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Um, why are my piggies speaking in unison?

I just logged in and was harvesting my trees when suddenly all my piggies spoke out in unison:

"Other animals make me happy!" (or something to that affect)

Anybody else have this happen? What does it mean? It was a bit spooky....

Posted 11 months ago by KatyaR Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Hehehehe!  Mine do that all the time too. <3  I take it as they're just super happy about being together with each other, they just *have* to cry out and let you know!
    Posted 11 months ago by ♪♥~ Auren ~♥♪ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've never had that happen before!!!
    Posted 11 months ago by KatyaR Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It happened to me once, caught it on camera :D
    Posted 11 months ago by Sororia Rose Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I don't know. My pigs used to do it too (no piggies now). It wigs me out when it happens though. lol  It's like they've become a hive-mind or something. Resistance is futile. 
    Posted 11 months ago by Wynella Subscriber! | Permalink
  • yes, it has happened to me!
    Posted 11 months ago by Oakland Subscriber! | Permalink
  • How many chickens do you have? Piggies like chickens.  Mine stopped doing this after I got more chickens.
    Posted 11 months ago by Scarlett Bearsdale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hakunamatata!
    Posted 11 months ago by Rook Subscriber! | Permalink
  • We are the Porg. Lower your grain and surrender your produce. We will add your food reserves and remote herdkeeping distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to pet and husban-breed us. Resistance is futile. #_* Join the porcine mind.
    Posted 11 months ago by Somebody Somewhere Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Somebody Somewhere
    ::dies::
    Posted 11 months ago by MaryLiLamb Subscriber! | Permalink
  • LOL @ Somebody Somewhere! Well done. Beware The Porg!
    Posted 11 months ago by Wynella Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Somebody Somewhere: You win 5 internets and a Porg cube.
    Posted 11 months ago by natsumi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • LOL @ Porg. (You will be a-salami-ated.) That was awesome.
    Posted 11 months ago by ✰ Lorelei ✰ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If you over-populate piggies and don't have enough chickens or butterflies to go with, this message can happen.  You can also get a message about over-crowding and them being unhappy.  Adding other animals can make either message go away, but there are limits and then it won't matter.

    In a smaller home, 10 piggies, 8 chickens, 5 butterflies does well.
    In a medium home, 18-20 piggies, 10 chickens, 5-8 butterflies.
    In a large home, 28-30 piggies, 10 chickens, 5-8 butterflies.

    In all cases, 6-7 piggy feeders, 3 butterfly milkers, and 10 meat collectors are your optimum mix.  Although with the meat collectors, try to keep it at 3 per pig for best effect.
    Posted 11 months ago by Malc Subscriber! | Permalink
  • in a large home you can have as many as 12 butterflies
    Posted 11 months ago by wuilyl Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Malc: Have you verified your large home numbers? 
    I have 25 piggies, 16 butterflies, and no chickens. So I'm 8 higher than your max on butterflies, and 5 lower on the max for piggies.  And yet I can seem to add no more.
    Posted 11 months ago by CrashTestPilot Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Malc I have 25 piggies 14 butterflies and 3 chickens

    If I add just one more of anything they get unhappy and sad

    I actually think the limit might be a total number of animals, I have 42, Your suggestion is 41-45 and  crashtest pilot  has 41
    Posted 11 months ago by IrenicRhonda Subscriber! | Permalink
  • When I have a 15k home...I keep 20 pigs, 10 butterfly and 2 chickens with no problems.

    And when I'm in a 50k house - I usually keep the same...20 pigs, 10 butterflies and 2 chickens...altho I could have more, it's what I'm happy with :)

    And I get the "other animals make me happy" all of the time - I look at it as if they are content. :)
    Posted 11 months ago by sgjo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes, I too thought meant "other animals make me happy" meant they were content to be with the other animals and not that they want more
    Posted 11 months ago by IrenicRhonda Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Butterflies, no, I have not verified that exactly.  It differs depending on the home.  A bog home, far fewer than a 30k or 15k home out in the open.

    As to CrashTestPilot, add some chickens, and you'll be able to add more piggies.

    There may be some defined limit of max animals, but I do know if you don't balance them out, they get unhappy and you're stuck until you add something else.  Eventually, it's just too overcrowded altogether, but whether that number is 40ish, or just based on the home and type of animal, I don't know.
    Posted 11 months ago by Malc Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I look at it as if they are content. :)

    And that is the most important thing to remember. :)
    Posted 11 months ago by kevbob Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Aww...ty, kevbob - You make me happy by letting me know that my critters truly are happy and content (((HUGS)))
    Posted 11 months ago by sgjo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Those within the Porcine Mind are content to be within the Porcine Mind. That is the nature of the Porg.
    Posted 11 months ago by Somebody Somewhere Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @CTP and others, you can add pigs to the second floor of your house.
    Posted 11 months ago by Rook Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Rook: did that.
    Posted 11 months ago by CrashTestPilot Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks, Kevbob -- I was afraid I was doing something wrong when it happened to me, even though I had a pretty good pig/chicken/butterfly mix (never more than 6 of each) . . . it's reassuring to know that they're just expressing contentment! :D
    Posted 11 months ago by Ashbet2 Subscriber! | Permalink