Question Fence or No Fences

[Bubba]

I have been wonder is it better to uses fences around the animal area or to not put fenses around the animal area.

[Wordsmith]

Fences. But I'm more about the looks of my farm, not just the payout.

[Luna]

It could be useful to find easily the truffles your pigs dig up, or to give a more defined look to your farm. Otherwise it's not needed, and since they get damaged with time it's kind of a pain to rebuild them.

[Befitzero]

I skip the fences, they are mostly for looks and the low level ones fall apart fast. The hardwood ones last the longest. The only thing I fence in is grass patches so my animals only graze in one fenced area or the other so that they don't exhaust the grass so fast.

[MAXlide]

Fences are not neccessary. But also your cows will never become happy so you will never get "large milk" from them just always the normal one only. Chickens don't need a fence.

[CatPerson]

Originally posted by Fire:

Fences are not neccessary. But also your cows will never become happy so you will never get "large milk" from them just always the normal one only.

Not true. I have no fences and get large milk from my cows and goats all the time. All ya gotta do is pet them long enough to get their hearts up, maybe. I've also had animals be "happy" with no fences...although most of the time they're "fine."

Fences are not necessary at all, imo. Purely for looks and keeping easier track of them, plus keeping them from wandering into your fields and getting in your way physically. :)

[Autumn Elf]

I have fences because I like how they look. However, I have a bunch of gates and enjoy opening them every day. :P I guess that's why I never get to the mines because I am playing with the danged gates.

[Befitzero]

Originally posted by CatPerson:

Originally posted by Fire:

Fences are not neccessary. But also your cows will never become happy so you will never get "large milk" from them just always the normal one only.

Not true. I have no fences and get large milk from my cows and goats all the time. All ya gotta do is pet them long enough to get their hearts up, maybe.

Fences are not necessary at all, imo. Purely for looks and keeping easier track of them, plus keeping them from wandering into your fields and getting in your way physically. :)

I just put the fences around my crop area to keep them from getting in the way. It annoys the hell out of me when I am trying to harvest and I keep having to scream "Move Chicken you're in my way!"

[CatPerson]

Originally posted by Retorrent:

It annoys the hell out of me when I am trying to harvest and I keep having to scream "Move Chicken you're in my way!"

lol - yeah, that's the main downside to no fences that I've noticed. Doesn't happen to me too often however - I don't have too many animals. If I had multiple full barns/coops and the like I'd probably fence off a large area for them, separate from crop area.

[Cornflakes]

I use stone wall fences in the early game. When those begin to break down, or during the winter, I replace the stone walls with indestructible items like kegs, furnaces or obsolete quality sprinklers after I've obtained iridium sprinklers.

I've also tried to use trees as a fence once, it took way too long and too much effort to prepare. I wouldn't recommend it. If you do ever attempt it, I'd say clear away the grown trees and leave the tree stumps rather than try to get a tap farm going with your tree-fence.

[Dodging Rain]

Sapling-walls (not seedlings) are good substitutes for fences. You don't need them fully grown for them to have a hit-box.

[Seelen]

Do fencing with only gates work? And leave a functional one.

[Squatta]

I just use fences because I don't want to run around my entire farm to find my animals. Also my barn/coop is close to where I plant my crops and although animals don't damage them it was really annoying having them hang around there when I had to water/plant stuff.

The fences are a pain, though. The detoriation rate is annoying. I finally upgraded to hardwood fences which are apparently the strongest and haven't had to fix them yet.

[Caerbannog]

I put fences so my animals have somewhere to roam but they aren't all over the farm.

[Venom]

i don't like it if my animal went too far .... hardwood is useful resource so i prefer iron fence

[lonetong]

I'm trying to use trees, anyone else?