This has been bugging me.

[Apples]

So I have some cows that I'm TRYING to get quality cheese from but their milk size patterns are inconsistent but my chickens produce 2 iridium quality eggs each day.

Is the size and quality of animal products affected by friendship or petting/feeding?

 

[ShneekeyTheLost]

Yes, the size and quality of animal products is based on their friendship, which in turn is generated by petting and feeding. Also, cows who are not fed do not produce milk the following day, regardless of friendship.

 

[Lenora Rose]

If you're still growing friendship and not maxed, it does vary day to day. Even maxxed they'd sometimes surprise with a gold or silver, they'd just all be large size.

 

[PoppyForPenny]

Animal products are dependent on both friendship and mood. Daily petting and access to fresh grass outdoors are two of the biggest influencing factors. Hay is much better than not feeding, but grass is a lot better than hay. The details/point system are explained in the Animal Care section of the Animals wiki page.

 

[MissDandy]

I also don't believe that you can get quality cheese just because you have quality milk. You have to age cheese in a cask, just like wine or juice.

 

[PoppyForPenny]

I also don't believe that you can get quality cheese just because you have quality milk. You have to age cheese in a cask, just like wine or juice.

Large milk makes gold star cheese without aging.

 

[LRangerR]

I also don't believe that you can get quality cheese just because you have quality milk. You have to age cheese in a cask, just like wine or juice.

You can age juice?

 

[SuperChouette]

You can age juice?

Nah.

 

[FilthyGorilla]

Quality and when products are made depends on mood, whether the animal was fed, left outside, happiness, etc.

 

[FilthyGorilla]

I also don't believe that you can get quality cheese just because you have quality milk. You have to age cheese in a cask, just like wine or juice.

Quality not, size in the same way that eggs work, a large product makes a gold quality good.

 

[FilthyGorilla]

Animal products are dependent on both friendship and mood. Daily petting and access to fresh grass outdoors are two of the biggest influencing factors. Hay is much better than not feeding, but grass is a lot better than hay. The details/point system are explained in the Animal Care section of the Animals wiki page.

As well as heaters in the winter, those are massively influential.

being petted every day is rather minor on a singular day basis, it’s more the upkeep of already earned hearts that matters.

So yes but not in the way some people may believe, it does have an influence of course, just not massive if you look at it per single pet.

 

[Rhiannon]

As well as heaters in the winter, those are massively influential.

In my recent restart, when the first winter hit, I kept thinking "what am I forgetting?". Then it hit me: they have no heaters! They are going to freeze! I remedied that situation as quickly as possible. *I* felt warmer seeing the heaters sitting in there!

 

[MissDandy]

Large milk makes gold star cheese without aging.

The more you know

You can age juice?

This I actually did know to be false, just wasn't thinking. I know this game I promise

 

[FilthyGorilla]

In my recent restart, when the first winter hit, I kept thinking "what am I forgetting?". Then it hit me: they have no heaters! They are going to freeze! I remedied that situation as quickly as possible. *I* felt warmer seeing the heaters sitting in there!

Yay, sad they don't act day of, I've lost quite a bit of mood points and potential produce from remembering too late then them only activating the next day...

 

[nicodeux]

I feel less alone knowing that I'm not the only one during the first year of a farm to wait a few days in winter before realising than at least one barn/coop is missing its heater!