Raising animals in Stardew Valley will require you to have the appropriate building for it, like the barn. Having a barn allows you to raise cows, which reliably provide milk, so long as you take care of them. But if you really want to maximize the value of your barn animals, you will want to upgrade the structure. Upgrading the barn unlocks new animals, increases the number of animals you can have, an auto-feed feature, and more. Here are the details on how to upgrade from the base barn to the Big Barn and Deluxe Barn.
Before you can upgrade your barn, you will need to build the base version first. The barn can be built by purchasing it from the Carpenter and providing the necessary materials. The barn takes up a 7x4 space on your farm, which will not increase even when you upgrade the barn. It takes three days to build. The required materials are 6,000G, 350 wood, and 150 stone. The initial barn allows you to purchase cows from Marnie's Ranch for 1,500G each, and it can hold up to four animals.
The next version of the barn is the Big Barn. Upgrading to the Big Barn requires 12,000G, 450 wood, and 200 stone. Upgrading the barn only takes two days and it is still usable during this time. The Big Barn can hold up to eight animals and allows animals to get pregnant. It also unlocks goats, which can be purchased for 4,000G from Marnie's Ranch. Goats produce goat milk every two days.
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The third and final barn upgrade is the Deluxe Barn. Upgrading to the Deluxe Barn requires 25,000G, 550 wood, and 300 stone. The Deluxe Barn can hold up to 12 animals and adds the auto-feed system, which will automatically fill the trough with hay, so long as you have a silo with hay in it. This also adds two new animals to Marnie's Ranch for purchase: pigs and sheep. Pigs cost 16,000G and can find truffles if you allow them to go outside. Sheep cost 8,000G and grow wool, which can be sheared every couple of days.
So long as you have space on your farm for the building, you can construct as many barns as you want, but each barn will have to go through the upgrades each time to reach the Deluxe Barn.
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Every barn upgrade
The fully upgraded barn can hold up to 12 animals.Base Barn
Before you can upgrade your barn, you will need to build the base version first. The barn can be built by purchasing it from the Carpenter and providing the necessary materials. The barn takes up a 7x4 space on your farm, which will not increase even when you upgrade the barn. It takes three days to build. The required materials are 6,000G, 350 wood, and 150 stone. The initial barn allows you to purchase cows from Marnie's Ranch for 1,500G each, and it can hold up to four animals.
Big Barn
The next version of the barn is the Big Barn. Upgrading to the Big Barn requires 12,000G, 450 wood, and 200 stone. Upgrading the barn only takes two days and it is still usable during this time. The Big Barn can hold up to eight animals and allows animals to get pregnant. It also unlocks goats, which can be purchased for 4,000G from Marnie's Ranch. Goats produce goat milk every two days.
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Deluxe Barn
The third and final barn upgrade is the Deluxe Barn. Upgrading to the Deluxe Barn requires 25,000G, 550 wood, and 300 stone. The Deluxe Barn can hold up to 12 animals and adds the auto-feed system, which will automatically fill the trough with hay, so long as you have a silo with hay in it. This also adds two new animals to Marnie's Ranch for purchase: pigs and sheep. Pigs cost 16,000G and can find truffles if you allow them to go outside. Sheep cost 8,000G and grow wool, which can be sheared every couple of days.
So long as you have space on your farm for the building, you can construct as many barns as you want, but each barn will have to go through the upgrades each time to reach the Deluxe Barn.
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