Originally posted by Ammikaameri:

Originally posted by DaLagga:

The thing is, both sides should be identical. That's why it's weird.

Google valheim shelter wiki. Basically the eggs shoot lines on different directions and a certain % of those lines must hit a buildpiece within a set distance. The building on the right probably is what allows those to stay warm.

I've been messing around with it and I think that you're right. I would have figured that the building in question was way too far away to matter, and it should be, but it does seem to keep them warm somehow.

Originally posted by Nooberix:

I just finished an underground chicken/egg farm because this was just better and safer than my initial farm. And now you post this outstanding idea with the pillar, the falling eggs, the saving of seeds....

Do you have some type of fence on the top or do the chicken stay there by themselves?

I wish I could take credit, but all I did was follow the guide in this video. The only difference is that I set it up to harvest the eggs/hens myself rather than having it automated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klQg1f41U3c&ab_channel=TotalXclipse

If your eggs are clipping into the wall, it can cause them to not be sheltered.

Originally posted by DaLagga:

The thing is, both sides should be identical. That's why it's weird.

Google valheim shelter wiki. Basically the eggs shoot lines on different directions and a certain % of those lines must hit a buildpiece within a set distance. The building on the right probably is what allows those to stay warm.

Originally posted by DaLagga:

I have 2 pairs of hens laying eggs ~16 meters up on that pillar. The eggs fall down so I don't end up feeding hens that I plan to slaughter. As for bats, I haven't had that raid yet and I'm in the Mistlands. I guess I've gotten lucky. Any time a raid does happen I just run outside my main gate and fight them outside so they don't damage anything.

I just finished an underground chicken/egg farm because this was just better and safer than my initial farm. And now you post this outstanding idea with the pillar, the falling eggs, the saving of seeds....

Do you have some type of fence on the top or do the chicken stay there by themselves?

Originally posted by DaLagga:

Originally posted by Nerevar:

the shelter is not wide enough to count. eggs detection radius is alot more fine tuned than the player characters. same for the range of the fire.

also : where are the hens that make more eggs on that farm?

and third : any bat raid will have a field day with this chicken "farm" any non sheltered farm with openings or windows will get wiped clean by a bat raid in seconds. so either dont kill bonemass in that world or make sure they are fully locked away.

I have 2 pairs of hens laying eggs ~16 meters up on that pillar. The eggs fall down so I don't end up feeding hens that I plan to slaughter. As for bats, I haven't had that raid yet and I'm in the Mistlands. I guess I've gotten lucky. Any time a raid does happen I just run outside my main gate and fight them outside so they don't damage anything.

bats fokus on tames above all else. and they can fly. if you never had that raid till now you either never killed bonemass or never killed any bat....

Originally posted by Nerevar:

the shelter is not wide enough to count. eggs detection radius is alot more fine tuned than the player characters. same for the range of the fire.

also : where are the hens that make more eggs on that farm?

and third : any bat raid will have a field day with this chicken "farm" any non sheltered farm with openings or windows will get wiped clean by a bat raid in seconds. so either dont kill bonemass in that world or make sure they are fully locked away.

First thing I thought about when I saw the picture. I built a lovely pig pen when I first started taming and had turned 2 boar into 7 in no time. Then the bats came...

Originally posted by Nerevar:

the shelter is not wide enough to count. eggs detection radius is alot more fine tuned than the player characters. same for the range of the fire.

also : where are the hens that make more eggs on that farm?

and third : any bat raid will have a field day with this chicken "farm" any non sheltered farm with openings or windows will get wiped clean by a bat raid in seconds. so either dont kill bonemass in that world or make sure they are fully locked away.

I have 2 pairs of hens laying eggs ~16 meters up on that pillar. The eggs fall down so I don't end up feeding hens that I plan to slaughter. As for bats, I haven't had that raid yet and I'm in the Mistlands. I guess I've gotten lucky. Any time a raid does happen I just run outside my main gate and fight them outside so they don't damage anything.

The thing is, both sides should be identical. That's why it's weird.

maybe those on the left are not covered enough. on the right side I can see a house. Maybe its walls are enough for the eggs on the right side while the left ones don't profit from it. Maybe it does not matter at all but you could try to build some extra walls.

the shelter is not wide enough to count. eggs detection radius is alot more fine tuned than the player characters. same for the range of the fire.

also : where are the hens that make more eggs on that farm?

and third : any bat raid will have a field day with this chicken "farm" any non sheltered farm with openings or windows will get wiped clean by a bat raid in seconds. so either dont kill bonemass in that world or make sure they are fully locked away.

The eggs need both a fire and a shelter. So the ones on the right are sheltered enough.