Animals

Basics

Obtaining Animals

Animals can be adopted (purchased) from Hayden's Shop. Adopting an animal from Hayden allows The Player to choose its species, its color, and whether it is male or female. The Player must also name the animal upon adoption, but can rename them at any time by approaching them and using the inspect key, or using the Animals Page in the Game Menu. All animals, either adopted or born on the farm, will start as babies and need time to mature. Coop animals take 3 days to mature, while barn animals take 5 days. After they have matured and have reached at least 2 hearts, they may be bred using Heart Shaped Treats, which can be bought from Hayden's Shop. Currently, all baby animals are hatched or birthed 4 days from the day their parents were bred.

The Player must have either a Coop or a Barn with space to house an animal before being allowed to adopt one. The blueprints for these buildings can be bought from the Carpenter. Each building has a maximum occupancy limit, however, there does not seem to be a limit to how many buildings The Player can construct (outside of the space and resources required).

Animal Care

The Player can use the bell outside of each building to call all of its animals inside/outside at once. Coop animals can be carried individually in order to take them inside or outside the Coop. While carrying Coop animals, The Player is not able to jump into bodies of water, but The Player is able to take them around town and through buildings.
A Big Bell can be placed on The Player's Farm to call all Livestock in and out of their Coop or Barn at once, rather than The Player needing to call each buildings' Animals in or out manually.

Animals only gain friendship when brought outside if the weather is clear ( Sunny / Wind / Wind). If they are brought out whilst the weather is not clear ( Rain / Snow / Blizzard / Storm / Thunderstorm), they will instead lose friendship.

Feeding Animals

Animals can be fed by placing Hay or Grass Seed in the trough of the Barn or Coop respectively, or by holding the food and interacting with the animal to hand feed them. Higher grade Animal Feed can be crafted at The Mill, this feed can be used in the same way.
Animals will consume Crops growing on The Farm, if the crop is not harvested before the animal is called outside of their building and they are otherwise unfed. Similarly, animals will also consume Grass growing around The Farm.
Certain Forageables and crops can also be hand fed to Animals. After unlocking the Currency Of Care III Skill, Cooked Dishes can also be hand fed. Animals will reward more Shiny Beads based on the dish's star level.

Petting Animals

Petting animals rewards friendship. Animals can be pet by standing in front of them and using the interact key. An Animal Sprite Statue can be used to automatically pet any Livestock housed in the building that the statue is inside of, as long as the statue is kept powered with an Essence Stone.
Animal Sprite Statues can only be placed inside Large Coops and Large Barns.

Animal Products

After unlocking the Currency Of Care Skill, feeding animals by hand will give Shiny Beads, which can be offered to the Chicken Statue for further rewards (costing 10 or 100).