Ranching: animal care, breeding and skillsReady to breed? Jump to the parent checklist, treat budget and four-day walkthrough. You can keep using this same page for daily care and product information afterward.
Before you start: make today’s ranch route visible
Start outside the Barn or Coop that contains your animals. Open the Animal menu once and count the occupied spaces before buying an animal or giving breeding treats. On PC, use the command currently assigned to the on-screen Pet, Feed, and building-entry prompts; these names stay useful after a player changes key bindings in Controls.
Prerequisites
- For daily care, the animal must already live in a Barn or Coop and you need suitable food available.
- For breeding, both parents must be adults of the same species, opposite sexes, at least 2 hearts, housed together, with one unused building space.
- For an outdoor routine, check the day’s weather first. Keep the indoor route when the weather is unsuitable.
- CheckReview today’s animal and breeding goal outside the building.
- CarePet and feed every animal in the building.
- CollectPick up Produce on the return pass.
- ConfirmUse the status and completion checks below.
Daily care in the order that prevents missed actions
- Enter every occupied Barn and Coop and Pet each animal.
- Provide suitable food in the feed spot or hand-feed the animal. Check the animal's feeding status; an empty trough alone does not prove it was unfed, because food may already have been eaten.
- Let animals outside only in good weather. Going outside adds Heart Points; bring them back in when the weather is unsuitable.
- Collect Produce and place quest, recipe, and museum items in labeled storage before selling the remainder.
- Count housing spaces before buying or breeding. Breeding needs one empty space for the offspring.
For outdoor care, sunny days and spring/fall windy days are suitable. Keep livestock indoors during rain, snow, storms and blizzards, feeding them by hand or in the trough. Bring them inside before the day ends: animals left outside overnight do not produce, in addition to losing Heart Points. See Animals and Weather.
What actually raises or lowers animal hearts
| Action or missed care | Heart Points |
|---|---|
| Pet by hand | +5 |
| Feed | +5 |
| Go outside in good weather | +5 |
| Play with toys | +2 |
| Offspring born | +10 |
| Finish the day without petting | −5 |
| Finish the day without feeding | −5 |
| Leave outside overnight | −5 |
| Go outside in bad weather | −5 |
Feeding and petting on the same day adds a further +2, so normal hand petting plus feeding totals 12 points, before other bonuses. Missing both costs 10 points. Bring animals inside before leaving them overnight; do not assume yesterday's care covers today.
The Animal Sprite Statue marks animals as petted but does not grant the hand-petting +5. Once it has marked them, you cannot earn those five hand-petting points that day. Feeding still gives +5 and activates the +2 care bonus, for 7 points from that combination. It saves a daily action but is not identical to hand petting for heart growth.
Hand-feeding the following items adds these extra points on top of feeding, not replacement totals:
| Hand-fed item | Extra points | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Small/Large Animal Feed | +1 | Appropriate animal feed |
| Deluxe Small/Large Animal Feed | +3 | Appropriate animal feed |
| Ultimate Small/Large Animal Feed | +5 | Appropriate animal feed |
| Eligible crops or forage | +5 | Must be a crop/forage the animal accepts; not every item qualifies |
| One-star cooked dish | +5 | Currency of Care III |
| Two-star cooked dish | +6 | Currency of Care III |
| Three-star cooked dish | +7 | Currency of Care III |
| Four-star cooked dish | +8 | Currency of Care III |
| Five-star cooked dish | +9 | Currency of Care III |
For example, hand petting and hand-feeding Quality feed give 5 + 5 + 2 + 1 = 13 points, before outdoor, toy or skill bonuses. Check the ranching skill reference for additional perk effects instead of treating them as part of this base table.
Completion check
Finish the route by checking each animal's Pet and feeding status, rather than trough fullness alone, and collecting available Produce. For breeding, return to the Animal menu after both treats; the stork icon is the confirmation that the pair started the four-day process. If that icon is absent, do not wait four days—use the symptom table below before spending more treats.
Heart Point thresholds and production changes
| Heart level reached | Total Heart Points required |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 220 |
| 3 | 360 |
| 4 | 520 |
| 5 | 700 |
| 6 | 900 |
| 7 | 1100 |
| 8 | 1330 |
| 9 | 1560 |
| 10 | 1800 |
Production changes at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 hearts. Two hearts adds a 20% chance for one extra regular product; four hearts gives two regular products. Six hearts gives two products plus a 20% chance for another. Eight hearts gives two regular products and a 10% Golden-product chance. Ten hearts guarantees one Golden product and adds a 10% chance for another Golden product.
Find an animal product and its sell value
Choose the animal before buying or expanding housing. The first catalogue provides species unlocks, purchase prices, housing, feeding and production cycles; later unlocks stay behind the spoiler control.
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Chicken
- Animal
- Chicken
- Housing
- Coop
- Purchase / unlock
- Hayden’s Shop after a Coop is built; keep one Coop space free before adopting.
- Purchase prices by unlocked colour tier
- Colour tier 1: 1000t, Colour tier 2: 1200t, Colour tier 3: 1400t, Colour tier 4: 1600t, Colour tier 5: 1800t, Colour tier 6: 2000t
- Feed
- Grass Seed; may eat outdoor crops or grass when called outside and unfed.
- Produce and cycle
- Hen: Chicken Egg daily. Rooster: Rooster Feather every 3 days. Coop animals mature in 3 days.
- Daily care
- Pet and feed daily. Animals left outside overnight produce nothing.
- Breeding requirements
- Mature, 2+ hearts, same species, different sexes, same building, one free slot, and both treats on the same day.
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Cow
- Animal
- Cow
- Housing
- Barn
- Purchase / unlock
- Hayden’s Shop after a Barn is built; keep one Barn space free before adopting.
- Purchase prices by unlocked colour tier
- Colour tier 1: 2000t, Colour tier 2: 2400t, Colour tier 3: 2800t, Colour tier 4: 3200t, Colour tier 5: 3600t, Colour tier 6: 4000t
- Feed
- Hay; may eat outdoor crops or grass when called outside and unfed.
- Produce and cycle
- Cow: Milk daily. Bull: Bull Horn every 3 days. Barn animals mature in 5 days.
- Daily care
- Pet and feed daily. Animals left outside overnight produce nothing.
- Breeding requirements
- Mature, 2+ hearts, same species, different sexes, same building, one free slot, and both treats on the same day.
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New livestock need time to mature: three days for Coop animals, five for Barn animals. Once mature and properly cared for, use these production intervals:
| Animal | Production interval |
|---|---|
| Female chicken, female duck, female cow | Daily |
| Male chicken, male duck, bull, horse, sheep, rabbit, alpaca, capybara | Every three days |
Do not expect a new baby or a three-day producer to give an item every morning. Check maturity, feeding and overnight housing before treating an empty collection as a bug.
Use the filters for animal, Barn or Coop, product type, and name. The result includes the normal product, Golden version, and both sell prices.
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Chicken Egg
- Animal type
- Chicken
- Housing
- Coop
- Product type
- Egg
- How to get it
- Meet the animal’s daily care and collection cycle; this is the regular output.
- Sell value
- 20 Tesserae
- Processing
- No processing claim is shown here unless the item source explicitly supports it.
- Uses
- Cooking ingredient; check the item page for the current recipe list.
View Chicken Egg gift preferences and characters
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Duck Egg
- Animal type
- Duck
- Housing
- Coop
- Product type
- Egg
- How to get it
- Meet the animal’s daily care and collection cycle; this is the regular output.
- Sell value
- 30 Tesserae
- Processing
- No processing claim is shown here unless the item source explicitly supports it.
- Uses
- Cooking ingredient; check the item page for the current recipe list.
View Duck Egg gift preferences and characters
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Milk
- Animal type
- Cow
- Housing
- Barn
- Product type
- Milk
- How to get it
- Meet the animal’s daily care and collection cycle; this is the regular output.
- Sell value
- 40 Tesserae
- Processing
- Milk can be processed into Butter or Cheese at the Mill.
- Uses
- Cooking and Mill processing; Milk specifically makes Butter and Cheese.
View Milk gift preferences and characters
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Rooster Feather
- Animal type
- Rooster
- Housing
- Coop
- Product type
- Feather
- How to get it
- Meet the animal’s daily care and collection cycle; this is the regular output.
- Sell value
- 60 Tesserae
- Processing
- No processing claim is shown here unless the item source explicitly supports it.
- Uses
- Crafting material; check the item page for the current recipe list.
View Rooster Feather gift preferences and characters
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Duck Feather
- Animal type
- Drake
- Housing
- Coop
- Product type
- Feather
- How to get it
- Meet the animal’s daily care and collection cycle; this is the regular output.
- Sell value
- 90 Tesserae
- Processing
- No processing claim is shown here unless the item source explicitly supports it.
- Uses
- Crafting material; check the item page for the current recipe list.
View Duck Feather gift preferences and characters
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Horse Hair
- Animal type
- Horse
- Housing
- Barn
- Product type
- Fiber
- How to get it
- Meet the animal’s daily care and collection cycle; this is the regular output.
- Sell value
- 130 Tesserae
- Processing
- No processing claim is shown here unless the item source explicitly supports it.
- Uses
- Crafting material; check the item page for the current recipe list.
View Horse Hair gift preferences and characters
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Sheep Wool
- Animal type
- Sheep
- Housing
- Barn
- Product type
- Fiber
- How to get it
- Meet the animal’s daily care and collection cycle; this is the regular output.
- Sell value
- 120 Tesserae
- Processing
- No processing claim is shown here unless the item source explicitly supports it.
- Uses
- Crafting material; check the item page for the current recipe list.
View Sheep Wool gift preferences and characters
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Rabbit Wool
- Animal type
- Rabbit
- Housing
- Coop
- Product type
- Fiber
- How to get it
- Meet the animal’s daily care and collection cycle; this is the regular output.
- Sell value
- 90 Tesserae
- Processing
- No processing claim is shown here unless the item source explicitly supports it.
- Uses
- Crafting material; check the item page for the current recipe list.
View Rabbit Wool gift preferences and characters
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Alpaca Wool
- Animal type
- Alpaca
- Housing
- Barn
- Product type
- Fiber
- How to get it
- Meet the animal’s daily care and collection cycle; this is the regular output.
- Sell value
- 130 Tesserae
- Processing
- No processing claim is shown here unless the item source explicitly supports it.
- Uses
- Crafting material; check the item page for the current recipe list.
View Alpaca Wool gift preferences and characters
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Bristle
- Animal type
- Capybara
- Housing
- Coop
- Product type
- Other
- How to get it
- Meet the animal’s daily care and collection cycle; this is the regular output.
- Sell value
- 120 Tesserae
- Processing
- No processing claim is shown here unless the item source explicitly supports it.
- Uses
- Woodcrafting: Round Cushioned Stool and Caterpillar Chair; Juniper’s Capybara Bristles request.
View Bristle gift preferences and characters
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Bull Horn
- Animal type
- Bull
- Housing
- Barn
- Product type
- Other
- How to get it
- Meet the animal’s daily care and collection cycle; this is the regular output.
- Sell value
- 120 Tesserae
- Processing
- No processing claim is shown here unless the item source explicitly supports it.
- Uses
- Woodcrafting: Explorer Bed, Explorer Double Bed, Explorer Trunk Table, and Haunted Attic beds; Ryis’ Bull Horns request.
View Bull Horn gift preferences and characters
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Keep a product when an active request, recipe, museum set, or planned craft names it; sell the remainder when money is the current bottleneck.
Breed an animal without wasting treats
Check all six conditions before feeding either parent:
- Same species.
- Different sexes: one male and one female.
- Both are mature and have at least 2 hearts.
- Both live in the same Barn or Coop.
- The building has at least one additional empty space.
- Both receive their species' Heart Shaped Treat on the same day.
A stork icon in the Animal menu confirms that breeding started. Birth or hatching occurs after 4 in-game days. Gender and color are locked when the treats are eaten, so reloading after the birth does not reroll those results.
Buy the correct pair of treats
Go to Hayden's Shop at Sweetwater Farm after unlocking the animal species. Buy two matching Heart Shaped Treats, one for each parent; feed and pet treats for other purposes do not replace them.
| Species | One Heart Shaped Treat | Two for a pairing |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 150t | 300t |
| Duck | 225t | 450t |
| Rabbit or Capybara | 300t | 600t |
| Cow or Sheep | 300t | 600t |
| Horse or Alpaca | 390t | 780t |
These are base shop prices. Discount Treats reduces them by 10%; for example, two Cow Treats cost 540t instead of 600t. The total covers treats only, not adopting the parents or building their home.
From feeding to birth
- Outside the parents' Barn or Coop, open the Journal with Esc on default PC controls and select Animals. Confirm each parent's species, sex, maturity and 2-heart minimum, then check that their shared home has a spare space.
- Select the species' Heart Shaped Treat on the toolbar, approach the first parent and follow its feeding prompt. Default Interact is E / right-click; if your bindings differ, use the key shown beside the prompt.
- Give the second parent the other treat before ending the same day. Open Animals again and look for the stork icon beside their status; this confirms a successful start.
- Mark that as day 0 and continue daily care while keeping the spare space. The offspring arrives 4 in-game days later; for example, a successful start on Spring 10 gives an expected arrival on Spring 14.
- Check the new baby's entry and occupied housing space. A newborn still needs to mature; Coop animals take 3 days, Barn animals 5 days, and future breeding also requires 2 hearts.
While expecting, the parents cannot be sold, moved to another farm building or placed in daycare. Arrange their home before giving treats; lack of a stork icon means you should check the conditions now rather than simply wait four days.
Incubators need a breeding egg, not ordinary produce
An ordinary collected egg cannot replace the hatchable egg from the breeding process. Prepare the eligible pair and matching treats; hatching follows the four-day breeding timer, not an extra four-day wait after that.
| Coop size | Incubators | Animal capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Small | 1 | 4 |
| Medium | 2 | 8 |
| Large | 4 | 12 |
Incubators do not add housing capacity. Keep a space for the new animal, and move residents to another suitable building or daycare before relocating an empty Coop; expecting animals cannot be moved. These capacities follow the Coop reference.
Compare every Coop and Barn blueprint
Buy these blueprints from the Carpenter's Buildings menu. Red and white versions have the same capacity, footprint, requirements and materials, so choose the colour by appearance.
| Blueprint | Building | Capacity | Footprint | Other feature | Requirement | Cost | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Small Red Coop | 4 | 12×10 | 1 incubator | Start | 1,500t | 75 Wood + 50 Stone |
 | Small White Coop | 4 | 12×10 | 1 incubator | Start | 1,500t | 75 Wood + 50 Stone |
 | Medium Red Coop | 8 | 14×12 | 2 incubators | Ranching 20 | 3,000t | 100 Wood + 75 Stone |
 | Medium White Coop | 8 | 14×12 | 2 incubators | Ranching 20 | 3,000t | 100 Wood + 75 Stone |
 | Large Red Coop | 12 | 16×12 | 4 incubators; Animal Sprite Statue allowed | Ranching 40 | 6,000t | 125 Wood + 100 Stone |
 | Large White Coop | 12 | 16×12 | 4 incubators; Animal Sprite Statue allowed | Ranching 40 | 6,000t | 125 Wood + 100 Stone |
 | Small Red Barn | 4 | 14×10 | — | Start | 2,000t | 100 Wood + 75 Stone |
 | Small White Barn | 4 | 14×10 | — | Start | 2,000t | 100 Wood + 75 Stone |
 | Medium Red Barn | 8 | 16×12 | — | Ranching 20 | 4,000t | 125 Wood + 100 Stone |
 | Medium White Barn | 8 | 16×12 | — | Ranching 20 | 4,000t | 125 Wood + 100 Stone |
 | Large Red Barn | 12 | 18×12 | Animal Sprite Statue allowed | Ranching 40 | 8,000t | 150 Wood + 125 Stone |
 | Large White Barn | 12 | 18×12 | Animal Sprite Statue allowed | Ranching 40 | 8,000t | 150 Wood + 125 Stone |
The Coop revision 62671 and Barn revision 62672 supply these figures. Game artwork © NPC Studio.
To relocate a building, first move every resident to another compatible building or Hayden's daycare. An expecting animal cannot be moved. Interact with the empty building and remove it; the game drops its blueprint and construction materials. Pick them up and place the blueprint at the new farm location. Removing the building is therefore a relocation procedure, not a second purchase.
Choose colors after the first successful pairing
| Parent color tiers | Possible offspring | Practical meaning |
|---|---|---|
| T1 + T1 through T4 + T4 | Next tier | Ordinary matching tiers advance one tier; seasonal rules follow below. |
| T(x) + T(x+1), lower parent T1–T3 | T(x+1) or T(x+2) | Adjacent ordinary tiers can keep the higher tier or advance once more. |
| T4 + T5 | T6 chance | Seasonal offspring are possible, not guaranteed. |
| T5 + T5 | T6 chance | The seasonal T6 result is possible but not guaranteed. |
| T5 + T6 | T6 chance | A T6 parent alone does not guarantee seasonal offspring. |
| T6 + T6 | T6 guaranteed | The offspring matches the season in which the parents conceived it. |
Animal color is cosmetic. It does not change product type, value, or production cycle.
Compare all 120 ranch-animal colours
The catalogue below covers every colour row published for Chicken, Duck, Rabbit, Capybara, Cow, Horse, Sheep and Alpaca: 15 colours per species, 120 rows and 300 exact game sprites across juvenile, adult, female and male forms. Filter by species and tier before choosing parents. Open an entry, then open its verified-image section to compare every life stage; do not infer a breeding tier from a similar-looking sprite.
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Chicken — Brown
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- Species
- Chicken
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 1
- Colour
- Brown
- Sprites shown
- chick, hen, rooster
- Breeding use
- This colour belongs to Tier 1; use the breeding-tier rules before spending two Heart Shaped Treats.
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Chicken — Spotted
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- Species
- Chicken
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 1
- Colour
- Spotted
- Sprites shown
- chick, hen, rooster
- Breeding use
- This colour belongs to Tier 1; use the breeding-tier rules before spending two Heart Shaped Treats.
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Chicken — White
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- Species
- Chicken
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 1
- Colour
- White
- Sprites shown
- chick, hen, rooster
- Breeding use
- This colour belongs to Tier 1; use the breeding-tier rules before spending two Heart Shaped Treats.
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Chicken — Gray
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- Species
- Chicken
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 2
- Colour
- Gray
- Sprites shown
- chick, hen, rooster
- Breeding use
- This colour belongs to Tier 2; use the breeding-tier rules before spending two Heart Shaped Treats.
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Chicken — Red
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- Species
- Chicken
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 2
- Colour
- Red
- Sprites shown
- chick, hen, rooster
- Breeding use
- This colour belongs to Tier 2; use the breeding-tier rules before spending two Heart Shaped Treats.
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Chicken — Yellow
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- Species
- Chicken
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 2
- Colour
- Yellow
- Sprites shown
- chick, hen, rooster
- Breeding use
- This colour belongs to Tier 2; use the breeding-tier rules before spending two Heart Shaped Treats.
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Chicken — Blue
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- Species
- Chicken
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 3
- Colour
- Blue
- Sprites shown
- chick, hen, rooster
- Breeding use
- This colour belongs to Tier 3; use the breeding-tier rules before spending two Heart Shaped Treats.
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Chicken — Pink
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- Species
- Chicken
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 3
- Colour
- Pink
- Sprites shown
- chick, hen, rooster
- Breeding use
- This colour belongs to Tier 3; use the breeding-tier rules before spending two Heart Shaped Treats.
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Chicken — Purple
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- Species
- Chicken
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 3
- Colour
- Purple
- Sprites shown
- chick, hen, rooster
- Breeding use
- This colour belongs to Tier 3; use the breeding-tier rules before spending two Heart Shaped Treats.
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Chicken — Silver
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- Species
- Chicken
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 4
- Colour
- Silver
- Sprites shown
- chick, hen, rooster
- Breeding use
- This colour belongs to Tier 4; use the breeding-tier rules before spending two Heart Shaped Treats.
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Chicken — Gold
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- Species
- Chicken
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 5
- Colour
- Gold
- Sprites shown
- chick, hen, rooster
- Breeding use
- This colour belongs to Tier 5; use the breeding-tier rules before spending two Heart Shaped Treats.
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Chicken — Fall
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- Species
- Chicken
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 6
- Colour
- Fall
- Sprites shown
- chick, hen, rooster
- Breeding use
- Seasonal Tier 6 colour. Pair two Tier 6 parents to guarantee another Tier 6 offspring.
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Chicken — Spring
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- Species
- Chicken
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 6
- Colour
- Spring
- Sprites shown
- chick, hen, rooster
- Breeding use
- Seasonal Tier 6 colour. Pair two Tier 6 parents to guarantee another Tier 6 offspring.
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Chicken — Summer
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- Species
- Chicken
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 6
- Colour
- Summer
- Sprites shown
- chick, hen, rooster
- Breeding use
- Seasonal Tier 6 colour. Pair two Tier 6 parents to guarantee another Tier 6 offspring.
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Chicken — Winter
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- Species
- Chicken
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 6
- Colour
- Winter
- Sprites shown
- chick, hen, rooster
- Breeding use
- Seasonal Tier 6 colour. Pair two Tier 6 parents to guarantee another Tier 6 offspring.
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Duck — Mallard
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- Species
- Duck
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 1
- Colour
- Mallard
- Sprites shown
- duckling, hen, drake
- Breeding use
- This colour belongs to Tier 1; use the breeding-tier rules before spending two Heart Shaped Treats.
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Duck — Muscovy
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- Species
- Duck
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 1
- Colour
- Muscovy
- Sprites shown
- duckling, hen, drake
- Breeding use
- This colour belongs to Tier 1; use the breeding-tier rules before spending two Heart Shaped Treats.
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Duck — White
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- Species
- Duck
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 1
- Colour
- White
- Sprites shown
- duckling, hen, drake
- Breeding use
- This colour belongs to Tier 1; use the breeding-tier rules before spending two Heart Shaped Treats.
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Duck — Cayuga
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- Species
- Duck
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 2
- Colour
- Cayuga
- Sprites shown
- duckling, hen, drake
- Breeding use
- This colour belongs to Tier 2; use the breeding-tier rules before spending two Heart Shaped Treats.
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Duck — Mandarin
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- Species
- Duck
- Housing
- Coop
- Colour tier
- Tier 2
- Colour
- Mandarin
- Sprites shown
- duckling, hen, drake
- Breeding use
- This colour belongs to Tier 2; use the breeding-tier rules before spending two Heart Shaped Treats.
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The colour and life-stage identities come from the eight linked animal pages in the results. Game artwork © NPC Studio; table structure is adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Unlock the Big Egg mount appearances
Breed a chicken from each tier, then speak to the Chicken Statue on Hayden's farm. The Wiki lists this as the condition for receiving the Big Egg, once per save.
Hold and use the egg with the displayed Interact binding to unlock additional Mistmare appearances. It cannot be sold or gifted and is not an ordinary cooking egg. The page says one chicken per tier appears sufficient; it does not require every colour within each tier. Big Egg revision 63227.
Choose a Ranching skill for the bottleneck you have
Filter by Ranching level and focus. Skills unlock in tiers at levels 1, 15, 30, 45, and 60.
This is the 19-entry ranching skill table, not every skill tree. Browse the ranching skills catalogue →
19 results
| Tier | Skill level | Skill | Effect | Essence cost | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 1 | Feeding Frenzy | Hay and Grass Seed drop at double the usual amount from Cutting Grass. | 15 | Care |
| Tier 1 | 1 | Close Bond | Animals that have been Pet and Fed for the day receive an extra Heart Point increase. | 25 | Care |
| Tier 1 | 1 | Barnyard Bounty I | Chickens and Cows sometimes drop extra Produce. | 30 | Products |
| Tier 1 | 1 | Currency of Care | When animals eat crops by hand feeding or grazing, they drop Shiny Beads. | 25 | Care, Products |
| Tier 2 | 15 | Welcome Home I | Newly brought or born animals start at 1 Heart Level. | 20 | Care, Breeding |
| Tier 2 | 15 | Feed Prepper | The craft time for all animal feed is reduced by 10 minutes. | 40 | Care |
| Tier 2 | 15 | Currency of Care II | Animals Pet and Fed for the day sometimes drop a Shiny Bead with their regular Produce the next day. | 50 | Care, Products |
| Tier 2 | 15 | Discount Treats | Heart shaped treats sold by Hayden cost 10% less. | 40 | Breeding |
| Tier 3 | 30 | Currency of Care III | Animals can be fed cooked dishes and reward more Shiny Beads based on a dish’s star level. | 75 | Care, Products |
| Tier 3 | 30 | Welcome Home II | Newly bought or born animals start at 2 Heart Level. | 70 | Care, Breeding |
| Tier 3 | 30 | Barnyard Bounty II | Ducks and Horses sometimes drop extra Produce. | 80 | Products |
| Tier 3 | 30 | Wind Down | The Mill time for all mill recipes is reduced by 10 minutes. | 145 | Products |
| Tier 4 | 45 | The Bell Tolls | Receive the Big Bell recipe; when rung, it calls out or sends in all animals in their buildings. | 155 | Care |
| Tier 4 | 45 | Maximum Milling | Crafting Animal Feeds at the Mill sometimes drops an additional item of the same kind. | 150 | Care, Products |
| Tier 4 | 45 | Barnyard Bounty III | Sheep and Rabbits sometimes drop extra Produce. | 145 | Products |
| Tier 4 | 45 | Playtime | New animal toys are sold at Hayden’s Shop. | 150 | Care |
| Tier 5 | 60 | Eggstra | Egg-laying animals that lay Gold Eggs have a 50% chance to also lay a regular-quality egg daily. | 205 | Products |
| Tier 5 | 60 | Close Bond II | Animals that have been Pet and Fed for the day receive an even larger Heart Point increase. | 210 | Care |
| Tier 5 | 60 | True Trust | Animals at ten hearts can no longer lose Heart Levels. | 215 | Care |
All skill trees: levels, Essence and exact effects
For Farming, Mining, Fishing, Cooking and the other trees, use this complete catalogue rather than the Ranching-only table above. Select Skill tree, then level or tier, or search a perk's name. Each entry includes its verified effect and source; do not assume a similarly named perk affects every animal or tool.
The complete catalogue lists names, trees, tiers, level gates and Essence costs. Verified effects are displayed and searchable; entries without a reliable source are never filled with guesses or placeholders.
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Prepared Picker
- Skill tree
- Farming
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 10 Essence
- Verified effect
- Harvesting a Forageable will occasionally drop a Seed version, if it can be grown.
A Day Well Spent
- Skill tree
- Farming
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 20 Essence
- Verified effect
- Going to bed with zero stamina gives a stamina boost the next day.
Green Thumb
- Skill tree
- Farming
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 15 Essence
- Verified effect
- Planting a Seed will sometimes also Water the soil of the targeted tile. Wiki revision 63409 lists 20%.
Refreshing
- Skill tree
- Farming
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 10 Essence
- Verified effect
- Watering a crop will sometimes refund the Stamina used. Wiki revision 63409 lists 15%.
Bountiful
- Skill tree
- Farming
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 60 Essence
- Verified effect
- Watering a crop will occasionally drop a Seed version of it.
Heavy Duty
- Skill tree
- Farming
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 30 Essence
- Verified effect
- Tilling soil will sometimes drop a piece of Stone or Wood. Wiki revision 63409 lists 5%.
Well Watered
- Skill tree
- Farming
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 50 Essence
- Verified effect
- Watered crops will occasionally retain their water through the next day.
Nice Swing
- Skill tree
- Farming
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 50 Essence
- Verified effect
- Grants a chance that tilling refunds the stamina it uses.
Living off the Land
- Skill tree
- Farming
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 95 Essence
- Verified effect
- Harvesting a crop will occasionally drop a cooked dish that uses the crop.
Superb Sower
- Skill tree
- Farming
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 100 Essence
- Verified effect
- You can now charge your seeds to spread them across a wider area.
Harvest Time
- Skill tree
- Farming
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 90 Essence
- Verified effect
- Slow-Growing crops now reach their first-time harvest a day earlier.
Prize Winning
- Skill tree
- Farming
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 90 Essence
- Verified effect
- Harvesting crops will occasionally drop coins based on 5% of their selling price.
Sickle Sword
- Skill tree
- Farming
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 150 Essence
- Verified effect
- You can now use your sword to harvest crops quickly.
Ornamental
- Skill tree
- Farming
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 145 Essence
- Verified effect
- Harvesting a crop or forageable will sometimes drop a recipe teaching you how to make an ornamental furniture version of the plant. Wiki revision 63409 lists 5% for crops; 25% for forageables.
Perfect Pollinators
- Skill tree
- Farming
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 155 Essence
- Verified effect
- Legendary bugs will now appear more often.
Magic Design
- Skill tree
- Farming
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 160 Essence
- Verified effect
- Giant Essence Stones are now craftable, and can power a statue for 40 days.
Earthly Essence
- Skill tree
- Farming
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 210 Essence
- Verified effect
- Harvested crops now have a low chance of dropping a Magic Seed. Who knows what will grow if you plant it? Wiki revision 63409 lists 1%.
Weedline Watcher
- Skill tree
- Fishing
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 15 Essence
- Verified effect
- Fishing up Junk will become less likely.
Aquatic Antiquities
- Skill tree
- Fishing
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 20 Essence
- Verified effect
- Aquatic Artifacts can sometimes be fished up.
Appealing Reeling
- Skill tree
- Fishing
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 10 Essence
- Verified effect
- Fish will become attracted to your Bobber from a greater range.
Catch of the Day
- Skill tree
- Fishing
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 15 Essence
- Verified effect
- Catching a Fish will sometimes refund the Stamina used.
Lucky Haul
- Skill tree
- Fishing
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 40 Essence
- Verified effect
- Catching a fish will sometimes drop double the amount. Wiki revision 63409 lists 7%.
Perfect Catch
- Skill tree
- Fishing
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 50 Essence
- Verified effect
- Uncommon and rare fish will become more common.
School Crasher
- Skill tree
- Fishing
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 50 Essence
- Verified effect
- Swimming into a Fish School will drop half its contained items without spending Stamina.
Unexpected Haul
- Skill tree
- Fishing
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 40 Essence
- Verified effect
- Treasure Boxes will become more likely to appear when Fishing.
Full Class I
- Skill tree
- Fishing
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 75 Essence
- Verified effect
- Fish schools will all contain an additional Fish.
Legendary
- Skill tree
- Fishing
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 80 Essence
- Verified effect
- Legendary fish can now appear when the season and weather conditions are right.
Treasure Trove
- Skill tree
- Fishing
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 70 Essence
- Verified effect
- You can no longer catch Wooden Treasure Boxes, and you are now more likely to catch a higher tier of Treasure Box.
Weedline Watcher II
- Skill tree
- Fishing
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 75 Essence
- Verified effect
- Fishing up Junk will become even less likely.
Appealing Reeling II
- Skill tree
- Fishing
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 155 Essence
- Verified effect
- Fish will become attracted to your Bobber from an even greater range.
Frenzy
- Skill tree
- Fishing
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 150 Essence
- Verified effect
- Catching a fish will occasionally cause a fish school to spawn nearby.
What a Catch
- Skill tree
- Fishing
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 145 Essence
- Verified effect
- Fish have a chance of dropping coins worth 10% of their value when caught.
Lucky Haul II
- Skill tree
- Fishing
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 155 Essence
- Verified effect
- Catching a fish is even more likely to drop double the amount of the fish. Wiki revision 63409 lists +7 percentage points.
Abyssal Ascendence
- Skill tree
- Fishing
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 205 Essence
- Verified effect
- You now have a chance to fish up an Abyssal Chest that drops a unique set of clothing or an Essence Stone, dredged up from mysterious sunken ruins.
Museum Quality I
- Skill tree
- Archaeology
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 20 Essence
- Verified effect
- Digging up Uncommon Artifacts will become more likely.
Unpeatable
- Skill tree
- Archaeology
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 10 Essence
- Verified effect
- Digging up Peat, Sod, and Clay will sometimes drop double the usual amount.
Sunken Secrets
- Skill tree
- Archaeology
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 15 Essence
- Verified effect
- Dive spots can now contain Sunken Artifacts.
Western Ruins Scholar
- Skill tree
- Archaeology
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 15 Essence
- Verified effect
- An additional Dig Site will appear daily at the Western Ruins.
Sunken Treasure
- Skill tree
- Archaeology
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 35 Essence
- Verified effect
- Treasure Chests are more likely to appear when diving.
Stoneturner
- Skill tree
- Archaeology
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 40 Essence
- Verified effect
- Artifacts will sometimes drop from breaking Rocks in the Mines.
Eastern Road Scholar
- Skill tree
- Archaeology
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 50 Essence
- Verified effect
- An additional Dig Site will appear daily on the Eastern Road.
Pursuit
- Skill tree
- Archaeology
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 45 Essence
- Verified effect
- Digging up Peat, Sod, or Clay increases your chances of finding an Uncommon or Rare Artifact the next time.
Back in Vogue
- Skill tree
- Archaeology
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 80 Essence
- Verified effect
- Artifacts will now sell for 25% more tesserae.
Natural Beauty
- Skill tree
- Archaeology
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 85 Essence
- Verified effect
- Biome Furniture Recipes will sometimes drop from Dig Sites in the Mines.
Well Placed
- Skill tree
- Archaeology
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 70 Essence
- Verified effect
- Out of Place Artifacts will sometimes drop from Dig Sites in the overworld.
Museum Quality II
- Skill tree
- Archaeology
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 75 Essence
- Verified effect
- Digging up Rare Artifacts will become more likely.
Former Farmers
- Skill tree
- Archaeology
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 155 Essence
- Verified effect
- A dig site will now appear daily on your farm, with a new artifact set to collect.
Museum Quality III
- Skill tree
- Archaeology
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 140 Essence
- Verified effect
- Digging up Legendary Artifacts will become more likely.
Back In Vogue II
- Skill tree
- Archaeology
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 145 Essence
- Verified effect
- Artifacts now sell for an additional 25% more tesserae.
Natural Beauty II
- Skill tree
- Archaeology
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 150 Essence
- Verified effect
- Biome Furniture Recipes are now more likely to drop from Dig Sites in the Mines.
Mist Sight
- Skill tree
- Archaeology
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 200 Essence
- Verified effect
- A Mist Spot will appear daily around Mistria where the veil between worlds is thin, allowing you to reach through and pull forth unusual objects from the magic realm in exchange for essence.
Waste Not Want Not
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 15 Essence
- Verified effect
- Cooking a dish will occasionally return one of its ingredients afterward. (10%)
Time To Eat I
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 10 Essence
- Verified effect
- The Cook Time for all cooking recipes will be reduced by 10 minutes.
Restorative Cooking
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 20 Essence
- Verified effect
- Cooking a dish will occasionally result in a bonus Restorative Infusion, which grants an HP & Stamina Regen buff when consumed.
Taste Maker
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 15 Essence
- Verified effect
- Cooking Recipes will sometimes drop from Treasure Chests in the Mines.
Award Winning
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 45 Essence
- Verified effect
- Cooked Dishes given as Liked Gifts will reward more Heart Points than before.
Likable Cooking
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 50 Essence
- Verified effect
- Cooking a dish will occasionally result in a bonus Likable Infusion, turning the item into a Universally Liked gift.
Seasoned
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 45 Essence
- Verified effect
- Finding Uncommon or rarer Forageables will become more likely.
Time to Eat II
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 50 Essence
- Verified effect
- The Cook Time for all cooking recipes will be reduced by an additional 10 minutes, bringing the total reduction to 20 minutes.
A Way to the Heart
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 75 Essence
- Verified effect
- Cooked Dishes given as Loved Gifts will reward more Heart Points than before.
Dinner For Two
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 80 Essence
- Verified effect
- Cooking a dish will sometimes create a bonus extra dish. (5%)
Speedy Cooking
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 70 Essence
- Verified effect
- Cooking a dish will occasionally result in a bonus Speedy Infusion, which grants a Speed Boost buff when consumed.
Time to Eat III
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 70 Essence
- Verified effect
- The Cook Time for all cooking recipes will be reduced by another 10 minutes, bringing the total reduction to 30 minutes.
Lovable Cooking
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 155 Essence
- Verified effect
- Cooking a dish will occasionally result in a bonus Lovable Infusion, turning the item into a Universally Loved gift.
Snacktime
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 145 Essence
- Verified effect
- The time it takes to eat has been reduced by half.
Caffeine Crimes
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 155 Essence
- Verified effect
- Consuming an item with the Speedy infusion will now double both its speed boost and the buff's duration.
Magical Meals
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 155 Essence
- Verified effect
- Cooking a Four Star dish and above will occasionally result in a bonus Mana Infusion, which restores a mana orb when consumed.
Fairy Cooking
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 205 Essence
- Verified effect
- Cooking a Four star dish and above will occasionally result in a bonus Fairy Infusion, which grants a One-Time Revival buff when consumed.
Espresso Yourself
- Skill tree
- Cooking
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 205 Essence
- Verified effect
- An At-Home Espresso machine can now be bought from Darcy.
Feeding Frenzy
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 15 Essence
- Verified effect
- Hay and Grass Seed drop at double the usual amount from Cutting Grass.
Close Bond
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 25 Essence
- Verified effect
- Animals that have been Pet and Fed for the day receive an extra Heart Point increase.
Barnyard Bounty I
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 30 Essence
- Verified effect
- Chickens and Cows sometimes drop extra Produce.
Currency of Care
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 25 Essence
- Verified effect
- When animals eat crops by hand feeding or grazing, they drop Shiny Beads.
Welcome Home I
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 20 Essence
- Verified effect
- Newly brought or born animals start at 1 Heart Level.
Feed Prepper
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 40 Essence
- Verified effect
- The craft time for all animal feed is reduced by 10 minutes.
Currency of Care II
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 50 Essence
- Verified effect
- Animals Pet and Fed for the day sometimes drop a Shiny Bead with their regular Produce the next day.
Discount Treats
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 40 Essence
- Verified effect
- Heart shaped treats sold by Hayden cost 10% less.
Currency of Care III
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 75 Essence
- Verified effect
- Animals can be fed cooked dishes and reward more Shiny Beads based on a dish’s star level.
Welcome Home II
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 70 Essence
- Verified effect
- Newly bought or born animals start at 2 Heart Level.
Barnyard Bounty II
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 80 Essence
- Verified effect
- Ducks and Horses sometimes drop extra Produce.
Wind Down
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 145 Essence
- Verified effect
- The Mill time for all mill recipes is reduced by 10 minutes.
The Bell Tolls
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 155 Essence
- Verified effect
- Receive the Big Bell recipe; when rung, it calls out or sends in all animals in their buildings.
Maximum Milling
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 150 Essence
- Verified effect
- Crafting Animal Feeds at the Mill sometimes drops an additional item of the same kind.
Barnyard Bounty III
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 145 Essence
- Verified effect
- Sheep and Rabbits sometimes drop extra Produce.
Playtime
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 150 Essence
- Verified effect
- New animal toys are sold at Hayden’s Shop.
Eggstra
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 205 Essence
- Verified effect
- Egg-laying animals that lay Gold Eggs have a 50% chance to also lay a regular-quality egg daily.
Close Bond II
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 210 Essence
- Verified effect
- Animals that have been Pet and Fed for the day receive an even larger Heart Point increase.
True Trust
- Skill tree
- Ranching
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 215 Essence
- Verified effect
- Animals at ten hearts can no longer lose Heart Levels.
Hammer Timing I
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 10 Essence
- Verified effect
- The Craft Time for all crafting recipes wil be reduced by 10 minutes.
Lumberjack I
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 15 Essence
- Verified effect
- Breaking a Branch will sometimes drop an extra piece of Wood. Wiki revision 63409 lists 10%.
Masonry
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 15 Essence
- Verified effect
- Breaking a Rock will sometimes drop an extra piece of Stone. Wiki revision 63409 lists 10%.
Forager
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 20 Essence
- Verified effect
- Chopping down a Tree will occasionally drop a seasonally appropriate Forageable. Wiki revision 63409 lists 10%.
Hammer Timing II
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 50 Essence
- Verified effect
- The Craft Time for all crafting recipes will reduce by an additional 10 minutes, bringing the total reduction to 20 minutes.
Natural
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 20 Essence
- Verified effect
- Chopping down any tree will occasionally drop Hardwood.
Quality Crafting
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 95 Essence
- Verified effect
- Crafting an Item will occasionally result in a bonus Quality Infusion, which grants it a 10% higher selling price.
Working with the Grain
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 60 Essence
- Verified effect
- Crafting an item will occasionally return one of its ingredients afterward.
Material World
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 75 Essence
- Verified effect
- Material drops from breakables in the Mines now drop twice as much.
Steady Supplies
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 70 Essence
- Verified effect
- Sod, Peat, and Cattails can now be purchased at the Carpenter's Shop.
Set Pieces
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 80 Essence
- Verified effect
- Crafting an item can occasionally give you two of it.
Hammer Timing III
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 50 Essence
- Verified effect
- The Craft Time for all crafting recipes will reduce by an additional 10 minutes, bringing the total reduction to 30 minutes.
Lumberjack II
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 155 Essence
- Verified effect
- Breaking a Branch, felling a tree, or chopping down a stump will always drop an extra piece of Wood.
Underground Inspiration
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 145 Essence
- Verified effect
- Coral and Crystals now drop materials twice as often.
Deliberate Debris
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 150 Essence
- Verified effect
- Farm debris will spawn 50% less often.
Working with the Grain II
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 155 Essence
- Verified effect
- Crafting an item is now even more likely to return one of its ingredients afterward.
Void Crafting
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 205 Essence
- Verified effect
- Voidite can now be used to craft a unique furniture set.
Big Water Sprites
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 205 Essence
- Verified effect
- Unlocks new water sprites designs with a larger watering radius.
Hammer Timing IV
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 210 Essence
- Verified effect
- The Craft Time for all crafting recipes will reduce by an additional 10 minutes, bringing the total reduction to 40 minutes.
Deliberate Debris II
- Skill tree
- Woodcrafting
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 200 Essence
- Verified effect
- Farm Debris will not spawn.
Copper Expert
- Skill tree
- Blacksmithing
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 15 Essence
- Verified effect
- The amount of Copper Ore required to craft Copper Ingots will be reduced by 1.
Time Sensitive I
- Skill tree
- Blacksmithing
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 10 Essence
- Verified effect
- The Craft Time for all blacksmithing recipes will be reduced by 10 minutes.
Sharp Blacksmithing
- Skill tree
- Blacksmithing
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 20 Essence
- Verified effect
- Crafting a Weapon will occasionally result in a bonus Sharp Infusion, which grants it an additional +1 Attack Power.
Fortified Blacksmithing
- Skill tree
- Blacksmithing
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 20 Essence
- Verified effect
- Crafting Armor will occasionally result in a bonus Fortified Infusion, which grants you an additional +4 HP when worn.
Iron Expert
- Skill tree
- Blacksmithing
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 50 Essence
- Verified effect
- The amount of Iron Ore required to craft Iron Ingots will be reduced by 1.
Time Sensitive II
- Skill tree
- Blacksmithing
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 50 Essence
- Verified effect
- The Craft Time for all blacksmithing recipes will reduce by an additional 10 minutes, bringing the total reduction to 20 minutes.
Leech Blacksmithing
- Skill tree
- Blacksmithing
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 45 Essence
- Verified effect
- Crafting a Weapon will occasionally result in a bonus Leech Infusion, which restores 1 HP each time it's used to attack a Monster.
Lightweight Blacksmithing
- Skill tree
- Blacksmithing
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 45 Essence
- Verified effect
- Crafting a Tool will occasionally result in a bonus Lightweight Infusion, occasionally dropping Stamina orbs on use.
Empowered I
- Skill tree
- Blacksmithing
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 65 Essence
- Verified effect
- Crafting a Tool, Weapon, or Armor will be more likely to result in an available Infused version. Wiki revision 63409 lists +5 percentage points.
Hasty Blacksmithing
- Skill tree
- Blacksmithing
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 75 Essence
- Verified effect
- Crafting Armor will occasionally result in a bonus Hasty Infusion, which grants you an additional 4% Speed Boost when worn.
Silver Expert
- Skill tree
- Blacksmithing
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 75 Essence
- Verified effect
- The amount of Silver Ore required to craft Silver Ingots will be reduced by 1.
Time Sensitive III
- Skill tree
- Blacksmithing
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 50 Essence
- Verified effect
- The Craft Time for all blacksmithing recipes will reduce by another 10 minutes, bringing the total reduction to 30 minutes.
Empowered II
- Skill tree
- Blacksmithing
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 155 Essence
- Verified effect
- Crafting a Tool, Weapon, or Armor will be a bit more likely to result in an available Infused version than before. Wiki revision 63409 lists +5 percentage points.
Gold Expert
- Skill tree
- Blacksmithing
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 150 Essence
- Verified effect
- The amount of Gold Ore required to craft Gold Ingots will be reduced by 1.
Tireless Blacksmithing
- Skill tree
- Blacksmithing
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 155 Essence
- Verified effect
- Crafting Armor will occasionally result in a bonus Tireless Infusion, which grants you an additional +4 Stamina when worn.
Time Sensitive IV
- Skill tree
- Blacksmithing
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 150 Essence
- Verified effect
- The Craft Time for all blacksmithing recipes will reduce by yet another 10 minutes, bringing the total reduction to 40 minutes.
Mistril Expert
- Skill tree
- Blacksmithing
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 205 Essence
- Verified effect
- The amount of Mistril Ore required to craft Mistril Ingots will be reduced by 1.
Earth Breaker
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 20 Essence
- Verified effect
- Breaking a Rock in the Mines will occasionally destroy all other Rocks in a 1x3 area around it. Wiki revision 63409 lists 10%.
Ore-riginal
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 25 Essence
- Verified effect
- Biome-Specific Ore will sometimes drop from Breaking Rocks in the Mines. Wiki revision 63409 lists 5%.
Reclaimer
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 15 Essence
- Verified effect
- Biome-Specific Furniture will sometimes drop from Treasure Chests in the Mines.
Treasure Hunter
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 20 Essence
- Verified effect
- Treasure Floors will sometimes appear in the Mines.
Iron Hound
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 50 Essence
- Verified effect
- Breaking an Iron Node will occasionally drop an extra piece of Iron.
True Blue
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 45 Essence
- Verified effect
- Breaking a Sapphire Node will occasionally drop an extra Sapphire.
Treasured
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 45 Essence
- Verified effect
- Treasure Chests will become more likely to appear in the Mines.
Mine Time
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 50 Essence
- Verified effect
- Movement speed will increase for 10 seconds when you first enter a new Floor.
Resonance
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 75 Essence
- Verified effect
- Defeating an enemy can break a nearby rock.
Earth Breaker II
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 80 Essence
- Verified effect
- Breaking a Rock in the Mines will occasionally destroy all other Rocks in a 1x3 area around it and is now more likely to occur. Wiki revision 63409 lists 15%; not added to Earth Breaker I.
Silver Seeker
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 85 Essence
- Verified effect
- Breaking a Silver Node will occasionally drop an extra piece of Silver.
Fantastic Finds
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 80 Essence
- Verified effect
- You can no longer find Wooden Treasure Chests, and you are now more likely to find a higher tier of Treasure Chests.
Lost to History
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 155 Essence
- Verified effect
- Ritual Chamber Floors will sometimes appear in the Mines.
Good as Gold
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 150 Essence
- Verified effect
- Breaking a Gold Node will occasionally drop an extra piece of Gold.
Refined Rockery
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 150 Essence
- Verified effect
- The Craft Time for all Stone Refinery recipes will be reduced by 10 minutes.
Break One, Get Two
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 155 Essence
- Verified effect
- Crafting a recipe at the Stone Refinery will sometimes create a bonus crafted item. Wiki revision 63409 lists 5%.
Mistril Mastery
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 200 Essence
- Verified effect
- Breaking a Mistril Node will occasionally drop an extra piece of Mistril.
Perfect Pick
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 210 Essence
- Verified effect
- Perfect Gem and Ores are now more likely to appear.
Void Value
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 205 Essence
- Verified effect
- Breaking Voidite can now drop twice as much material.
Lost to History II
- Skill tree
- Mining
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 200 Essence
- Verified effect
- Ritual Chamber Floors are now more likely to appear in the Mines.
Guardian's Shield
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 10 Essence
- Verified effect
- Once per day, the first hit you take is reflected.
True Strike
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 20 Essence
- Verified effect
- Your Attacks will occasionally become Critical, doing double damage in the Mines.
Jump Attack
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 15 Essence
- Verified effect
- Jumping and then Attacking mid-air will damage enemies in a small radius.
Well Armed
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Required level
- Level 1
- Essence cost
- 15 Essence
- Verified effect
- Biome-unique Armor and Weapons will sometimes drop from Treasure Chests in the Mines.
Quick Footed
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 50 Essence
- Verified effect
- Blue Sapling pools will grant a short Speed Boost rather than slow you down.
What an Offer
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 45 Essence
- Verified effect
- Using an Offering Shrine will bestow a short HP & Stamina Regen buff in addition to their usual effect.
Generous in Defeat
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 50 Essence
- Verified effect
- Monsters will occasionally drop twice as many items when defeated.
Dungeon Delicacies
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 2
- Required level
- Level 15
- Essence cost
- 45 Essence
- Verified effect
- Certain Cooked Dishes will occasionally drop from Treasure Chests in the Mines.
Perfect Prefix
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 80 Essence
- Verified effect
- The infusion power of Infused Weapons will double.
Rocking
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 70 Essence
- Verified effect
- Clod Projectiles that are reflected back are now much more likely to critically strike.
In Motion
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 75 Essence
- Verified effect
- Defeating a Monster will sometimes grant a brief Speed Boost. Wiki revision 63409 lists 10%.
Out of Juice
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Required level
- Level 30
- Essence cost
- 70 Essence
- Verified effect
- Enchanterns now briefly freeze in place after discharging.
Sonic Boom
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 160 Essence
- Verified effect
- If you attack the Essence Bat's sonic attack, unleash a Sonic Boom, damaging all enemies around you.
Gift Exchange
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 155 Essence
- Verified effect
- When you throw an item into a resting Mimic Chest, it will drop two items instead of one.
Guardian's Shield II
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 155 Essence
- Verified effect
- Your Shield will now activate randomly at low chance.
True Strike II
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 4
- Required level
- Level 45
- Essence cost
- 160 Essence
- Verified effect
- Your Attacks are more likely to become Critical, doing double damage in the Mines.
Sure Strike
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 205 Essence
- Verified effect
- Defeating an enemy buffs your damage by 5% for 10 seconds, stacking up to 25%.
Generous in Defeat II
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 200 Essence
- Verified effect
- Monsters will more often drop twice as many items when defeated.
Friend-Shaped
- Skill tree
- Combat
- Tier
- Tier 5
- Required level
- Level 60
- Essence cost
- 200 Essence
- Verified effect
- Pet skins can now drop from defeated monsters, allowing your pet to take on a monster's appearance.
- Care takes too long: Feeding Frenzy, Close Bond, Feed Prepper, The Bell Tolls, and Close Bond II shorten or reward the daily loop.
- You want more products: choose the Barnyard Bounty perk that names animals you own; Eggstra matters only after Gold Eggs are available.
- You are breeding: Welcome Home I/II improves starting hearts and Discount Treats reduces Hayden's Heart Shaped Treat prices by 10%.
Troubleshooting: If ranching fails, check the visible symptom
| Symptom | Check | Action |
|---|---|---|
| No Produce | Feed status, maturity, and production cycle | Feed today, confirm the animal is adult, then wait for its listed production day. |
| Hearts barely move | Pet/Feed icons and outdoor weather | Pet and feed daily; add outdoor time only in good weather and use toys when available. |
| Treats do not start breeding | Species, sex, hearts, building, free space, same-day timing | Fix the failed condition before buying another pair of treats. |
| No stork icon | Animal menu after both treats | Keep both parents in the building and feed the correct species treats on the same day. |
| No seasonal T6 baby | Parent tiers and conception season | T5 pairings only give a chance; use T6 + T6 for a guaranteed T6 result. |
| A skill gives no benefit | Trigger in the full skill description | Match the skill to its named animals or action. |
Adopt a pet and collect its daily delivery
The Pet Dream can occur from Spring 7, Year 1. Choose your cat or dog in the dream and look for it at home the next morning. This is a separate system from buying Barn or Coop animals.
- Open Journal → Animals, select the pet and assign wood, stone or seasonal forage collection.
- Check the weather. Pets work on sunny or spring/fall windy days; rain, snow and storms keep them indoors.
- Return to the Farmhouse in the evening for the delivery. Changing jobs does not provide a second collection that day.
- Pet it daily and give either Cat Treat or Dog Treat to raise hearts; both treat types work for cats and dogs. Pets do not require daily feeding or manual herding indoors.
| Job | Where the pet works | Delivery range |
|---|---|---|
| Wood | Town | 2–15 Wood |
| Stone | The Narrows | 2–15 Stone |
| Seasonal forage | Eastern Road | 1–4 forageables |
Higher hearts increase deliveries. If nothing arrives, check the assigned job and today's weather before buying furniture; a pet bed is not a work requirement.
Change your pet without adopting another one
Open Journal → Animals → your pet to change its name, species, colour or job. The starting cat and dog each have 12 colour choices, and you can change those choices later. Switching jobs does not create a second delivery that day.
All 24 starting pet appearances
These are the original cat and dog choices, not monster skins requiring Friend-Shaped. Compare the sprites, then change species and colour in your pet's Animals entry. You do not have to adopt again to try another starting appearance.
| Cat | Dog |
|---|---|
 Black |  Beige |
 Calico |  Black |
 Grey |  Brown |
 Navy |  Dalmation (source label) |
 Orange |  Grey |
 Pink |  Navy |
 Purple |  Orange |
 Siamese |  Pink |
 Tabby |  Purple |
 Tortie |  Spots |
 Tuxedo |  White |
 White |  Yellow |
Appearance names and exact game sprite identities follow Pets, revision 62565. Artwork © NPC Studio. The table is an appearance reference, not a ranking of job performance.
To dress the pet, check the pet-cosmetic rewards for a 10-bead Chicken Statue offering in the world reference. A reward is random. The collection catalogue records individual Pet Bed, Pet Dish and Mist Pet Bed sources; placing pet furniture in a farmhouse room can make the pet spend time there, but does not make a rainy day a workday. These controls and limits follow Pets revision 62565.
Install an Auto Feeder in a large building
Reach Ranching level 45, read Hayden's letter, and buy an Auto Feeder for 5,000t from his shop. It only fits a Large Barn or Large Coop.
- Enter the large building and find the small platform beside the chest in the southeast corner.
- Place one feeder there. A building supports only one.
- Load its 54-slot inventory with feed or edible items. Keep valuable ingredients out unless you want them converted.
- Return the next morning and inspect the trough. The feeder fills empty trough slots; it does not perform hand-feeding.
- Continue petting animals. The hand-feeding benefit of Currency of Care III does not apply to automatic trough filling.
The conversion uses the first matching rule below. A Coop produces small-animal feed and a Barn produces large-animal feed.
| Input | Feed grade |
|---|---|
| Existing animal feed | Keeps its grade |
| Fruit-tree fruit | Ultimate |
| Bush forageables | Normal |
| Crop without a seed form | Quality |
| Seed-grown crop that does not regrow | Deluxe |
| Seed-grown crop with regrowth of at least seven days | Ultimate |
| Other crops | Quality |
| One-star cooked dish | Quality |
| Cooked dish with another star value | Ultimate |
| Other eligible input | Normal |
You can load cooked dishes without Currency of Care III. That perk is required for hand-feeding dishes, not for stocking the machine. Existing small-animal feed can also be converted into same-grade large-animal feed in a Barn, and vice versa in a Coop. Currency of Care II can still award Shiny Beads if the animal has also been petted that day. These distinctions follow Auto Feeder revision 62994.
Set up an Animal Sprite Statue
The statue handles the petting check for animals in a Large Barn or Large Coop. It does not fill their troughs or grant the normal hand-petting Heart Points.
- Complete Breaking the Fire Seal to obtain Dragon's Breath. Then go to the cave left of Errol's Cabin in The Narrows, south of the Museum. Its Gold Chest contains the statue and its crafting recipe. This is a different location from the Beach Cave Water Sprite Statue chest.
- For another statue, reach Woodcrafting level 20 and bring 10 Refined Stone, 50 Essence and 3 Shiny Beads to the crafting station. The base crafting time is 30 minutes.
- Place the statue inside the large animal building and add an Essence Stone to power it. Loose Essence in the recipe does not replace the fuel item. Use the Essence Stone recipes to prepare a supply.
- Check the animals' care status. The statue marks them as petted, preventing the 5-point loss for ending the day unpetted. If you want the hand-petting gain, use manual care instead; the statue does not provide that gain.
- Check food separately. Keep troughs stocked manually or use the Auto Feeder above. A petting statue does not supply meals.
The recipe, building restriction and petting effect are recorded in Animal Sprite Statue revision 60352; the Narrows Cave entry supplies the location and spell prerequisite.
Cat Treat and Dog Treat are not breeding treats
Both pet-treat types work on either kind of pet. Buy them from Hayden for 100t, or use the Mill: Smallmouth Bass → Cat Treat, Trout → Dog Treat. Confirm the displayed batch quantity before processing fish reserved for a Museum set.
These increase pet affection, not the breeding process for barn/coop animals. Most villagers dislike them as gifts; Hayden is neutral, while Dozy loves Dog Treat. Do not infer a person's preference from the treat's name.
Choose food for Shiny Beads
Unlock Currency of Care before collecting livestock feeding beads. Currency of Care II can add beads to regular produce when animals are fed and petted; Currency of Care III is required for cooked dishes. The quantities below are beads from the listed food, not heart points or automatic-feeder output. They follow Shiny Bead revision 62590.
- Keep Museum donations, quest ingredients and food you need for recovery aside. Choose a spare item from the tables.
- Select the item and hand-feed the livestock using the interaction prompt. Check the dropped beads before trying a more valuable ingredient.
- Save beads for the Chicken Statue's 10- and 100-bead reward pools. A bead sells for only 1t; Henrietta also loves it as a gift.
Feed, animal products and cooked dishes
| Food | Beads per listed food |
|---|---|
| Hay; Grass Seed | 1 |
| Quality Small Animal Feed; Quality Large Animal Feed | 2 |
| Deluxe Small Animal Feed; Deluxe Large Animal Feed | 3 |
| Ultimate Small Animal Feed; Ultimate Large Animal Feed | 4 |
| Egg; Duck Egg; Golden Egg; Golden Duck Egg; Milk; Golden Milk | 1 |
| 1-star cooked dish | 2 |
| 2-star cooked dish | 4 |
| 3-star cooked dish | 6 |
| 4-star cooked dish | 8 |
| 5-star cooked dish | 10 |
Golden eggs and milk give no extra beads over ordinary ones. For a bead-only goal, use surplus ordinary items first. Dish stars determine the bead count; a higher sale price within the same star tier does not improve this table's return. Use Dish stars in the recipe catalogue to choose a star tier, then compare the ingredients you have.
Crops and fruit-tree harvests
All 29 crops/fruits listed in the source are grouped below by their bead return. The season describes the crop, not permission to hand-feed stored produce only during that season.
| Season | Food | Beads |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | Cabbage | 6 |
| Spring | Carrot; Cherry; Lemon; Potato | 4 |
| Spring | Peas; Strawberry | 3 |
| Spring | Turnip | 2 |
| Summer | Watermelon | 6 |
| Summer | Chili Pepper; Peach; Pear; Sugar Cane | 4 |
| Summer | Corn; Tomato | 3 |
| Summer | Cucumber | 2 |
| Fall | Pumpkin | 6 |
| Fall | Apple; Broccoli; Orange | 4 |
| Fall | Cranberry; Onion; Wheat | 3 |
| Fall | Sweet Potato | 2 |
| Winter | Daikon Radish | 6 |
| Winter | Cauliflower; Pomegranate | 4 |
| Winter | Snow Peas | 3 |
| Winter | Beet | 2 |
Overworld forageables
| Food | Beads |
|---|---|
| Blueberry; Wild Berries; Wild Grapes; Blackberry; Glowberry; Ice Block; Wintergreen Berry; Water Chestnut; Acorn; Bell Berry; Spirit Mushroom | 1 |
| Fennel; Fiddlehead; Morel Mushroom; Nettle; Wild Leek; Sesame; Chestnut; Horseradish; Oyster Mushroom; Pineshroom; Walnut | 2 |
| Chickpea; Basil; Dill; Oregano; Sage; Thyme; Garlic; Moon Fruit; Rosemary; Burdock Root | 3 |
| Coconut | 4 |
Mine forageables
Reveal mine ingredient names and bead quantities
| Food | Beads |
|---|---|
| Cave Mushroom; Mines Mussels; Underseaweed; Glowing Mushroom; Shale Grass; Ash Mushroom; Flame Pepper; Hot Potato; Lava Chestnuts | 1 |
| Sweetroot; Upper Mines Mushroom; Jade Dulse; Sea Grapes; Tide Lettuce; Crystal Berries; Earthshroom; Rockroot; Essence Blossom; Ethereal Grass; Spell Fruit; Void Herb | 2 |
Other feedable items and source uncertainties
The source lists 1 bead each for Beer, Chocolate, Chicky Hot Chocolate, Coffee, Cow-Shaped Donut, Espresso, Floral Tea, Hot Toddy, Lavender Tea, Mushroom Brew, Red Wine and White Wine. Livestock hand-feeding and giving a gift to Dozy or Henrietta use different rules; do not infer pet gift eligibility from this list.
The following ten items remain unconfirmed in the source, including whether they require the cooked-dish perk. Do not spend them on a planned bead target using an assumed value: Big Cookie, Bucket Brew, Dragon Horn Mushroom with Thyme, Heavy Mist, Honey Curry, Mint Gimlet, Mixed Fruit Juice, Star-Shaped Cookie, Tulip Cake and Twice-Baked Rations.
When an animal will not accept the item
| Not hand-feedable | Items to keep out of the feeding plan |
|---|---|
| Fibers, horns and feathers, including golden variants | Alpaca Wool; Bristle; Bull Horn; Duck Feather; Horse Hair; Rabbit Wool; Rooster Feather; Sheep Wool |
| Processed animal products, including golden variants | Butter; Mayonnaise; Duck Mayonnaise; Cheese |
| Milled materials and certain crops | Flour; Rice; Sugar; Grass Starter; Rice Stalk; Tea |
| Flowers | All flower types, including Breath of Flame |
| Other materials and forage | Cattail Fluff; Chirping Fern; Curry Powder; Fiber; Holly; Honey; Premium Honey; Deluxe Honey; Legendary Honey; Narrows Moss; Pinecone; Red Toadstool; Seaweed; Thorn Vine |
For a refused cooked dish, check Currency of Care III first. For an item in the table above, switch food instead of repeatedly interacting. Grass Seed is listed as feedable; Grass Starter is not.