Many followers.
One shared resource.
Our flock needs water. Divide it into staged groups, appoint leader lambs and release them in a thoughtful sequence. Can you improve access without simply building a larger watering zone?
Leaders have gold markers. Every other lamb follows its assigned group. The model visibly forms queues when arrivals exceed watering capacity.
Move the flock to water.
Movement is illustrative; the time-step calculation handles each lamb's arrival, queue, watering and completion. Running the simulation does not cause permanent changes to the farm or site data.
What did the decision change?
Every value below is calculated from the same flock scenario.
Run a plan to see what it means for access, grouping and congestion.
Would a different release schedule help before expanding water access?
Baseline vs alternative
Save your starting plan, adjust the controls and compare outcomes before making a decision.
Save the baseline, then experiment with another plan.
Animal welfare is not determined by this simple simulation. Real watering facilities require veterinary/husbandry, safety, environmental and site-specific assessment. Leader-follower behaviour is an educational approximation, not a prediction of real sheep or people.
From flock movement to real decisions.
Staging and shared capacity are familiar challenges in factories, services, logistics and organisations. Observe the constraint before spending more on resources.