Stardew Valley has a variety of animals that you can place and care for on your farm. Some of these pets can also help you produce sellable items, with some earning much more than others. With that in mind, here we will rank the best farm animals in Stardew Valley to make money and improve your farm.
Ranking of the best pets in Stardew Valley
Note that the following list ignores animals that do not produce salable goods, including the horse, crow, cat, and dog.
#5 - Is
Køer in Stardew Valleyproduce milk daily. If you build a friendship with the cows in your stable, these animals will do the sameproduce great milk, a more expensive variant than the game's regular milk. Although Goat's Milk yields more gold pieces than Cow's Milk, the latter is more lucrative due to daily production. Moreover, you can increase the productivity of your business by putting milk in oneEaster dinnerproduceEast, which is sold for additional gold pieces.
This is how you get it
You can buy a cow from itMarnie's RanchUnpleasant1,500 gold pieces. Stardew Valley cows come in two colors: brown and white. Please note that the game chooses these colors at random and you have no control over which color you choose.
Salable goods
Milk
- Foundation: 125 gold pieces
- Silver is silent: 156 gold pieces
- Gold is silent: 187 gold pieces
- Iridium layer: 250 gold pieces
Big milk
- Foundation: 190 gold pieces
- Silver is silent: 237 gold pieces
- Gold is silent: 295 gold pieces
- Iridium layer: 380 gold pieces
#4 - Dinosaurs
The dinosaur is one of the rarest pets in the game. Especially the eggs, which are found randomly throughout the game. So some players can find them one by onefew hoursof playing the game while others may not be so lucky. Players can sell dinosaur eggs for a good amount of money. However, the creature demandsseven daysproducean egg. Although the money you earn from selling the egg will increase your farm's return on investment (ROI), players should not neglect itother ways to make moneyin-game, which might have more impact in the meantime.Tip: Place a dinosaur egg in oneMayonaise machineproduceDinosaurus Mayonaise. Sell the dinosaur mayonnaise for more money than a regular dinosaur egg.
This is how you get it
You can hatch a dinosaur from a dinosaur egg, which you can obtain as a random find by completing one of the following tasks:
- Dig it from an artifact location in the mountains and quarry
- To reach fishing level 2 and open it in a fishing treasure chest
- Obtained as a random drop after defeating a Pepper Rex in the Skull Cavern
- I look for it in the prehistoric levels of Skull Cavern
- Win it as a prize in the Crane Game in the cinema
Once reached, the Dragon Egg is placed in an incubator in aBigofDeluxe Coop. The egg then hatches as a tame dinosaur12 days in the gameof incubation.
Salable goods
Dinosaur eggs
- Foundation: 350 gold pieces
- Silver is silent: 437 gold pieces
- Gold is silent: 525 gold pieces
- Iridium layer: 700 gold pieces
#3 – Golden Chicken
Another rare farm animal, the Golden Hen, can be a reward for a player's hard work. Alternatively, you'll have to be very lucky to get the golden egg which will hatch into a golden chicken through sheer RNG luck. Nevertheless, it produces a golden goose1 x Golden Egg per day, making it one of the most lucrative pets in Stardew Valley.
This is how you get it
You can hatch a golden chick by placing a golden egg in an incubator. Obtain a Golden Egg by completing one of the following objectives:
- Buy it at Marnie's Ranch for 100,000 gold pieces
- Buy it from Qi's Walnut Room for 100 Qi Gems
- Fish and open a treasure chest
- Grab a random event where a golden witch flies over Coop while you sleep
After obtaining a golden egg, place it in an incubator in aBigofDeluxe Coop. Then wait for the egg to hatchsix days in the game(whenthree daysif you have purchased Coopmaster).
Salable goods
golden egg
- Foundation: 500 gold pieces
- Silver is silent: 625 gold pieces
- Gold is silent: 750 gold pieces
- Iridium layer: 1,000 gold pieces
Remark: All golden eggs sales prizesincrease by 20%metOccupation of rancher. Also put 1 x Golden Egg in oneMayonaise machineproduces3x Mayonnaise. Selling 3x Mayonnaise yields more gold pieces than 1x Golden Egg.
#2 – Ostrich
Introduced indoorsversion 1.5, the ostrich is a farm animal in Stardew Valley and will produce an ostrich eggonce a week. Despite its rarity, an ostrich can lay eggs that yield a fairly large sum of money.
This is how you get it
At first you can find an ostrich egg on itGinger Islandafter foundJournal storage #10. Once you find this item, dig outside the Vulcano Dungeon entrance to find the egg. Place the ostrich egg in oneOstrich brooderfor 9 in-game days and 10 hours (4 in-game days and 18 hours withProfession coopmaster) to hatch it. Alternatively, you can find an Ostrich Egg in one of the chestsVolcano dungeon.
Salable goods
Ostrich eggs
- Foundation: 600 gold pieces
- Silver is silent: 750 gold pieces
- Gold is silent: 900 gold pieces
- Iridium layer: 1,200 gold pieces
Tip: Placing 1x ostrich egg in a mayonnaise machine produces yield10x Mayonaisewith the same quality as the egg. Selling all ten mayonnaise jars makes more money than selling a single ostrich egg.
#1 - Gris
Monetizing pigs in the game is different from some other farm animals in Stardew Valley, which only require them to be happy and well-fed in order to produce. Instead, you need to release a pig outside the stable so that the animal can find truffles in the right seasons. Then sell those items for a huge amount of money.
This is how you get it
You can buy a pig thereMarnie's RanchUnpleasant16,000 gold pieces. Place two pigs in a barn so they can reproduce. Alternatively, you can purchase additional pigs to add to your stable at Marnie's Ranch.
Salable goods
Truffle
- Foundation: 625 gold pieces
- Silver is silent: 781 gold pieces
- Gold is silent: 937 gold pieces
- Iridium layer: 1,250 gold pieces
Tip: Place a truffle in an oil machine to produceTruffle oil, which is a more profitable item.
