Talk:Tabby Slime/@comment-36587435-20190215151954/@comment-30175469-20190215212858

the issue isn't so much the actual rate, but rather the lower yield for a similar rate, and increased maintenance and burn out.

max coop can produce at most 23 chicks per 12 hours, the numbers i need to double check, at the cost of making 1 rooster suffer 23 elder checks. 1 fail and he becomes useless for the coop. this competes with a maxed out garden, except for 1 key factor. that 12 hours is for a chick to be born, it takes another 6-12 to mature to a usable state, depending on upgrades.

18 hours at minimum to become functional, 18 hours at max production rate to compete with the yield of 12 hours with a garden of similar upgrade levels. and this doesn't even account for the fact you may only get like 1 burst at that rate before the rooster elders.