There are many things that you can have on your Stardew Valley farm. Chickens are one of the easiest, cheapest, and quite profitable investment. Besides, chickens, like any other animals in Stardew valley, are cute little things, and having some around will really give the impression of a true farm (aaaand they go in colors: white, brown or blue - that is if you befriended Shane first).
You know that saying, first things first? Well, if you are thinking about getting some chickens on your farm, you have to consider buying a Silo first. Build Silo before you build a Coop and it will save you some trouble (and money). Both Silo and Coop can be purchased at Robin’s Carpenter’s Shop.
Silo costs 100 g and building requires: 100 Stone, 10 Clay, 5 Copper Bar.
Coop costs 4 000 g and building requires: 300 Wood, 100 Stone.
After that, you are all settled to go to Marnie and buy some chickens from her. Each chicken will cost 800 g. Marnie will send them to your coop right away.
Those little things won’t lay eggs just yet. They have to grow up first. And if you want them to grow, chickens have got to be fed. So how do you feed chickens in Stardew Valley?
It’s easy if it’s sunny days in Spring, Summer or Autumn, just open that little door and they will pour out and find some grass to eat (make sure you have some grass growing not far from the coop). Rainy days and Winter time makes your job a bit harder. You will have to provide your chickens with hay. You can buy hay at Marnie’s but it will cost you 50 g per unit, and imagine you have to feed your animals everyday through winter. It would cost a fortune! That’s where Silo comes in. Silo is there for the sole purpose of storing hay. All you have to do is cut some grass with your scythe and it will automatically turn into hay that will be stored in your Silo.
If you have the hay prepared, just go to your coop and extract some from the hay hopper, then lay out the hay on the feeding bench. Your chickens will find their own way to their food now.
