Cow gate blocking

[thirty-seven]

Hello.

How does cow gateblocking work?
- How many tiles should i leave between the gates?
- Is blocked cow will be able to give milk to calfs?
- Will the bull be able to inseminate blocked cows?
- Are there any other ways to block it?

Thanks.

[trondaron]

Hello.

How does cow gateblocking work?
- How many tiles should i leave between the gates?
- Is blocked cow will be able to give milk to calfs?
- Will the bull be able to inseminate blocked cows?
- Are there any other ways to block it?

Thanks.

I have *only* a corner post between my gates.
All my milk giving cows are in gates, and my calfs have not starved. I believe calfs teleport-drink same as food troughs.
I keep my bull in a fenced off area (separate from the girls), so I don't know.
I don't know other ways to do this.

My tips:
Try to have just the hind legs in the squares that the gate occupies before closing it. Closing/Opening the gates is a bitch, but well worth it IMO. If you can right click->info on the cow you'll be able to milk it. If no one else puts up a SS within the next day or so I'll try to (my play time is on the weekends).

[Girlinhat]

You can destroy the cornerposts and the gate remains, this makes locking animals into gates much easier.

Bulls will physically mount a cow, so yes they need physical access. Calves will apparently drink from any milk-holding item, be that cow or barrel. So I've heard from reliable sources.

[MagicManICT]

Calves will apparently drink from any milk-holding item, be that cow or barrel.

That's true for any baby animal. Also, feeding range for cows is about the same as troughs from what I can tell.

[thirty-seven]

...they need physical access....

Yes. But do they have a physical access to locked cows?

[Girlinhat]

I don't know that part. I'm tempted to say "the can reach the rear, that's the only part they need". I've observed cattle rocking to involve the male coming behind, a rocking animation, and the male leaving from behind, implying that the act of mating makes the bull temporarily "teleport" onto the *ahem* "work zone".

[DatOneGuy]

...they need physical access....

Yes. But do they have a physical access to locked cows?

Depends on how you place them, if you do it right bull can get in.

[trondaron]

Not sure if it's right/wrong/best etc, but here what I do.
http://imgur.com/ScPMG