How do I put Emily (or any spouse) to work? Once in awhile, she says she has fed the animals but only cares for kitty.

I’m not 100% on this, but I think that spouses can only care for barn/coop animals if there is already food available (silo, chest, etc). Again, I’m not positive and I could be misunderstanding the question, so I’d recommend doing a little more research to be sure. Hope this helps!
 

MissDandy

Farmer
Yes a spouse may feed animals if hay is available, water a pet, water crops and fix fences. Otherwise there isn't too much else they do other than offer sit around and reap the rewards of your labour :)
 

Lew Zealand

Helper
Wait.

You want the spouse to replace:

Sprinklers
The upgraded Barn and Coop Silo connection
The Auto-Grabber
The Junimos in their cute Hut
The AutoPetter??!?

If my spouse would dependably do those things, I might actually get married first and ok, then continually deflect the incessant requests for kids from someone who is barely older than a kid themself. Go borrow some from Jodi and Marnie. And Robin.

But now I wouldn't:

• have to grind for so much copper, iron, gold, Iridium, batteries?!?
• have to grind for 57,000g and 1900 Wood and 850 Stone?
• have to wait 3.5 months for Marnie's burrito to finish cooking to buy 2 freakin machines for more g than she's seen in 8 years?
• profit from the indentured servitude of cute animated piefruit who's sole union concession was no working on rainy days?
• need to grind Skull Cavern incessantly only to find the Holy Grail but have it stolen from me just because I am the owner of the sweetest flesh that Flying Serpents have ever tasted?

This... this would be stealing the very essence of this game right out from underneath my dainty feets. Whatever would I do with all these excessively long days and seasons? I've already worn through the poles of so many Fishing Rods being propped up on my knees below shady trees near the town river. If these changes were implemented, I wouldn't want the entire Fishing industry to become dependent on my sharp increase to free time, and just think of the toll that not working would take on my back…
 

qaija

Sodbuster
I always keep Abigail at four hearts. I believe that is all you can do to promote your spouse to help you. If you want your animals petted, spend time opening chests in Skull caverns until you receive an auto petter.
 
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