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Applying Real Life Jobs to FFXIV - How To (Discussion) - Blue - 05-05-2015
I'll start off with my case: I would like to ICly establish a dairy with livestock that would be herded in the open during the dry season to then be housed in an IC shelter of sorts for the milking during the milking season (following the model of Bedouin shepherds, who wander as nomads to then return to a common building to milk their herds and sell it fresh, to then leave again).
I have been searching as of what kinds of milk are there in-game, and it seems Aldgoats and Buffaloes are the most common sources of milk. However, our FC is settled in the Mist, so I'm more leaning towards rearing buffaloes in my dairy. They are pretty huge, so how would you proceed to shepherd and house these big beasts?
RE: Applying Real Life Jobs to FFXIV - How To (Discussion) - EkheiBalduin - 05-05-2015
For shepherding, your best bet is probably by riding on Chocobo. Even the calves are huge compared to our buffalo (not counting the minion). You're never going to have a clear overhead view of your stock, unless you're on a cliff. Mounted shepherding will be the quickest way to get around your herd and keep them together.
Stabling or housing them is going to be your biggest issue. As calves, it wouldn't be too bad. You could probably use a wider chocobo stable-style building. Once they're fully grown, you're going to need a massive building. I think your best bet for just milking, is probably just having some sort of large stand/slightly fenced area to house one buffalo at a time.
If I think of anything else, I'll try to add it in. I'm certainly no expert, so definitely don't take my word as law.
RE: Applying Real Life Jobs to FFXIV - How To (Discussion) - OttoVann - 05-05-2015
Reddit.com/r/farming
I'm serious. Ask them how they would deal with buffalo if they could
RE: Applying Real Life Jobs to FFXIV - How To (Discussion) - Blue - 05-05-2015
(05-05-2015, 04:58 AM)OttoVann Wrote: Reddit.com/r/farming
I'm serious. Ask them how they would deal with buffalo if they could
I've never used reddit to be honest. I have seen some pages, but they looked so messy and difficult to follow. I just cannot adapt to that kind of format.
As for experience, I have graduated at a vocational secondary school of agricolture. I have never taken care of milking animals in-practice (I went for horse training as a profession instead), but I do have some theory background. And yes, I was thinking of a light, fenced shelter for the milking. Calves would be sold for meat after two years of age, as a milk production is based mostly on female subjects.
As for riding, yes, I was thinking to either use a chocobo or a warwolf (that'd work as a shepherd dog of sorts, along with that?). The ideal would be to ride a buffalo, but sadly we have no mount yet for that XD bummer...
RE: Applying Real Life Jobs to FFXIV - How To (Discussion) - C'kayah Polaali - 05-05-2015
Here you go: http://www.bisoncentral.com/
There'd be some basic differences - EkheiBalduin mentioned riding a chocobo instead of horses/motor vehicles, and the issue of predators is different - but I'd imagine most of the day-to-day aspects of caring for the animals could be lifted straight from that.