The cow is in poor health

[vendar82]

I let my cow out on the pasture all day (6am to 6pm) on sunny days and there is enough grass growing there too. And yet she is in poor health and only gives milk of inferior quality.
Is this a bug? Do I have to feed her in the barn as well?

[harharhops]

Do you talk to her, snuggle her, brush her?

[vendar82]

Yes, every day twice. In the morning and evening.

[Ace]

I did the same. talk. snuggle 2 times a day. brush. feed soooo much. she even has fodder+
Shes horribly sick. and 29 milks in the trash cuz theyre C and i cant even cook with it. Please - if someone knows whats going on there - help. all my animals drop in health. I EVEN GIVE THEM THE EXPENSIVE FODDER. dont leave them outside. i dont think its been that way back in the days!

[Zrim]

Haven't encounter it yet but try giving the cow Fodder+. Though remember Fodder+ is a snack, you still need to feed regular Fodder. Also in my experience since the PS2 version of the game, it's best to feed the cow inside the barn or by hand because sometimes the cow doesn't eat the (fertilized) grass outside for whatever reason. I usually let the cow out after hand feeding in the morning, and let them inside around 6pm while the fodder is inside the barn (no hand feeding).

*** P/s: I'm not sure how the new game grass works but the old version, animal will only eat matured tall grass, which is more darker color and harvest-able using sickle.

[Zrim]

Originally posted by Ace:

I did the same. talk. snuggle 2 times a day. brush. feed soooo much. she even has fodder+
Shes horribly sick. and 29 milks in the trash cuz theyre C and i cant even cook with it. Please - if someone knows whats going on there - help. all my animals drop in health. I EVEN GIVE THEM THE EXPENSIVE FODDER. dont leave them outside. i dont think its been that way back in the days!

Do you feed them regular Fodder? Fodder+ is a snack, usually to boost the amount of milk you can get per cow.

[Ace]

yep i googled some things thanks so much! It seems to be the fodder+ that made them all sick. I ddnt realize it boosts affection but makes em sick.
Also i was so smart to cut off the grass in the back. .... imma start new i think....

Thank uuu Zrim!

[{B•M} Doenut]

Originally posted by Ace:

yep i googled some things thanks so much! It seems to be the fodder+ that made them all sick. I ddnt realize it boosts affection but makes em sick.
Also i was so smart to cut off the grass in the back. .... imma start new i think....

Thank uuu Zrim!

Fodder+ is best for every 3rd/8th day when Van visits. You'd want to actually wake up earlier if possible so they eat the treat before the fodder.

Remember cows need 2 fodder a day, you will need 3-4 fertilizer for your field. Cows will not eat this until 6am/6pm sharp. So she might also be going to bed hungry if you're putting her away before she eats grass. The best thing is fertilize your pasture the day you order a new animal. By the next day it will grow. Be sure to cut extra grass with a sickle to gather more fodder. Cows are easier to manage using the troughs than watching who ate grass. Especially once you have more than 6-8 animals.

[{B•M} Doenut]

Adding, you can hand feed cows by showing them the fodder and it increases love. No treats needed. This doesn't work for coop animals

[Twysted DreamZzz]

My cow is healthy and had been giving me 4 milks daily, then suddenly she will only give two milks. I brush, snuggle, talk and feed her fodder+, let her out on sunny days and she refuses to give me more.

I did notice that it started the same exact time I started having hunger, which began randomly the 2nd day of Summer and never before and my chicken will only lay eggs while outside 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Kysska]

Originally posted by Twysted DreamZzz:

My cow is healthy and had been giving me 4 milks daily, then suddenly she will only give two milks. I brush, snuggle, talk and feed her fodder+, let her out on sunny days and she refuses to give me more.

I -think- that's part of the gameplay, in that you need to have her breed to go back to producing more milk. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong)

[savage.valentine]

Yeah, cows produce less milk in the summer.

[owl]

I don't think any breeding is necessary. Cows won't stop giving milk in this remake.
Breeding does increase the amount of milk roughly 1 season after the cows give birth, but then their milk production will get back to normal: 3 for Spring and Autumn, 2 for Summer and Winter.

Breeding is like a temporary upgrade for milk production, I would say. But not absolutely necessary like in the original.

[Ursa]

Originally posted by Twysted DreamZzz:

My cow is healthy and had been giving me 4 milks daily, then suddenly she will only give two milks. I brush, snuggle, talk and feed her fodder+, let her out on sunny days and she refuses to give me more.

I did notice that it started the same exact time I started having hunger, which began randomly the 2nd day of Summer and never before and my chicken will only lay eggs while outside 🤷🏻‍♀️

that is normal! as a base you get 3 milks in spring and fall, and 2 in summer and winter. just after breeding for a time they give you mothers milk then up to 2 additional milks to the base (so between 4 and 5 milks) for awhile.
also you can milk 2x a day!