Ranching is unlocked after repairing the mill in town. Hayden will invite you to his house the next day and provide a tutorial. Adult animals drop produce and can be bred to unlock new colors at two hearts. Feeding and petting animals once everyday raises their affection with the protagonist. Animals can be fed indoors through troughs, grazing outside, and hand feeding. Animals like to be called outside on sunny days, but avoid bringing them out in bad weather.
Tutorial[]
Skill Tree[]
| Tier | Level | Description | Essence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Feeding Frenzy | Hay and Grass Seed drop at double the usual amount from Cutting Grass. | |
| Close Bond | Animals that have been Pet and Fed for the day will receive an extra Heart Point increase. | |||
| Barnyard Bounty | Chickens and Cows will sometimes drop extra Produce. | |||
| Currency of Care | When animals eat crops, either by hand feeding or by grazing, they will drop the currency Shiny Beads. | |||
| 2 | 15 | Currency of Care II | Animals that have been Pet and Fed for the day will sometimes drop Shiny Bead(sic) the next day in addition to their regular Produce. | |
| Feed Prepper | The Craft Time for all animal feed is reduced by 10 minutes. | |||
| Welcome Home | Newly bought or born animals will start at 1 Heart Level. | |||
| Discount Treats | Heart Shaped treats sold by Hayden will have a 10% price reduction. | |||
| 3 | 30 | Currency of Care III | Animals can now be fed cooked dishes and will reward more Shiny Beads based on the dish's star level. | 75 |
| Welcome Home II | Newly bought or born animals will start at 2 Heart Level. | |||
| Barnyard Bounty II | Ducks and Horses will sometimes drop extra Produce. | 80 | ||
| Wind Down | The Mill Time for all mill recipes will be reduced by 10 minutes. | 145 | ||
| 4 | 45 | The Bell Tolls | You will receive the Big Bell crafting recipe. When rung, the Big Bell calls out or sends in all animals into their buildings. | 155 |
| Maximum Milling | Crafting Animal Feeds at the mill will sometimes drop an additional item of the same kind. | 150 | ||
| Barnyard Bounty III | Sheep and Rabbits will sometimes drop extra Produce. | 145 |
Items[]
| Name | Price | Obtaining |
|---|---|---|
| Alpaca Wool | 130 | Alpaca |
| Bristle | 120 | Capybara |
| Bull Horn | 120 | Cow (male) |
| Chicken Egg | 20 | Chicken (female) |
| Duck Egg | 30 | Duck (female) |
| Duck Feather | 90 | Duck (male) |
| ? | ||
| ? | ||
| Golden Bull Horn | 360 | Cow (Male) |
| Golden Duck Egg | 90 | Duck (female) |
| ? | ||
| Golden Egg | 60 | Chicken (female) |
| Golden Horse
Hair |
390 | Horse |
| Golden Milk | 120 | Cow (female) |
| ? | ||
| Golden Rooster Feather | 180 | Chicken (male) |
| ? | ||
| Horse Hair | 130 | Horse |
| Milk | 40 | Cow (female) |
| Rabbit Wool | 90 | Rabbit |
| Rooster Feather | 60 | Chicken (male) |
| Sheep Wool | 120 | Sheep |
| Shiny Bead | 1 | Hand feeding animals |
Breeding[]
The player can breed animals by using their heart-shaped treat on one adult male and one adult female. To feed the animal, walk up to it and interact with it while holding the item. The animals you select must have at least two hearts and share a barn/coop that has free space for a baby. After this, the female will become pregnant or lay an egg. Both the male and female will be unable to take another heart-shaped treat until the pregnancy is over. After a certain amount of days, the mother will give birth or the chick will hatch and the player will be allowed to pick a name.
At first, only Tier 1 colors will be available at Hayden's Shop. After birth, the color variant of both sexes will be available for purchase.
Breeding parents of the same tier color will usually result in a baby with the next tier rarity up. The actual color of the baby is randomly picked from all color variants of that tier.
For example: Tier 1 + Tier 1 = Tier 2 baby. [Seems to be more likely if the parents are different variations of the tier e.g. Black T1 Cow + Spotted T1 Cow]
| Tier 1 | Tier 2 |
|---|---|
 + 
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=
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Breeding two animals of different tiers can also result in a higher tier baby, but this seems to be more rare (e.g. Tier 2 + Tier 3 = Tier 4 rarely)
Tier 6 is the highest rarity and consists of season-themed animals (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter). The Tier 6 variant produced depends on when the treats were given to the parents. For example to produce a Spring color baby, the treats must have been given to the parents in Spring.
| Tier 5 | Tier 6 |
|---|---|
 +
Treats fed in Spring |
= 
Sometimes |
Tier 6 are also produced more rarely - T5 + T5 is not always T6
Gallery[]
