Why do People have Animals on Framville?

Most people have animals just for fun. A farm with nothing but crops is pretty dull. As the game goes on though, animals can play an important part in getting coins and experience points.

Animals and Leveling Up

For leveling up, animals are often seen as second best to crops. In the early levels, crops certainly give the best returns of experience points (XP) and coins but as you progress, you make more friends and get more gifts of really valuble animals. You can sell these or keep them for income. Check out the table below for the best gifts, adoptions and buys.
Even in the early levels animals can play a useful part. Their 'harvests' like chocolate milk from a brown cow or wool from sheep don't wither like crops so, if you are busy a lot and can't harvest on time, you will at least be getting some return. Keep them to one row at the side of the farm and they don't take up much crop-growing room.

Why I love those Animals

I like them because they bring the farm to life. Once you have expanded your farm and can afford the space, you can fence off some areas for animals. If you click 'enable walk', your animals will wander around, keeping you company as you visit or work.. They also make cute sounds when you pet them. What more could you ask?

 

Farmville Dairy- a good way of getting more from your cows. 

 

How to Come by Animals
The majority of animals turn up on your farm as gifts or by accident. To maximise gifts you need to make friends and find plenty of neighbors.
You also need neighbors in order to have a chance of adopting certain animals. Brown Cows, Pink Cows, Black Sheep, Ugly Ducklings, Clumsy Reindeer, Swans ,Turtles and Black Cats are all animals that you can only get by adopting from a neighbor's farm.
So, if you see a strange animal wandering your farm click to help it and then offer it to your neighbors for adoption. Check the wall regularly to adopt animals for yourself.

Can Animals ever be Really Profitable?

The few animals that can be bought with coins are usually the least profitable to rear. If you look at the table below you can see that, even if you buy a dairy farm which allows you to pack more into the same space, cows only give 12 coins per square. On it's own, a cow gives a very meager 1.5 coins per square per day.
On the other hand, a gifted goat will yield 27 coins per square per day and an adopted turtle will give nearly 30 coins per square per day.
For those who have plenty of FV cash, a turkey at 7 cash will yield 40 coins a day- once it has grown up.

Animals and XP

Only the animals that you buy give XP plus the Donkey that comes from the mystery box.

Best Yielding Animals

Chickens deliver a healthy return in coins, especially if you buy a chicken coop. The problem is that, since the introduction of chicken coops, you can no longer buy chickens. You have to rely on mystery eggs. The video below shows one way of speeding up egg harvests and improving the chances of getting more eggs.
If you are lucky enough to hatch a golden chicken it will give you 64 coins a day.

Comparison to Crops

Just so that the table below makes more sense, I added small selection of crops for comparison below it.

(click column header to sort results)

Animal	Size	Cost	Sale Price	XP	harvest	days to harvest	earns per day per square
Cow	2x2	300 coins	15	5	6	1	1.5
Sheep	1x1	700 coins	35	7	28	3	9.33
Alien Cow	2x2	2,400 coins	120	24	18	1	4.5
Pig	1x1	1,000 coins	50	10	30	2	15
Rabbit	1x1	Gift only	60	N/A	60	4	15
Duck	1x1	Gift only	75	N/A	45	2	22.5
Goat	1x1	Gift only	90	N/A	54	2	27
Horse	2x2	Gift only	105	N/A	84	3	7
Reindeer	2x2	Gift only	150	N/A	80	2
Baby Elephant	3x3	Gift only	125	N/A	125	4	3.47
Brown Cow	2x2	Adoptable	15	N/A	12	1	3
Pink Cow	2x2	Adoptable	40	N/A	18	1	4.5
Black Sheep	1x1	Adoptable	15	N/A	56	3	18.67
Ugly Duckling	1x1	Adoptable	75	N/A	80	3
Clumsy Reindeer	2x2	Adoptable	150	N/A	80	2
Swan	1x1	develops from Ugly Duckling	100	N/A	80	2	40
Turtle	1x1	Adoptable	95	N/A	86	3	28.67
Black Cat	1x1	Adoptable	95	N/A	86	3	28.67
Orange Tabby	1x1	9 cash	90	N/A	90	3	30
Baby Turkey	1x1	7 cash	80	N/A	80	3
Turkey	1x1	Grows from Baby Turkey	125	N/A	80	2	40
Wild Turkey	1x1	Adoptable	125	N/A	80	2	40
Chicken	1x1	Gift, or hatch from eggs	20	N/A	8	1	8
Brown Chicken	1x1	hatch from regular or brown eggs	20	N/A	16	1	16
Black Chicken	1x1	hatch from brown or black eggs	20	N/A	32	1	32
Golden Chicken	1x1	hatch from black or gold eggs	20	N/A	64	1	64
Donkey	2x2	out of Mystery Box only	2500	500	100	1	25
Chicken Coop	5x3	5,000 coins	250	50	0-20 chickens	1	up to 85.33
Dairy Farm	6x5	10,000 coins	500	100	0-20 cows	1	up to 12.00
Level Available Seed/Crop Buy Price Harvest after (hours) Profit Per Hour per square XP   XP per  day                             1 Strawberries 10 4 2.5 1 12 12 Peppers 70 23 3.35 2 3.13 20 Tomatoes 100 8 7.25 1 6 29 Black Berries 75 4 6.75 1 12 * Sweet Corn 10 6 16.66 3 16     Tip for Finding Lost Animals Go to Farmville on your facebook page Wait for ten minutes without clicking anything Minimize the page After ten minutes click up up the page again and it will say that a lost animal has roamed onto your farm. You can either help it or ignore it. This usually works for me, sometimes not. It is worth trying but don't get hung up on it- especially since the Farmville makers are always finding and fixing these kinds of glitches. Farmville Animal Hacks, Cheats and Glitches I never use cheats. It must be the way I was brought up. There is something stern looking over my shoulder even as I write the word 'cheat'. I love looking at the various cheats though and I certainly don't mind exploiting a software glitch. I sort of say to myself- hey, I'm not cheating, those maker guys just made a mistake! Below is a glitchy way of getting three chicken coops which can really start bringing in the coins. If you watch the video to the end you find more videos become available. They all offer something useful for Farmville animal rearers. If there is any cheating it's not down to me!   Farmville Animals: For Fun or Faster Levelling? 89 rate or flag this page By Will Apse Why do People have Animals on Framville? Most people have animals just for fun. A farm with nothing but crops is pretty dull. As the game goes on though, animals can play an important part in getting coins and experience points. Animals and Leveling Up For leveling up, animals are often seen as second best to crops. In the early levels, crops certainly give the best returns of experience points (XP) and coins but as you progress, you make more friends and get more gifts of really valuble animals. You can sell these or keep them for income. Check out the table below for the best gifts, adoptions and buys. Even in the early levels animals can play a useful part. Their 'harvests' like chocolate milk from a brown cow or wool from sheep don't wither like crops so, if you are busy a lot and can't harvest on time, you will at least be getting some return. Keep them to one row at the side of the farm and they don't take up much crop-growing room. Why I love those Animals I like them because they bring the farm to life. Once you have expanded your farm and can afford the space, you can fence off some areas for animals. If you click 'enable walk', your animals will wander around, keeping you company as you visit or work.. They also make cute sounds when you pet them. What more could you ask? Farmville Dairy- a good way of getting more from your cows. If a lost animal wanders onto your farm, you have the option to 'Help' the animal or to simply 'Ignore' it. If you click 'help' a post appears on your Facebook wall. Your friends and neighbors can click on the link to adopt the animal. This is the only way to get many of the best yielding animals. Turkeys grow from baby Turkeys in three days and are very profitable. How to Come by Animals The majority of animals turn up on your farm as gifts or by accident. To maximise gifts you need to make friends and find plenty of neighbors. You also need neighbors in order to have a chance of adopting certain animals. Brown Cows, Pink Cows, Black Sheep, Ugly Ducklings, Clumsy Reindeer, Swans ,Turtles and Black Cats are all animals that you can only get by adopting from a neighbor's farm. So, if you see a strange animal wandering your farm click to help it and then offer it to your neighbors for adoption. Check the wall regularly to adopt animals for yourself. Can Animals ever be Really Profitable? The few animals that can be bought with coins are usually the least profitable to rear. If you look at the table below you can see that, even if you buy a dairy farm which allows you to pack more into the same space, cows only give 12 coins per square. On it's own, a cow gives a very meager 1.5 coins per square per day. On the other hand, a gifted goat will yield 27 coins per square per day and an adopted turtle will give nearly 30 coins per square per day. For those who have plenty of FV cash, a turkey at 7 cash will yield 40 coins a day- once it has grown up. Animals and XP Only the animals that you buy give XP plus the Donkey that comes from the mystery box. Best Yielding Animals Chickens deliver a healthy return in coins, especially if you buy a chicken coop. The problem is that, since the introduction of chicken coops, you can no longer buy chickens. You have to rely on mystery eggs. The video below shows one way of speeding up egg harvests and improving the chances of getting more eggs. If you are lucky enough to hatch a golden chicken it will give you 64 coins a day. Comparison to Crops Just so that the table below makes more sense, I added small selection of crops for comparison below it. (click column header to sort results)                                 Animal Size Cost Sale Price XP harvest days to harvest earns per day per square                                 Cow 2x2 300 coins 15 5 6 1 1.5 Sheep 1x1 700 coins 35 7 28 3 9.33 Alien Cow 2x2 2,400 coins 120 24 18 1 4.5 Pig 1x1 1,000 coins 50 10 30 2 15 Rabbit 1x1 Gift only 60 N/A 60 4 15 Duck 1x1 Gift only 75 N/A 45 2 22.5 Goat 1x1 Gift only 90 N/A 54 2 27 Horse 2x2 Gift only 105 N/A 84 3 7 Reindeer 2x2 Gift only 150 N/A 80 2   Baby Elephant 3x3 Gift only 125 N/A 125 4 3.47 Brown Cow 2x2 Adoptable 15 N/A 12 1 3 Pink Cow 2x2 Adoptable 40 N/A 18 1 4.5 Black Sheep 1x1 Adoptable 15 N/A 56 3 18.67 Ugly Duckling 1x1 Adoptable 75 N/A 80 3   Clumsy Reindeer 2x2 Adoptable 150 N/A 80 2   Swan 1x1 develops from Ugly Duckling 100 N/A 80 2 40 Turtle 1x1 Adoptable 95 N/A 86 3 28.67 Black Cat 1x1 Adoptable 95 N/A 86 3 28.67 Orange Tabby 1x1 9 cash 90 N/A 90 3 30 Baby Turkey 1x1 7 cash 80 N/A 80 3   Turkey 1x1 Grows from Baby Turkey 125 N/A 80 2 40 Wild Turkey 1x1 Adoptable 125 N/A 80 2 40 Chicken 1x1 Gift, or hatch from eggs 20 N/A 8 1 8 Brown Chicken 1x1 hatch from regular or brown eggs 20 N/A 16 1 16 Black Chicken 1x1 hatch from brown or black eggs 20 N/A 32 1 32 Golden Chicken 1x1 hatch from black or gold eggs 20 N/A 64 1 64 Donkey 2x2 out of Mystery Box only 2500 500 100 1 25 Chicken Coop 5x3 5,000 coins 250 50 0-20 chickens 1 up to 85.33 Dairy Farm 6x5 10,000 coins 500 100 0-20 cows 1 up to 12.00                 Selected Crop Yields for Comparison Level Available Seed/Crop Buy Price Net Profit (inc plow) Harvest after (hours) Profit Per Hour per square XP XP per day                                 1 Strawberries 10 10 4 2.5 1 12 12 Peppers 70 77 23 3.35 2 3.13 20 Tomatoes 100 58 8 7.25 1 6 29 Black Berries 75 27 4 6.75 1 12 * Sweet Corn 10 100 6 16.66 3 16                 Farmville Tips and Tricks This page offers beginners the best tips for zooming through the FarmVille levels, ways to get the most out of ribbons and advice on getting neighbors- Farmville Tips and Tricks Clumsy Rheindeer. A great animal to find. Tip for Finding Lost Animals Go to Farmville on your facebook page Wait for ten minutes without clicking anything Minimize the page After ten minutes click up up the page again and it will say that a lost animal has roamed onto your farm. You can either help it or ignore it. This usually works for me, sometimes not. It is worth trying but don't get hung up on it- especially since the Farmville makers are always finding and fixing these kinds of glitches. Farmville Animal Hacks, Cheats and Glitches I never use cheats. It must be the way I was brought up. There is something stern looking over my shoulder even as I write the word 'cheat'. I love looking at the various cheats though and I certainly don't mind exploiting a software glitch. I sort of say to myself- hey, I'm not cheating, those maker guys just made a mistake! Below is a glitchy way of getting three chicken coops which can really start bringing in the coins. If you watch the video to the end you find more videos become available. They all offer something useful for Farmville animal rearers. If there is any cheating it's not down to me! Farmville Animal Ribbons The following ribbons are associated with animals: Remember that ribbons always bring a reward of some kind, usually in coins. Zoologist You get the zoologist ribbons for 'harvesting' from animals. The kind of animal makes no difference, Yellow Ribbon 15 Animals harvests White Ribbon 500 Animals harvests Red Ribbon 1,000 Animals harvests Blue Ribbon 5,000 Animals harvests Animal Shelter These ribbons come from adopting lost animals. Yellow Ribbon 2 animal adoptions White Ribbon 3 animals adoptions Red Ribbon 4 animals adoptions Blue Ribbon 15 animal adoptions Noah's Ark These ribbons are awarded when you have a number of different animal types on your farm. Yellow Ribbon 2 different species White Ribbon 4 different species Red Ribbon 6 different species Blue Ribbon 8 different species