Farming isn’t all thatFields of Mistriahas to offer, and soon you will be looking to delve into more activities in the game. As you keep working for Mistria’s development, you will be able to access new buildings and facilities. you may also buy animals to start ranching on your farm and obtain many animal products.

Taking care of animals comes with a lot of responsibility and dedication. You have to ensure their happiness to get more heart points, which will also give you better quality products. There is a wide variety of animals that you’re able to adopt for your farm.

Small Red Coop Blueprint can be bought at Carpenter’s shop.

How To Buy Animals

Before you buy animals, there are a few things you need to do in Mistria to unlock all the facilities you need to take care of animals. You would need aworking millto make feed for your animals andan upgraded general store. Building acoopand abarnis also necessary to keep your animals.

If you keep completing story quests such asRepair the BridgeandRestocking Mistria’s Emergency Food Supply, you will eventually unlock more story quests specifically related to raising animals.

Animals that can be bought at Hayden’s Shop.

Complete theThe Mill Restoration ProjectandRepair the General Storequests to have everything you need. Once you complete these, Hayden will send you a letter inviting you to tea. After he explains a few basics of ranching, you will be able to buy animals from him.

You won’t be able to purchase animals without a barn or coop, so that’s your next step. After purchasing animals from Hayden’s Farm, you can assign them to a barn or coop to house your new friends. You can alsokeep them in Daycareif you wish toorganize your animalsafter demolishing any building.

Feeding an animal by hand.

How To Build A Coop

You can buy white or red small coop blueprints from theCarpenter’s shop for 1500 Tesserae. After purchasing it, you canplace the blueprint on your farmif you have cleared up enough space on your land. You need to place the materials in the building’s draft, and then press the build button to complete it. You need thefollowing materialsto build a coop.

How To Build A Barn

The Barn blueprints like the coop can also be bought at theCarpenter’s shopfor2000 Tesserae. However, a barn is much bigger than a coop and would require you toclear more spacebefore you are able to place the blueprint on the ground. you’re able to either buy a red or white barn blueprint based on your preference. You need togather the materials belowto finish building your barn.

How To Get Animal Products

To get animal products, you need to raise thebaby animal you purchased from Haydeninto an adult. However, it won’t take long asanimals mature quicklywithin a few days. You do not need any tools to collect products from animals, just collect the dropped items near the animals.

If you have the PerkBarnyard Bountyunlocked, you might get extra products.

A Chicken is wearing a hat.

Products obtained from animals can be used forcooking or crafting. You can process a few animal products in the Mill to make cheese, butter and mayonnaise. If you raise your animals well, you will get high quality golden products.

You can obtain Shiny Beads from animals when they eat from your hand or through grazing if you have the Perk “Currency of Care” unlocked. These can be exchanged at the Chicken Statue in Sweetwater farm to obtain rare animal products if you give the statue 100 shiny beads.

Heart treats are available at Hayden’s shop.

you may also complete some story and optional quests using animal products. Whileeggsandmilktakea dayto produce, other items such asWool, Bull Horn, Bristle, Horse Hair,andFeatherstake aboutthree daysto drop.

Rabbits

Rabbit Wool

you may only purchase cows and chickens as a beginner. If youprogress through story quests, more animals will be available at his shop. Complete the quest"Restocking Mistria’s Food Reserves 2"and"Upgrade Hayden’s Barn", Hayden will be able to stock a lot of animals with an upgraded shop.

How To Take Care Of Animals

Caring for your animals takes a lot of work, but it’s also worth it considering they get much closer to you as a result. You will be able to increase their heart points much faster if you give them better attention. Ensure their happiness, and you will alsoget better quality productsin return.

How To Feed Animals

You have to feed your animalsonce a dayto make them happy. Animal feed can be placed inside the feeding area in your barn and coop.Large animal feed is used in the barnto feed your cows, sheep, horses etc. whilesmall animal feedis used in coops to feed smaller animals likechickens and ducks.

The Mill can be used to process your Hay and Grass seeds into high quality animal feeds.

Animals are sure to love it when you feed them sometreatswith your hand. You canfeed them the crops you have grown or some foraged consumablesyou have gathered by interacting with them. You cannot feed your animals cooked meals, so make sure to keep someraw ingredientsthat you intend on feeding them

They also love to graze outside in the fields when the weather is nice, and you can even place some decorations outside for them that you can buy from Hayden’s shop.

How To Pet Animals

Your animals love it if you try tobuild a bond with them by petting. To pet your animal, you have to remove any feeding items from your hand and interact with them. To pet small animals like chickens, you’re able to pick them up to pet.

How To Dress Up Animals

Dressing up animals can be a very fun activity in Fields of Mistria. You can make your animals lookquirky, cool, or cutewith a variety of cosmetic options available in the game. Trying them all out on your animals and creating unique looks can be very addicting.

You can getcosmetics from Hayden’s shopor by completing quests. After buying some, they are added to your inventory, andby holding the unlock button, they will be added to the dress-up menu.

To dress up the animals, you have to go near them andpress the inspect button. On the right side, you will see a tab with a color and a hat on it. Press it to access the dress-up menu, you can now select the cosmetic you want on your animal.

Accessories are unique to different animals, so you cannot dress up a chicken with an accessory that is designed for a cow.

How To Breed Animals

You can breed your animals to getcolor rarityofhigher tierson your newborn companions. A female and a male animal can be bred togetheronce they have two hearts. You can buyheart treatsfromHayden’s shopto breed the animals you want.