Hayden portrait
Public romance candidate

Hayden

Rancher and animal seller

Hayden runs Sweetwater Farm and sells animals from his home. His route centers on farm life, community and his prized chicken Henrietta.

Birthday Winter 8 Main location Sweetwater Farm
Quick answer

Hayden lives and works at Sweetwater Farm west of the player farm. He is a marriage candidate, and high-quality animal products plus hearty farm dishes are his clearest gift pattern.

Schedule & map

Where to find Hayden

01

Sweetwater Farm

His home, workplace, animal shop and the location for several heart quests.

02

General Store

The meeting point for his six-heart quest.

Schedules can change with weather, festivals, quests and story progress. If the character is absent, check their home or the Inn at another time of day.

Relationship planning

Hayden gift preferences

These preferences reuse the site's existing all-character gift dataset. Open the full guide to reverse-search an item across every villager.

Loved gifts

10 items
Golden ButterMilling, Chicken Statue 100 Offering
Golden CheeseMilling, Chicken Statue 100 Offering
Golden MilkRanching (Cows), Chicken Statue 10 Offering (1), Chicken Statue 100 Offering (12)
Golden Duck EggRanching (Duck Hens)
Golden Duck MayonnaiseMilling
Golden EggRanching (Chicken Hens) (requires at, Chicken Statue 10 Offering (1), Chicken Statue 100 Offering (12)
Golden MayonnaiseMilling, Chicken Statue 100 Offering
Pumpkin PieCooking, Darcy's Stall for 1, 000 Tesserae, Harvesting Ingredients (with Living Off The Land Skill), Possible Deep Woods Date Reward
Stone HorseArchaeology
Vegetable QuicheCooking, Balor's Wagon for 800 Tesserae, Chicken Statue 10 Offering, Harvesting Ingredients (with Living Off The Land Skill), Possible Inn Date Reward

Liked gifts

20 items
Apple PieCooking, The Inn for 500 Tesserae, Possible Deep Woods Date Reward
ButterMilling, Chicken Statue 10 Offering
CheeseMilling, Chicken Statue 10 Offering
Chicken EggRanching (Chicken Hens), Balor's Wagon for 50 Tesserae, Chicken Statue 10 Offering, Hayden's Request for Wood Fencing
Coconut Cream PieCooking, The Inn (After Upgrade), Reina's Request for a Deep Earthworm, Ryis' Heart Quest "A Bird House", Possible Deep Woods Date Reward
CoffeeDarcy's Stall for 100 Tesserae, Balor's Wagon for 100 Tesserae, Copper Treasure Box, Spring Festival Food Stall (Always available) for 100 Tesserae
Crystal Berry PieCooking, Possible Deep Woods Date Reward, Letter from Reina After shiping an Crystal Berry Reina will give the player the recipe
Tea with LemonCooking, Darcy's Stall for 400 Tesserae, The Inn for 400 Tesserae, Important Quest "Tea with Hayden", Balor's Wagon for 400 Tesserae
Duck EggRanching (Duck Hens), Balor's Wagon for 120 Tesserae
Duck MayonnaiseMilling
Lemon PieCooking, Darcy's Stall for 650 Tesserae, Balor's Wagon for 650 Tesserae, The Inn for 650 Tesserae, Golden Treasure Box, Birthday gift from Adeline, Possible Deep Woods Date Reward
Loaded Baked PotatoCooking, The Inn for 500 Tesserae, Birthday gift from Hayden, Harvesting Ingredients (with Living Off The Land Skill), Possible Inn Date Reward
MayonnaiseMilling, Chicken Statue 10 Offering
MilkRanching (Cows), The Inn for 120 Tesserae, Balor's Wagon for 120 Tesserae, Hayden's Request for Hay, Wooden Treasure Box, Chicken Statue 10 Offering
Mushroom Steak DinnerCooking, The Inn (After Upgrade) for 900 Tesserae, Harvesting Ingredients (with Living Off The Land Skill), Possible Inn Date Reward
Pumpkin StewCooking, Harvesting Ingredients (with Living Off The Land Skill)
QuicheCooking, Chicken Statue 10 Offering, Possible Inn Date Reward
Sweet Potato PieCooking, The Inn for 380 Tesserae, Harvesting Ingredients (with Living Off The Land Skill), Possible Deep Woods Date Reward
Vegetable Pot PieCooking, The Deep Earth (requires Dungeon Delicacies Skill), Feeding Mimics in The Deep Earth, Balor's Wagon for 1, 400 Tesserae, Harvesting Ingredients (with Living Off The Land Skill), Possible Inn Date Reward
Wild Berry PieCooking, Darcy's Stall for 330 Tesserae, Reina's Heart Quest "Pie in the Sky", The Inn (requires Reina's Heart Quest "Pie in the Sky") for 300 Tesserae, Balor's Wagon for 330 Tesserae, Possible Deep Woods Date Reward
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Triggers & story

Hayden heart events

2 ♥
A Get TogetherSweetwater Farm house

Reach two hearts and follow Hayden's letter to his house.

4 ♥
Extra FeedSweetwater Farm

Reach four hearts and read his letter.

6 ♥
Real Fine DayGeneral Store

Reach six hearts and meet Hayden after reading his letter.

8 ♥
A Little While LongerHayden's house

Reach eight hearts and accept his invitation home.

Romance candidate events can extend to ten hearts; later game updates may adjust event details.

Connections

Romance status and related characters

Romanceable
Yes (public candidate)
Spoiler level
Low