends to walk all the way around the farm to other side when spawned (if set gathering point).   41.0 359 328 30.75 7 20.2 662 646 15.15 3 IROQUOIS FORTRESS:  IN-GAME TESTING
Location of fattening / Technology / HC Cards Cow / Water Buffalo (500F) Goat (300F) Llama (400F)[36] Sheep (300F) Yak (400F) # Settlers Total Food (after decay) Total Food (after decay & investment)[37] Livestock Pen / Farm Standard Spawn Time (Sec)[38] Total Time (Spawn + Fatten + Harvest) Sec Food /Sec 1[39] Food /Sec 2[40] 44.4 389 356 33.33 8 21.0 688 672 15.75 4 SHEEP Farm Sel. Breeding Stockyards Select & Stockyard
Food / Sec Time to Fat (Sec) Food / Sec Time to Fat (Sec) Food / Sec Time to Fat (Sec) Food / Sec Time to Fat (Sec) Food / Sec Time to Fat (Sec) Time to Fatten (Sec) Harvest Time (Sec) 45.7 400 366 34.29 8 23.9 782 764 17.91 4 Start 1:00 :30 2:30 11:00
1 1,455 1,105 333 727 60 1,121 1.5 1.0 6 Settlers are safer and it is faster than farming (turtlers seem to advantage here).  Selective Breeding is cheaper than upgrading farms and 2 pens is the same price in wood as 1 farm (allows 20 sheep to fatten - the build limit of sheep is 30).   46.5 407 372 34.88 8 26.0 852 832 19.50 4 End 6:57 5:33 7:24 15:16
No Native Farm / Village 0.250 1,800 0.200 1,250 0.300 1,167 0.200 1,250 0.250 1,400 2 1,684 1,334 333 421 60 814 3.2 1.6 53.0 464 424 39.75 9 29.9 978 955 22.39 5 D Time 5:57 5:03 4:54 4:16
Farm / Village 0.750 600 0.575 435 0.675 519 0.450 556 0.875 400 3 1,778 1,428 333 296 60 690 4.8 2.1 57.1 500 457 42.86 10 34.3 1,123 1,097 25.71 6 D Time (sec) 357 303 294 256
Farm / Village & Selective Breeding 1.000 450 0.763 328 0.863 406 0.575 435 1.188 295 4[41] 1,829 1,479 333 229 60 622 6.5 2.4 7 Keep in mind the animal training times as well.  A sheep takes 10 seconds to spawn, cow takes 15 seconds, and a llama takes a full minute to spawn.  This greatly reduces the effectiveness of llama ranching.   59.3 519 474 44.44 10 37.0 1,212 1,184 27.75 6 COW Farm Sel. Breeding Stockyards Select & Stockyard
Farm / Village & Stockyards 1.050 429 0.800 313 0.900 389 0.600 417 1.250 280 5 1,860 1,510 333 186 60 579 8.1 2.6 61.0 534 488 45.75 10 39.0 1,277 1,248 29.25 7 Start 1:00 :30 2:30 11:00
Farm / Village & Sel. Breed & Stockyards[42] 1.300 346 0.988 253 1.088 322 0.725 345 1.563 224 63.2 553 505 47.37 11 41.0 1,343 1,312 30.75 7 End 7:00 5:30 7:20 15:12
Farm / Village & Sel. Breed & Stockyards & Navajo 1.600 281 1.213 206 1.313 267 0.875 286 1.938 181 8 Food from hunting can be used immediately, while ~6 minutes must pass before herded animals are completely fattened (can decrease time by ~1 minute with Selective Breeding).  After fattened, it still takes time to gather the food.   69.0 604 552 51.75 12 45.7 1,497 1,463 34.29 8 D Time 6:00 5:00 4:50 4:12
Farm / Village & Sel. Breed & Stockyards & Navajo & TEAM Wool 1.800 250 1.363 183 1.463 239 0.975 256 2.188 160 European, Aztec, & Sioux - 100F, build limit 30, train time 10 seconds, available: Discovery     TOTAL SHEEP: 5 74.1 648 593 55.56 13 53.0 1,736 1,696 39.75 9 D Time (sec) 360 300 290 252
# Settlers Total Food (after decay) Total Food (after decay & investment)[43] Livestock Pen / Farm Standard Spawn Time (Sec)[44] Total Time (Spawn + Fatten + Harvest) Sec Food /Sec 1[45] Food /Sec 2[46] 77.0 674 616 57.75 13 57.1 1,871 1,829 42.86 10
Time to Fatten (Sec) Harvest Time (Sec) 9 Herded animals found on the map will automatically start fattening when the game begins at the base rates. 81.0 709 648 60.75 14 61.0 1,998 1,952 45.75 10
Select Fattening Penalty (China / Iroquois only) China in Discovery / Colonial Livestock Fatten Rate Food Value 1 1,091 591 357 545 10 913 1.1 0.6 84.2 737 674 63.16 14 64.0 2,096 2,048 48.00 11 CHINA DISCOVERY / COLONIAL:  IN-GAME TESTING CHINA FORTRESS:  IN-GAME TESTING
Penalty for civilization above: 50% Cow 1.00 50 - 500  2 1,263 763 357 316 10 683 2.4 1.1 10 The gathering rate calculations do not include the 200 wood required each Livestock Pin / Village, 400 wood for Farms / Rice Paddy, or the time required to collect this wood.   89.0 779 712 66.75 15 69.0 2,260 2,208 51.75 12
Selective Breeding (150W 150G) 25% Goat 0.75 50 - 300  3 1,333 833 357 222 10 589 3.8 1.4 93.0 814 744 69.75 16 75.0 2,456 2,400 56.25 13 GOAT None Village None Village
Navajo Sheppard's (200W)[47] 30% Llama 0.75 50 - 400  4