Quick Links
Adopting an animal inFields of Mistriadoesn’t just give you an adorable buddy for your farm; it opens the door to numerous benefits. For instance, adult animals can drop handy produce like eggs and milk or crafting materials like feathers and wool. You can even breed animals to unlock new colors. However, you might wonderhow to get animalsinFields of Mistria, as iit is an option that only becomes possible after completing certain quests in the game.
There are also a few steps involved when adopting an animal inFields of Mistria, including making sure you’ve got plenty of money and all the necessary materials to craft a home for your new feathered or furry friends. It’s also good to be prepared to take the extra time to care for your animals, which gives you some additional things to do during a typical day in the wholesome farm sim game.
How To Get Animals In Fields Of Mistria
To get animals inFields of Mistriayou first need tounlock the Milland complete the"Tea with Hayden" quest, which opens the door to getting animals for your farm and making animal feed in the Mill. Shortly after repairing the Mill, Hayden sends you a letter inviting you to tea at Sweetwater Farm aroundDay 5ofSummer, Year 1. However, it’s not just about sitting down for a cup of tea with Hayden and his chicken. Hayden explains how you can get animals for your farm and offers a short but handy ranching tutorial.
Completing the “Tea with Hayden” quest unlocks the ability to buy animals fromHayden’s shopby adoptingbaby animalsfrom theAdoption menu, with the first possibilities being chickens and cows. Hayden’s shop also lets you send animals to daycare, sell animals, or buy farm supplies such as feed and items for breeding. However, it costs money to get animals inFields of Mistria, so you may expect to cough up1,000 Tesseraefor achickenand2,000 Tesseraefor acow. You can also pick between different colors, with the first ones available being brown, spotted, and white for chickens, and black, brown, and spotted for cows. However, you’ll need to craft acouporbarnfor your chosen animals and place it on your farm first before you can adopt any.
Completing the “Tea with Hayden” quest also gives you 10 hay, 10 grass seed, andtea with lemonas a reward, with tea being a great way to restore stamina.
How To Craft A Coup Or Barn
To get a coup or barn inFields of Mistria,you must buy a coup or barn blueprint from the Carpenter’s Shop located on the Eastern Road. Once purchased, you’ll also need to craft them using resources like stone and wood, as detailed in the table below:
75 wood
50 stone
100 wood
75 stone
If you need tomake money fast, you may focus on putting plenty of items in your shopping bin. Once you have enough money to pay for a coup or barn blueprint, you must then place it somewhere on your farm. This creates a mini-construction site and gives you a storage box to put away all the necessary materials. Once you’ve got everything you need, you can craft it and enter the building through the door, which is where the animals will appear once adopted.
Return toHayden’s Farm Shoptobuy your first animal from the Adoption menu. The animals then automatically appear inside your coup or barn. It’s also a good idea to make sure you’re got somegrass seeds to feed chickensorhay to feed larger animals like cows, so you can place some feed in their trough or try hand feeding them straight away.
When you adopt an animal, you can choose whether to adopt a male or female, which is one consideration if you are hoping tobreed animalsinFields of Mistria. Like the name for your barn or coup, you can also choose a name for your animals.
How To Care For Animals In Fields of Mistria (Ranching Basics)
Once you’ve adopted an animal inFields of Mistria, you’ll need to do a few things each day to care for it and keep it happy:
Inside a small barn, you can place four stacks of animal feed, like hay or grass seeds, inside the trough so you don’t have to spend time hand-feeding them daily, as they’ll just eat the food themselves. You can also makeanimal feedin theMill,or send your animals to Hayden’s farm for daycare on days you might not have much time to care for them, such as when exploringFields of Mistria’s Mines.
