Farm animals

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There are several **farm animals** available in *Staxel*: Cows, Chickens, Ducks, Goats, Pheasants, Pigs, and Sheep. Farm animals typically provide animal products when kept happy. It is also advisable to pet farm animals daily, as that will increase their productivity. Animals cannot get sick or die under any circumstances.

## Obtaining

Cows, Chickens, Pigs, and Sheep are available from the start of the game and can be bought from Leon's stall or at Leif's shop, the General Store. The other animals cannot be obtained until after fulfilling certain requirements.

A valid Barn is required for most animals to be spawned, and a valid Chicken Coop is required for Chickens and Roosters to be spawned.**[ ? ]**

Farm animals are spawned from animal crates, such as the Chicken in a Crate item spawning a single chicken. Each animal spawned will have a random color and name upon creation. Spawned animals persist after they are created. Therefore, using a Capture Crate on an animal will respawn the same animal (same color and name) if the animal is released from the Capture Crate.

Animals that have not been spawned and are still in animal crates can exist as animal crates infinitely and do not have to be released. Existing animals contained in a Capture Crate and unspawned animals in crates can be stored as items on Book Shelves or other storage items indefinitely. Animals in crates will not get sick or die if left in the crate forever.

## Care

### Housing

Farm animals do not require much, in terms of building requirements, and can be left to roam free after fulfilling any spawning requirements and being spawned.

Animals can walk through doors and jump over low fences. To create an effective Barn or Coop, it is recommended to use tall fences or walls that animals cannot jump over, and items should not be placed up against the interior of the fence/wall, else animals may jump on the item, then jump over the fence and escape. Escaped animals can be wrangled back to the desired area on the player's farm using Capture Crates. One animal can be stored per Capture Crate. If not stored in a Capture Crate, spawned animals will roam the map freely.

Animal Building Requirements
 Coop Sign

Several decorative signs with animal faces on them can be used, but they are not required. Only the  Barn Sign and  Coop Sign are required for the Barn and Coop to be valid buildings and thus allow animals to be spawned.

### Feeding

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Each animal eats a specific type of animal food, which must be placed in the appropriate feeding receptacle. See the table at the top of the page for details.

## Types of farm animals

### Cow

*Main article: Cow*
When they are fed, you can milk them. Milk is used for cooking or selling.
In order to feed cows, you must have an Empty Trough and fill it with Trough Food.

Alternatively, you could also buy a jar of water and fill the trough with water. But this is merely for aesthetics and the animals cannot consume them.

In order to milk the cows, you need a Milker (can be bought from the General Store).

1 milk sells for 150 .

### Chicken

*Main article: Chicken*
When they are fed, they lay eggs, useful for cooking or for sale.

1 egg sells for 78.

#### Rooster

*Main article: Rooster*
Roosters are male Chickens and are more colorful than the hens. Roosters consume food, but do not produce any animal products.

### Duck

*Main article: Duck*
Added in version 1.5, Ducks are unlocked in the Pet Store after finishing Tomti's quest with Rosemary. The player must also be  Best Friends with Rosemary for Ducks to be in stock. Ducks provide Eggs.

### Goat

*Main article: Goat*
Added in version 1.5, Goats are unlocked after visiting**[ ? ]** the new island where Tomti is. Goats provide Goat Milk, which can be used to make Large Pet Food.

### Pheasant

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*Main article: Pheasant*
Added in version 1.5, Pheasants are unlocked after finding them in the large chest on the island where Tomti is. Pheasants drop Pheasant Feathers. They can also be obtained from Lucky Boxes.

### Pig

*Main article: Pig*

When they are fed, they give Bacon. Bacon can be sold.

In order to feed pigs, you must have a Slop Trough and fill it with Trough Food.

### Sheep

*Main article: Sheep*

When they are fed, you can shear them. The Wool can be sold or used for crafting. 1 wool sells for 150.

In order to feed sheep, you must have a trough and fill it with trough food.

In order to shear the sheep, you need Shears (can be bought from Leif's Mart).

## Other farm creatures

### Bees

*Main article: Apiary*
Bees in an Apiary can make Honey. Honey can be used for cooking or selling. 1 Honey sells for 240.

Placing a Queen Bee into an Apiary will cause her to call other worker bees at a rate of one new bee added per in-game day. The player can speed up this process by manually adding worker bees (caught with a Bug Net) to the Apiary. Once an Apiary has a Queen Bee and 10 other Bees, the Apiary can then start producing Honey.

It takes 3 days for the Bees to produce Honey. Once they do, the player will need a Smoker in order to calm the Bees down. The player can then use an Empty Jar to scoop the Honey out of the Apiary. The player does not get the jar back after cooking or selling the honey, but can get it back if they consume the Honey itself.

### Pets

*Main article: Pets*
Pets are unique from other farm animals in that they are spawned from pet houses instead of animal crates, require Pet Food from Bowls, can be played with, and can give gifts to their owner. There are several types of pets, some of which must be unlocked by completing certain goals or other requirements before they are available.

* Cat
* Dog
* Fox
* Hedgehog
* Parrot
* Rabbit
* Turtle
* Unikitty

## Version history

* Version 1.5: New farm animals added: Goat, Pheasant, and Duck. New pets added: Fox, Hedgehog, Parrot, Turtle, and Unikitty.

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## References

1. ↑ Staxel Discord. crzymom 08/26/2020: "They show up in Rosemary's shop after Tomti's quest with her so long as you're best friends. There are 3 types and they drop eggs."