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@Ganondorf how do you keep track of which children are whose in a 16 pair project? I already have a spreadsheet, but I had to colour-code the pairings and their resulting offspring to keep track of an 8 pair project. I feel like with 16 you'd run out of distinguishable colours.

Also, since the 8 pair project in question is proving to be somewhat more difficult than anticipated, do you have any kind of metric for knowing if you're better off to start with 8 or 16 pairs?

@SongofSummer me personally, I keep a list of all the pairs and their kids in the bio of a prominent dragon in the project (...usually "prominent" just means the first male I bought, or his kid that I used in the subsequent generation when I got rid of him).

A few examples can be found on these dragons' bios:
https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/61225329
https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/61002054
https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/62013243

In this list, the breeding pair is the first two dragons listed in a group, and their kids listed next. I also format and add information more than just whose kid is whose, but this is how I keep the kids organized. In addition, I sort the kids in the lair to sit after the parents. This is just my method, I've seen a dozen different spreadsheets people have made for this sort of thing as well, and some people use naming conventions to keep track of bloodlines.

@Ganondorf, thanks! I just realized that the female from one of my gen 1 pairings is the niece of the female from another, so I'm doing some restructuring. (Apparently I forgot to check her bloodlines before introducing her :/)

@Taiyou
Pinging myself so i dont lose this!

Can I ask what the zig-zag method is?

'Tis a helpful resource. I went from having %0 knowledge, to knowing enough to start my own! Very, very, very helpful.
Also, how do you get those breeding cards?

I love this! Heh i have most of what I need for the two im starting... expensive genes hate me tho so this will be fun