Do you have the maximum amount of animals for your level? Why or why not?

I bought a second dog kennel and have ended up hiding it behind my barn and trees as I don't need it. After I bought the second sheep pen I realised I didn't need it, too late! Shame we can't sell them to people, or trade them in for something else.

I am level 54 and have one set of chickens and one set of goats, and two sets each of cows, pigs and sheep. I still wind up dumping some of my eggs if I'm playing a lot. The only time I need more goat milk is when I get a boat order for it and the excess is easy to buy. I didn't get all the animals because I wanted to save the space and I thought the chicken coops were kind of an eyesore, and to save coins of course. I have one of each of the pets and just don't really want to duplicate, they are fun to watch and give good items and experience. I do run out of eggs in the morning some times but they are easy to buy and cheap. I could probably get by with one set of sheep and one of pigs as I sell the excess quite often and it's easy to buy but this is a close call. I definitely would not need 3 sets. No regrets on the chickens and goats.

This is a great forum and very helpful to newbies, my first post.

I am on level 45 and have 3 of everything except goats. I have plenty of room for all my stuff. I don't like clutter so I never bought much of the holiday stuff.

I have all the pets and all the farm animals except only 9 goats-- I like to have multiples of 3 so 3 batches of feed are needed. In retrospect 6 goats would have been plenty. My 3rd chicken coop is in a far corner; those chickens must be pretty old because they seldom provide eggs. :D I don't regret getting them though.

i sure wish there would be another another pet introduced to fill the last horse stall! I'd like a mule or donkey.

Yup, I have all the animals available to me. Well, the ones that produce a product. Pet wise I have 2 dogs, 2 cats, and 2 horses. Why??? Because I can! hehe I understand all the reasons not to, but I decided early in the game that I would buy them all and I have kept to that plan.

I have two coops with 10 chickens, two stys with 9 pigs, but the 9th was an accidental purchase, one goat pen with 4 goats, one pen with 5 sheep and two paddocks with 10 cows. Mostly I manage, bit sometimes sell eggs and bacon to Tilly and the gang, and sometimes have to buy milk, but I figure that keeps the DD economy going. I have two cats and one horse. I accidentally bought a second cat house and hide it out back of the farm behind the trees next to my smelters. I decided to go the the minimum amounts because I didn't want to find myself overstocked and constantly having to upgrade my barn. As it is, I have a 1000 space barn and it's always full!

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Originally Posted by Tiggerr129

I have them all except for the last two horses (not enough vouchers) For all of you who say you don't need them because you can buy them in the paper, you are forgetting an important element of the game.
First: your eggs are free. Yes you have to make feed and feed them but the feed is free because it comes from your own crops which are free. When you sell them even at minimal prices, it is profit.
Second: you are missing out on a lot of XP. Every time you harvest the wheat, corn, etc to make the feed, you earn XP, you earn xp when you collect the feed and also when you collect the eggs. Lots and lots of XP Look at my level. I have been told by many that I am leveling up very fast and they are watching me pass up all their friends on their list. You level up with XP.
Third: You are taking much longer getting the achievements and the diamonds that come with them. There are achievements attached to the goats and the pets as was mentioned above and other harvester type achievements. Let face it we can all use diamonds.
Lastly: You are missing out on tools and Expansion material: Just like wheat, and all the crops actually, you get these items when you harvest your animals and when you collect the feed that feeds the animals. It takes about 60 times depending on your level but it is the same number that gives you them when you harvest wheat. Wheat is just faster. You also get expansion materials from the pets but at a much faster rate. If you have all the animals, you will make more feed and plant more crops and thus collect more of those precious bolts etc. That is the only way you can get these things without paying for them. I harvest my chickens as often as I can even when I have gobs in the barn because I can get the shiny things i am so fond of. The only things I don't harvest as soon as I can is the trees/bushes. For some reason, not only do they die, but they don't give you the bonuses that everything else does.

There! Bet you are sorry you asked huh?

Tigg

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I got all my animals when I start counting how many animal it takes to get a gift (in level 47). And there are 2 more reasons I'm glad to have all these animals:

1. EXTRA STORAGE: bacon, Milk, Egg, Wool, Goat Milk are sitting there waiting for me to collect. In the mean time, my barn is full of cakes, juices, soup, sushi...
2. STOCKPILLING: when I need 1 item to my barn full, animal products is a good choice because they are plenty and I can collect one by one. I only need enough food for my animals in barn and only 1 free space to collect ALL the eggs, milk, bacon, wool... that are waiting for me.

Am with Tiggerr and Meonhoc. As in all my farming, my thoughts and strategies have changed and evolved as I have moved up the levels, but as money has not been an issue for some time, having all the farm animals makes sense. I have gained pets as vouchers have allowed, for XP and free tools etc. I only have 2 horses and 1 dog to go, and the 2 horses thing is frustrating as we need another pet to fill the empty slot. I suggested a donkey several months ago, so MarySC I am with you on that one:)

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Originally Posted by blueskies67

2 chicken coops, 2 pens for cows, sheep, and pigs, and 1 goat pen. I didn't see the need for more, and I like having the extra space.

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I have the same as you and feel the same.

I didn't like the pets at first. But, thanks to this forum, I learned they give XP and other things. Now I have 3 dogs, 3 cats and 2 horses. I will get one more horse when I get enough purple vouchers. Those purple vouchers are far and few between for me. I'm not certain at this point if I will get any more animals than that.

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Originally Posted by MarySC

i sure wish there would be another another pet introduced to fill the last horse stall! I'd like a mule or donkey.

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Nice idea
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