get a good store of food before you try to breed them...at least 200-300. If you try to grow your village to fast, they will starve. Also, I would recommend having the second level farming before trying to grow your village. The berries just cannot sustain that many people.
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Why is it that if someone tells you that there are 1 billion stars in the universe you will believe them,
but if they tell you a wall has wet paint you will have to touch it to be sure?