Animal breeding

How breeding works

Eggs and breeding are completely separate systems. Collecting eggs from your animals does not affect breeding in any way. To breed two animals of the same species, you need:

1. A male and female of the same species in the same enclosure.

2. At least one open space in that enclosure.

3. Both animals must be fed, clean, and happy. See animal cleaning for details.

If those conditions are met, a baby animal appears in the enclosure the next morning. You will not get a notification. Check the enclosure directly. You can confirm by managing the enclosure, where a thought bubble says a baby was born. Each enclosure allows one breeding event per day, and holds a maximum of four animals.

Animals by rank

Animals unlock as you progress through Pastelle's Rancher certification tiers at Green Pasture Ranch:

• Beginner Rabbit (75 Coins). Produces Wool. Clears weeds on your farm.

• Junior Chicken (300 Coins, produces Eggs and Feathers, controls pests). Duck (300 Coins, produces Eggs and Feathers, controls snails).

• Intermediate Pig (650 Coins, finds Truffles). Cow (650 Coins, produces Milk). Snowool/white sheep (650 Coins, produces White Wool, Sheep Saliva, and Sheep Milk). Ebowool/black sheep (650 Coins, same products in black). Bumblebee (400 Coins, produces Honey, helps pollinate flowers).

• Senior Horse (1,350 Coins, two-person mount). Spotted Deer (1,350 Coins, rideable mount). Musk Deer (1,350 Coins, males produce Musk).

• Expert Alpaca (2,750 Coins, rideable mount, produces Wool). Ostrich (2,750 Coins, rideable mount, produces Eggs and Feathers).

All animals leave poop, which can be collected and used as a fertilizer ingredient.

DNA traits and genetics

Every animal has random DNA traits viewable through the barn or hutch management menu. Traits affect behavior, production, and breeding. Babies have a random chance to inherit their parents' traits, there is no guarantee.

Positive traits:

• Workaholic The animal works (produces items) more times per day.

• Twins 30% chance of producing an extra offspring when breeding.

• Precocial Growth time reduced by one day.

• Bulkiness Animals grow larger.

• Strong Breeding cooldown reduced by one day.

• Optimism 50% chance that Happiness points double when they increase.

Negative traits:

• Pride The animal cannot be petted.

• Petiteness The animal remains tiny.

• Bloom Happiness boost decreases by one point.

The Breeding House

After completing the Intermediate Rancher certification from Pastelle, the Breeding House blueprint unlocks at Green Pasture Ranch for 3,500 Coins. It lets you isolate a specific pair of animals in a separate enclosure to control trait inheritance and target rarer varieties.

Rabbit varieties

• Common Rabbit (Brown & White). Buy from Green Pasture Ranch (75 Coins). Breed two commons. Also found in the wild when cutting trees or shrubs.

• Dango Rabbit (White). Breed two common Rabbits. Also found in the wild.

• Lop-Eared Rabbit (White & Grey). Breed two common Rabbits. Also obtainable by breeding a Luna Rabbit and a Lop-Eared Rabbit.

• Luna Rabbit (White & Pink, glowing). Breed two Dango Rabbits. Also rewarded for completing the Intermediate Rancher certification.

Rabbits serve a practical purpose: place Rabbit Hutches near your farm to automatically clear weeds.

Chicken varieties

• Common Chicken (Brown). Buy from Green Pasture Ranch (300 Coins, arrives as yellow chicks). Breed two commons. Found in the wild.

• Ink Chicken (Black). Found in the wild. Also obtainable by breeding two common Chickens.

• Golden Chicken (Gold). Breed a common Chicken with an Ink Chicken.

• Pearl Chicken (White). Breed two common Chickens.

Chickens placed on your farm provide natural pest control by eating bugs.

Duck varieties

• Common Duck (Yellow). Buy from Green Pasture Ranch (300 Coins). Breed two commons. Found in the wild.

• White Duck Breed two common Ducks.

• Jade Duck Breed two common Ducks.

• Glazed Duck (White & Pink, glowing). Breed a common with a White Duck, or a White Duck with a Jade Duck.

Ducks provide snail control when placed near crop areas.

Pig varieties

• Common Pig (Pink). Buy from Green Pasture Ranch (650 Coins).

• Puffhog (Blue & Green). Breed two common Pigs.

Cow

• Common Cow (Black & White). Buy from Green Pasture Ranch (650 Coins). Produces Milk daily.

Sheep varieties

• Common Snowool (White sheep). Buy from Green Pasture Ranch (650 Coins). Produces White Wool, Sheep Saliva, and Sheep Milk.

• Common Ebowool (Black sheep). Buy from Green Pasture Ranch (650 Coins). Same products in black.

• Fluffwool (Black with white wool). Breed a Snowool with an Ebowool.

• Blue Sheep (Blue). Breed a Snowool with an Ebowool.

• Duswool (Black). Breed a Snowool with an Ebowool.

Other animals

These species are available at Green Pasture Ranch at higher certification tiers. Breeding variants have not been fully confirmed yet:

• Bumblebee (400 Coins, Intermediate). Produces Honey. Also helps pollinate flowers for cross-breeding.

• Horse (1,350 Coins, Senior). Two-person rideable mount for duo riding.

• Spotted Deer (1,350 Coins, Senior). One-person rideable mount.

• Musk Deer (1,350 Coins, Senior). Males produce Musk, a high-value crafting material.

• Alpaca (2,750 Coins, Expert). One-person mount that also produces Wool.

• Ostrich (2,750 Coins, Expert). One-person mount that produces Eggs and Feathers.

Additional varieties (like Dango Rabbits and colored sheep) can also unlock through Stamp Collection rewards in the Islandpedia.

Breeding tips

• Keep animals fed, clean, and happy every day. Unhappy animals will not breed.

• Use the Breeding House to isolate specific pairs when targeting rare varieties like Golden Chickens or Glazed Ducks.

• Baby animals inherit traits randomly, breed parents with positive DNA traits like Workaholic or Twins to try to pass them on.

• Babies must grow to adulthood before they can breed or be ridden (for mounts).

• Each enclosure allows one breeding event per day. Build multiple enclosures for parallel breeding.