Hatchling Season at the Chocobo Ranch! | video, un: strife

[nimbuster]

[In the video call, Cloud is standing in the chocobo corral on the ranch beside a pallet filled with soft hay and chocobo eggs. In the background - and occasionally coming up to nibble on Cloud's hair or peek into the camera - chocobos of every age from adult to chick to gawky juvenile and many colors and subspecies wander around doing their chocobo things. Are those ones in the corner dancing? Sure looks like it.

Anyway.

Cloud picks up an egg and looks at the camera.]

Cloud here, at the chocobo ranch. It's egg season and uh, the birds have been real busy. Plus, we've been taking in some eggs out in the wild that ended up abandoned for one reason or another.

To cut to the chase, we got a ton of chocobo eggs and I'd have to get the bots to build a whole new set of stables to raise 'em all myself. So if you want an egg or five, head over here. We even had a black chocobo hatch the other day, they're pretty rare. No idea which kinds are gonna hatch from where, so...hope you're feeling lucky?

Comments

[nimbuster]

[Well, Cloud knows what a chicken is, at least.]

You're going to want a good supply of chocobo greens and maybe some nuts. I think their feed is similar to the kind chickens eat, but you'll need a lot more of it. Riding gear's different, too, if you want them as mounts.

[solarson]

( hm!! )

do they grow really fast?

[nimbuster]

Depends. Compared to what?

[solarson]

i guess to regular chickens?

[nimbuster]

Chocobos aren't any kind of chickens. Totally different bird. But as far as I know, they grow at roughly the same rate, maybe a little faster, as long as they're getting the right amount of food and nutrients. It's just a lot more for a chocobo because they're so much bigger.

Fortunately, chocobos LOVE to eat. The challenge is making them stop.

[solarson]

how many times a day would you say to feed them? morning and night?

am I pulling all this out of my ass based on vibes? yes ksdjfg

[nimbuster]

For the adults, three. The younger ones, more like four or five, they metabolize like crazy. Racing chocobos eat more often, but smaller meals.

i will follow your lead there

[solarson]

i guess that makes sense since even kids eat a lot too with needing to grow still and all. 😄 do they fly, too?