Plan a ranch around feed, space and output

For a fully fed tame Hatch, choosing Clay means 140 kg consumed and 70 kg of Coal produced per cycle. Eight at that rate consume 1,120 kg and produce 560 kg. These are feed-specific quantities: a food item is not a kilogram of rock, and another morph may have a different conversion.

Critters	Space per critter
Hatch	12 tiles
Stone Hatch	12 tiles
Drecko	12 tiles
Grubgrub	16 tiles

A Hatch needs 12 tiles of habitat space; eight fill a 96-tile Stable at that allowance. That is not a universal rule for every creature or an automatic verdict that the room is valid. Enclosure, required buildings, species-specific space and eggs all matter. Keep surplus eggs moving rather than allowing the breeding population to grow unnoticed.

A continuously running Coal Generator consumes 600 kg of Coal per cycle. The eight clay-fed Hatches above supply 560 kg, leaving a 40 kg deficit. Add the ranch and generator to the same colony plan before assuming the coal loop is sustainable. Hauling delays or missing feed only reduce that supply.

Drecko can graze growing plants such as Mealwood. Growth eaten by a critter cannot also be counted as a complete food harvest. The Shearing Station handles shearing; scale regrowth, suitable atmosphere and plant growth each have their own conditions. Budget the whole habitat, not only the material collected at the station.

Egg chances describe the creature’s current breeding possibilities, not one fixed probability that applies to every ranch. Diet and other conditions can influence morph chances. Check the selected species and its conditions before predicting replacement stock. Grooming, feeding, reproduction and shearing are related but are not interchangeable rates.