Big Coop or first Barn?

[pajrc1234]

So hey I'm in my first year of my first farm, and it's currently winter, so my crops are pretty much busted. I'm wondering if I should upgrade my Coop or get my first Barn. I do want a Big Coop because incubation=free chickens, but the Barn might be better because it's cheaper and maybe milk is more profitable (I'm not actually sure). I just looked it up and it seems that Cheese sells for more.
Under these circumstances which should I get?

[Taxman Felix]

Originally posted by pajrc1234:

So hey I'm in my first year of my first farm, and it's currently winter, so my crops are pretty much busted. I'm wondering if I should upgrade my Coop or get my first Barn. I do want a Big Coop because incubation=free chickens, but the Barn might be better because it's cheaper and maybe milk is more profitable (I'm not actually sure). I just looked it up and it seems that Cheese sells for more.
Under these circumstances which should I get?

Assuming you have the spare change for the animals necessary to fill it, your first barn should always be purchased before the coop. It gives you greater farm variety and the cow's/goat's milk/cheese will help you complete various bundles in the Community Centre.

Ensure you've bought some cheese presses and a milk pail (one is all you need) to get access to your full range of potential profit.

[kevinshow]

I would upgrade to the max coop first, because I actually don't enjoy feeding the animals every morning. So auto-feed is great imo. (Meaning to get to max coop, you'll need to upgrade to the medium coop first)

However, if you're OK for manual feeding, then either building is OK. Milk may be slightly more to sell but neither one are that expensive compared to the number of plants you can be growing and selling every couple of days (when you're not in winter season, which has limited growing variety)

(Or by this time, you might even have kegs and preserve jars available already, which also means milk won't be as good for selling compared to those items).

Also if you buy more animals now in winter, keep in mind, you'll have to feed more animals during winter, so make sure you have enough hay to support them.

Lastly, each building needs its own heater to keep the animals happy during winter, so add that to the cost of however many buildings you will end up having in winter (one upgraded one or two different buildings).

[NotThatHarkness]

I would get the barn first, especially if you are trying to complete the community lot bundles. It will take some time before cows start producing large milk so I prefer to start with them sooner rather than later. I'd also upgrade the barn first and get a goat for the same reason.

[Chickenboo2]

I would get the bg barn, that way you can start getting milk products as well as egg ones. Which will also help you start completing the community center part that needs a large milk.

[Bob of Mage]

I think it might be a bit better to go with the big coop since it unlocks ducks and cheaply allows you to increase the number of animals you have. If you can get your hands on a void egg you can also get a fairly good cash flow from void mayo.

The coop takes longer to get up to speed compared to a barn if you want to do things cheaply and hatch a bunch of eggs. So if that is your long term plan it is better to get it off the ground first.