Animal Care
Animal Feed, Daily Care, Products & Breeding
Build a ranching routine around feed, daily care, animal products, housing, breeding requirements and growth times.
Ranching loop
Feed, pet, bring them in, then expand
Fill Barn troughs with Hay and Coop troughs with Grass Seed, or hand-feed animals directly.
- 10
- heart cap
- 2
- building types
- 8
- livestock
Animals left outside at the end of the day will not produce.
Before adding animals, confirm that feed, housing capacity, and the daily care route are sustainable. Open the first-season route ›
Missing a daily pet or feeding action removes 5 points for each missed action.
Petting and feeding on the same day adds a +2 bonus (12 points total from those actions).
The Animal Sprite Statue counts as petting for care state, but does not grant the +5 hand-petting points.
Heart progress
Cumulative points for each heart
| Action | Points |
|---|---|
| Hand petting | +5 |
| Feeding | +5 |
| Going outside in good weather | +5 |
| Playing with animal toys | +2 |
| Offspring born | +10 |
| Left outside overnight | -5 |
| Going outside in bad weather | -5 |
Housing capacity
Coop and barn upgrade chart
Coop
Chicken · Duck · Rabbit · Capybara- SmallFootprint 12 × 104 animalsStart1,500tStone ×50 · Wood ×751 incubator
- MediumFootprint 14 × 128 animalsRanching 203,000tStone ×75 · Wood ×1002 incubators
- LargeFootprint 16 × 1212 animalsRanching 406,000tStone ×100 · Wood ×1254 incubators; can place Animal Sprite Statue
Barn
Cow · Sheep · Horse · Alpaca- SmallFootprint 14 × 104 animalsStart2,000tStone ×75 · Wood ×100No special features
- MediumFootprint 16 × 128 animalsRanching 204,000tStone ×100 · Wood ×125No special features
- LargeFootprint 18 × 1212 animalsRanching 408,000tStone ×125 · Wood ×150Can place Animal Sprite Statue
Coop animals mature in 3 days; barn animals mature in 5 days.
Learn the system
Ranching Strategy, Data & Details
Make care a repeatable loop
A ranch is easiest to maintain when feeding, affection, product collection, and storage happen in the same order each day.
- Start near feed storage.
- Move through buildings in one direction.
- Finish near product storage or makers.
Expand without losing the rest of the day
The right herd size leaves time for crops, town, mines, and relationships. If care feels rushed, improve the layout before adding another building.
- Measure the time of a normal morning.
- Move storage before buying more animals.
- Keep a buffer for festival or quest days.
Quick checklist
Ranching Planning Checklist
- Feed and greet every animal.
- Collect products in one pass.
- Store or process immediately.
- Review space before expanding.