What are the factors that the go into getting the golden Child? What is the precentage each time that you turn on your palm that he shows, if you have the requirements met?

The birth of the Golden Child depends upon completing certain puzzles and village tech levels. I won't mention the exact prerequisites here, but I will say that it's not dependent upon level 3 of Harvesting!

In the current release, the birth seems to happen faster when the game is left on than when it's off most of the time.

If you have all the necessary prerequisities, what is the probability that he will show up. I've heard of people waiting to weeks for him. It is like chance that he shows?

It isn't based on probability. The programming is more complex than that - Arthur refers to it as 'emergent behavior' and it's not totally predictable. Some people have waited a long time for the Golden Child, but I believe that's with the game off the majority of the time. I've never waited even a day when I've left the game on.

Cool, so it isn't just a roll the dice thing

actually i leave the game on most of the time. i hardly ever even exit the game before turning the palm off.

I've gotten the GC three times so far, and all three times it has been with six hours of reaching level three of fertillity. One of the three times the game was off and when I turned it on I got the message screen informing me of her, and then after I hit ok for that message I got the message screen of the boulder. Boom, baam.

My Golden Child was born, but he has been 5 years old for quit a while. Does he ever grow up so I can use his mastery skills?

No, the Golden Child stays 5 years old forever. He does special things that only he can do, though.

I can't get the gc and I AM TO 160 REAL HOURS HOW MUCH LONGER.