I know most of us already have full grown Chocos.. but eventually we are going to start breeding.. (I know yosh already has, but hasn't gotten his new egg, and i know I'm thinkin about it!)
So i did a little digging on information, and obviously i started at Alla...
ffxi.allakhazam.com/forum.html?forum=10;mid=115735338985989556;num=1169;page=1but more importantly...
Warning.. its about to get VERY long...
5.0 Gimli's diary
Ive decided to hop on the diary train. Just for myself and share it with people who are intrested.
Situation:
Stable: San Doria
Egg (bit)
Day 1 till day 3
After checking on the egg it apperently wants out. Ive treated the egg like the NPC. Always check it everyday for the bond. So everytime i checked it i made sure my affection went up. I didnt make use of a care plan. I believe the care plan is for people who cant check it everyday. There bond wont go out but your chocobo will stay in good health. From day till day 3 thats the only thing i did.
Day 4: The hatchin
As we all know now it takes 4 days to hatch. My chocobo hatched with all Poor skills. I suspect that the type of egg influences this. I would like to hear people who have used other eggs what kind of skills they have.
But my Chocobo is Male and has the name (with me being a SMN all the way) CartDunkle (wich was the closet to Carbunlce ^^).
So speaking to alot of people it looks like the gender is completely random.
Today i took my little chick for a walk where it became friends will fellow chick Air (NPC choco chick). Of cours i also raised my bond by checking on it.
Day 5: Nothing new
Did the same thing as yesterday, checked on it and took it for a litlle walk. I have been reading that after a while the NPC will learn you a story to tell your chocobo during walks. So ive decided to take it for a walk every day till ive learnt that. It is still in good health and wasnt hungry or full wich means tomorrow it has to eat. But with people raising the prices and even worse people buying it for these prices (keeping the prices high), it might become a problem. Ive been trying to setup a deal with our LS cook to make us the food. Now if i can just persuade the LS gardner to stop gardening tree cuttings and start making grass ^^.
Day 6: Feeding time
For the first time my little chick was hungry. After taking it for a walk (no 2nd CS yet -.-) it was time for feeding it. It was hungry. So i gave him one veggie past. After the first one it wasnt hungry or full. After the 2nd one it was full. I still havent selected a care plan so it still under basic care. I might need to change my diary log to add the specs of basic care.
Day 7: Cry baby
Today i got my white hankerchief. It had been crying bla, bla, bla. It looked really sad. I took it for a walk. And checked how it was doing. All stats are still poor. This time it was neither hungry or full. So i guess tomorrow it will be feeding time.
Day 8: too carfeul?
After riding a chocobo to rolanberry, I afk'ed there to bazar (i was hoping to get a dirty hankerchief). When i got home from work it had shutdown so i cant say for sure if i maxed out my chocobotime. My hankerchief was still white when i went back to the stable. He still took it off me. I needed to feed CartDunkle again because it was hungry. Today i took it for 2 walks because i realized i was beeing to carefull with my chick because it was always full with Stamina. I still didnt get the story. So getting the story seems random. I got first CS at my first walk. After that i didnt get any. Hope ill get it tomorrow.
Day 9: Big appetite
Nothing really changed. Altho it looks likes his appetite is getting bigger. I fed him 3 veggie paste to top him off. Also took him for 2 walks but still no 2nd CS.
It said the white hankerchief did its work so he not lonely anymore. But it emphasised white hankerchief. I would like to know more about the dirty hankerchief and how to obtain it.
Day 10 - 2nd CS
Woot today, on my chocobo walk, i got my 2nd CS it was between 07:00-07:30 on lights day. Im going to try the same time for my next walk (hope i can get it on same day too) to see if this is a finding or a speculation. Took if for 2 walks got my CS on the 2nd walk. Also fed him 1 veggie paste as it went from full to hungry. Im trying to keep it at neither hungry or full, dont want to make him a fat chocobo
Day 11 - Parent
Didnt notice it before so i cant say this was the first time i got this but my affection level is regards me as his parent. This might have changed after handing in the hankerchief. Something to look at if you havent done this yet.
Feed it 2 as it was starving. I didnt had the patience to wait till 7 to check my time theorie on walk CS. This time i took it for a walk around 11:00 on darkday and no CS.
Day 12 - Rush
I didnt had much time for CartDunkle today. I had dynamis and was rushing. I checked it and fed it once. Took it for a walk on darkday 13:00-13:30 (no CS).
It also said it calmed down. Wich we just discovered is the turn side of perky wich give you new plans.
Day 13 - ><
Today i waited till 7:00-7:30 for my walk. This was on watersday. I didnt get a CS. So its not on a daily time you get a CS. Next time i am going to try to do it on lightday again. If i dont get a CS than then that disproves my theorie about a sceduled time for a CS. I hope more people can give me input about the time they got a CS while going on a walk. Further nothing new to report. Wont be long till it goes it to the next phase now.
Day 14 - ><
Today the strangest thing happened. I didnt get a daily report. It spoke to me as if i already talked to him today. So i cant report much. My chocobo didnt had full stamina also. So it looked liked it missed the new day. So nothing much to report.
Day 15 - double update
Today i got a daily report for Day 14 - 15. So i guess i doesnt really matter to skip a day, seeing that my chocobo was perky. Altho it was hungry also. I wanted to give it a Vomp carrot since it was perky but i couldnt find one. So i fed it 2x veggie pastes to make it almost full. Took if for 2 walks (Still no story T_T). I changed my care plan for the first time to walk in town (3days).
Day 16 - Story!
After doing the usual as always i finally got my CS and my key item. I got the CS at the start but this is because i changed my chick from basic care to taking a walk. I fed it a veggie paste and a vomp carrot because it was perky.
Day 17 - Still in high spirits
Today i didnt get the message that it had its fill and calmed down. This is the first time that my chick was perky for 2 days in a row. So again i gave it a vomp carrot and a veggie paste and did my 2 walks and 2 checks.
Day 18 - 0.o still in high spirits
Unbelievable for 3 days in a row now. changing my care plan to take a walk in town payed off. He seems to be enjoying himself in town. Im still not happy because it doesnt have a personality. One more chick day to go.
Day 19/20 - Wasted a day
I checked too late so i got a CS with a walk trough town as a chick and after that a day 20 report with a walk trough town as a teenager. No suprise its yellow with white tips. (Still no personality). I might have had it on basic care too long. It was starving so i gave it one vomp carrot it too take it to neither hungry or full. Took it for a normal walk. hooked up with the 3 other guys. Took it for a race and won it. Told it a story and checked it.
Day 21 - Lower affection
Today when i checked it had all poor attributes, no personality and it was starving. I even dropped a affection leven. Probably because i had it on walk around town as care program. I didnt had any vomps due to screwing up my gardening so i gave it so plain greens. Gave it 2 and it was almost full. Read it the story of the impatient chocobo and took if for a regular walk (it was raining). Also did the race and won for the 2nd time. After a little TLC its stamina was completely drained. My trainer said it was bored and restless. When i checked it it looked irritated.
day 22 - 3-0
Today my Chocobo got the message it was in its zest of life. I believe this is the flipside message of it being bored. It also was starving. Feeding it greensx2 made it quite full. I raced again and won for the 3th time getting the happy chocobo story. I took it for a regular walk and got my first CS with Blood. 2 more to another story. I read it the impatient story for the 2nd time. I changed the program to delivering packedges but i still got the taking a walk CS so i hope tomorrow it will deliver packedges.
Day 23 - Raise in endurance
Finally got an attribute raise. Now ive got substandard endurance. I was hoping i would get a STR raise but this is still ok. Took it for 2 walks (no 2nd CS) and read it a story. Than finished up with a check x2 and fed it 2 greens. Affection seems to be a bit harder now. I always end up with him regarding me as its parent. But because of the care plan it drops to want to be with me all the time. It Always seem to be starving when i check now. 2x greens fill it up to quite full. No abbilities, no personality and no weather preference.
day 24 - And there is Strengh
After yesterdays Endurance upgrade i got my Str upgrade today. So now ive got substandard in both. Today i took it for 1 walk (no CS) and read it the impatient story and the happy storry. finished up with checking it x3. The rest is the same as yesterday.
Day 25/26 - Hmm
Well i do recall writing an little journal yesterday but its not here. On day 25 there wasnt much intresting to report anyway. No 2nd CS on my regular walk. The rest was all the same. On day 26 it was bored again so i raced it and it lost for the first time. Didnt had enough stamina in the end to even care for it. All an all a bad day.
Day 27-28 - sick
It was sick for the first time. So i took it slow. Took it for a walk (still no 2nd CS). So i guess i have to keep doing regular walks in adult phase to get story. Read the impatient story, and checked on it that was it. Fed it the usual greens and the wildgrass.
Day 29 - Big Bird
Still sick but at least its a big bird now. Its yellow as exspected. Took it for a regular walk. search but didnt find the hanky. On a short walk it was paying to much attention so i couldnt look. After that it was tired. So i will looko again tomorrow. Still have him on the same diet.
Day 30 - Love sick
It started. My chocobo is love sick. He looks sick to me. Triedy getting the dirty hanky but didnt find it. I tried to feed it S.D. carrots but they just dont feel right. No changes at all.
Day 31 - Still Love sick
Still love sick. Got the CS for delivering messages but it got lost. I blame the guy sitting on it but they blame my choco. Perhaps decernment is needed to know to route. Again fed teh S.D. Carrots but this will be the last time. I think it only lowers its hunger level.
Day 32 - Dirty Hanky
Found the dirty hanky today. Nothing else new to report. Its still lovesick. We all been there but get over it!
Day 33 - Bit deficient STR
Before i say anything about today. I will add to my story from yesterday that next to the dirty hanky i also obtained the Chocobo Whistle ofcourse. Someone pointed out to me that i forgot to mention that. Thank you. Well today i went back to carrying packedged but delivering messages already did its work and my choco know had a bit deficient STR. And still substandard endurance. So i will keep it on packedges till endurance goes up as well. I must be the most unlucky guy with CS because after all those walks (regular) I still dont have my 2nd CS there so i need 2 more for the story. And for long walks i havent met Brutus yet. I wont retire my choco before i got all there is.
Day 34 - Bit deficient END
After yesterdays STR today END went up. Im happy with it but it seems like im behind on alot of people who already have Standard. It still lovesick. And i still dont have the CS from regular and long walk. I must be unlucky T_T
Day 35 - CS
I gave up on the regular walk CS. So i took a long walk and got my first CS with the windy chocobo raiser. My choco is still lovesick. Nothing much else to report.
Day 37-38 - weekend compilation
Did the same as always. Still love sick still same stats no new CS. Getting discouraged so now and then.
Day 39 - CS with Brutus
Today i let my chocobo play with other chocobo's hoping to cure lovesickness but no cigar. I took advantage of its full stamina bar and took it for 2 long walks getting my 2nd CS with Brutus.
Day 40 - CS on short walk and affection boost
Today im going to try to max out affection to get rid of lovesickness. Ive spammed check chocobo and fed it 3 sweet greens. Also i saw a cheap vomp carrot so i gave it that one too. I did a regular walk and got my 2nd CS with the bastok NPC so you can still get CS in regular walks as an adult.
Day 41 - confused
Yesterday i tried to max out affection. Today i check it and i dropped a level?
My chocobo has been lovesick for 11 days now. Im really getting annoyed about it.
Day 42 - /sigh
Somehow i had capped affection again. Also got "the message". Still love sick. I got a very nice message from Nome from the Bahamut server trying to help me. Took it out for a race today. This time i was bored. Ofcourse he lost. Feed him and took it for a long walk.
Day 43 - STR boost
SE is messing with my head. I didnt realized my care program had ended so now it got Basic Care and STR went to Standard ><. Did 2 walk no final CS on long and regular. Altho im convinced now that people with poor mental stats cant learn an ability so i stopped reading stories to CartDunkle
Day 44/45 - End boost?
I was exspecting an endurance boost because i always got a end boost after a STR boost but i didnt come. Very strange. Still lovesick 15 days now.
Day 46 - O.o
OMG lovesickness gone. I had it delivering messages and for the first time it didnt get lost. Its sickness was cured and its lovesickness too. Went for a long walk and i got the story from Brutus. A good day ^^
Day 47 - Nothing new to report
Lovesick didnt come back. No stat increase. But i feel alot better with him not feeling down.
Day 48 - injured
This time CartDunkle was injured. Still did the usual routine. No stats increase. Fed him some gausebit for his leg.
Day 49 - Spoiled
CartDunkle is a bit of a dork, there seem to be always something wrong with him. Its injury from yesterday was curede today was spoiled. They suggest to scold it. But after 2 walks i didnt had the energy to scold it.
Day 50-52 - {erky
Well i finaly got the perky status again after basic care (my plan ended without me knowing). STR and END are avaradge now.