Where to get cows?

[The Nonsuch]

All the factions around me and the caravans that come through don't have cows. What should I do to try and find cows to buy?

[climbingeastofwinter]

Wait for the faction base inventories to refresh in a season or two and check them again. Repeat as necessary. Cows are pretty common, and it only takes 2 to get things started.

[ambi]

ive been on a desert planet for 6 years and havent found any cows. i think caravans and settlements only sell animals that belongs to their biome. not sure about space ships.

[Vattende]

Traders should have all kind of animals, it's not realy biome related what they will bring.
I had traders with cows, cows wandering in and join, like other animals, and i play mostly in harsh nothern biomes.
Then cows, well, mostly i butcher them quickly. they give just milk. And they eat. But i have moded argallis, they give me milk and warm wool.

[Morkonan]

Traders are the only way outside of a "Self-Tame" event to get cows. (At least according to the wiki.)

https://rimworldwiki.com/wiki/Cow

For future ref, Traders are the best way to get out-of-biome animals. I don't know if faction bases will trade animals that are not spawnable in their respective biomes.

[apud.harald]

Originally posted by Morkonan:

Traders are the only way outside of a "Self-Tame" event to get cows. (At least according to the wiki.)

https://rimworldwiki.com/wiki/Cow

For future ref, Traders are the best way to get out-of-biome animals. I don't know if faction bases will trade animals that are not spawnable in their respective biomes.

All in all, I think not.
In my current subartic playthrough, I have 2 female pumas care of traders, but nothing from the town traders. For obvious reasons, I check every single town whenever the stock changes.

[Morkonan]

Originally posted by apud.harald:

Originally posted by Morkonan:

Traders are the only way outside of a "Self-Tame" event to get cows. (At least according to the wiki.)

https://rimworldwiki.com/wiki/Cow

For future ref, Traders are the best way to get out-of-biome animals. I don't know if faction bases will trade animals that are not spawnable in their respective biomes.

All in all, I think not.
In my current subartic playthrough, I have 2 female pumas care of traders, but nothing from the town traders. For obvious reasons, I check every single town whenever the stock changes.

Well, they don't spawn anywhere. So, how else are they going to get into the game except from a Trader or, as per the wiki, a "Self-Tame Event?"

It doesn't mean that you're guaranteed to ever see any in your current playthrough, though. :(

[Cannenses]

As per Morkonan, cows are via trade or self-tame. Even in correct biomes, very rare to find them in towns. I only saw them after I have too much milk (about 30 cows).

Pumas? Not seen them in RW. I don’t play with mods. Big cats in vanilla are panther, cougar & lynx.

[apud.harald]

Originally posted by Cannenses:

As per Morkonan, cows are via trade or self-tame. Even in correct biomes, very rare to find them in towns. I only saw them after I have too much milk (about 30 cows).

Pumas? Not seen them in RW. I don’t play with mods. Big cats in vanilla are panther, cougar & lynx.

Apologies for miserable english skills. Puma and Kuguar ( cougar ) synonyms in my tongue.