I had that happen a few times too. I think it's just a little quirk of the game.

The "spare" baby usually disapears the moment you drag the mom somewhere, or when she begins a chore that involves picking up something, such as watering the crops, fishing, laundry, etc.

I like to think of it as she's like many real moms, and just doesn't want to "let go" of her baby, even when they've already left.

You're exactly right, Brenda. It is a small bug in the timing of when the "baby decal" is removed from the mom. The "real" baby has turned into a toddler and is probably off chasing butterflies or something!

I've noticed the same thing with the lingering baby... I had a builder lady working away lugging a baby around with her. I think it's just a doll that she carries with her to avoid post-partum or something... that or it's a graphics glitch. *grin*

The funniest thing I've seen is Mom going fishing with the babe in her arms. It looks like she is about to commit infanticide.

I have 13 villagers 3 childern some how food always runs out and dont have enough tech points to get level 3 harvesting any ideas as to what I can do?

I don't usually have more than about ten or so villagers until I have level 3 of harvesting, because food becomes a problem - children eat as much as adults do. You've started to push the limits of how many villagers you can feed from the farm, so food will probably be a little tight at this point. The best thing to do is to keep as many villagers as possible at the research table until you can purchase level 3 of harvesting, and don't make any more baby villagers yet. Once your villagers can fish, food won't be a problem.

Oiy! What a game. My 3rd village -- I can't get anyone to breed, build or figure out what the plants, fields, rocks or other things on the island are.

Once question, must I wait for one village to "complete" her research before I drag another to the bench, or can two or more villages do "research" at the same time/

Oiy! What a game. My 3rd village -- I can't get anyone to breed, build or figure out what the plants, fields, rocks or other things on the island are.

Once question, must I wait for one village to "complete" her research before I drag another to the bench, or can two or more villages do "research" at the same time?

(Apologies for the double post. I'm new at this as well!)

You can have as many villagers at the research table as you want. They all just squeeze in there together to get the work done!

The first things you need to focus on in the beginning are a stable food supply and research - especially harvesting, since the berries will be depleted at some point.

Once your food supply is at least 300-400, your villagers will not be as worried and will start doing some of those other things. They'll be more receptive to breeding after that, too!

Thanks. I've got two harvesting the bush (to get the 400 FS points faster) and the other three are hanging out at the research table, gaining points, I guess. I had no idea that I needed so many points to do anything! My first game had the beach all neat and tidy, but no one knew how to fish; and the field nicely watered but nothing to grow. The all died, but they were prepared for a future that was not to be! Everyone died overnight in the second game, since I had no idea that I had to pause the game before I turned in for the night. Don't these villiagers ever sleep?

In game 3 the invisible monkey showed up at the research table and gave me some points -- maybe those villagers did not die in vain!

PS I registered as well.