Animania Farm

There are five breeds of cows in Animania. Each has slightly different drops, resources, and attributes. For instance, a Holstein is known for the quality of its Milk, while an Angus is more of a Beef cow.

Angus (beef), found in Jungles, Mesas and Swamps

Hereford (beef), found in Mountain Biomes

Texas Longhorn (beef), found in Savannas

Holstein (milk), found in Forests

Friesian (milk) replaces default vanilla cow, found in Plains

Jersey (milk), found in Wastelands and Swamps

Mooshrooms, found on Mushroom Islands

Cow behaviors:

Eat grass, flowers, and some vegetables (protect your farms!)

Eat Wheat from troughs

Drink water from fresh lakes, rivers, playermade ponds, water troughs, or water buckets

Bulls will attack if provoked

Cows only breed when they are fed and watered

Cows only give milk when happy and after having giving birth and will become thirsty again after providing milk

Bulls and calves generally try to stay near their mother

Some adult cows drop prime meats

Cows can spawn as families in the world

In the 1.11 and 1.12 versions, Milk is a liquid, and is compatible with universal buckets

Favorite food: Wheat, Yellow and Red Flowers

You can find more Information in the Ingame Manual

There are six breeds of Pigs in Animania. Each has slightly different drops, resources, and attributes. All pigs drop meats, some are better with Bacon, some with Roasts.

Duroc, found in Jungles

Hampshire, found on Mountains

Large Black, found in Swamps and Dense Forests

Large White, found in Forests


Old Spot, found in Forests

Yorkshire (replaces vanilla), found in Plains

Pig behaviors:

• They love to roll in the mud and swim! Be sure to make them a mud pit and a little pond to dive into! 
• All Animania adult pigs can be ridden. Just make sure they have been fed and watered, and right click with a Carrot and Stick. The 'speed boost' feature can be enabled by using your stick again while riding.
• Take your adult pigs to a Forest and they can help you find truffles when they have a lead and you're wandering around in a forest. The should also be hungry. Be patient as this may take some time. Truffles can be used to make very good foods.
• Pigs often spawn as families in the world
• Hogs and piglets generally try to stay near the mother Sow
• Favorite food: Slop, Carrots, Beets, Potatoes. Pigs can also graze tall grass.

You can find out more about pigs in the ingame manual.

There are 5 Chicken Breeds in Animania. Each has slightly different drops and resources. For instance, the Orpington drops the best meat, while the Wyandotte lays brown eggs, and Leghorns lay eggs the fastest.

Leghorn (replaces vanilla, found in Plains)

Orpington, found in Jungles and Swamps

Plymouth Rock, found on Mountains

Rhode Island Red, found in Forests

Wyandotte, found in Forests

Chicken Behaviors:

• Chickens love to peck the ground, looking for extra food
• Roosters crow in the early morning, right after dawn
• Chickens can drink water from troughs, freshwater lakes and rivers, or from water buckets. Unlike pigs and cows, they do not consume a full water block or bucket.
• Chickens eat seeds. This can either be hand fed to them, or scattered on the ground by right clicking with seeds in your hand.
• Chickens lay eggs in nests. You can either gather these eggs or leave them for the Rooster to help turn into baby chicks.
• Chickens will randomly drop feathers (timing can be adjusted in the config)
• Chickens will eat frogs and toads if found in the wild
• Chickens often spawn as families in the world
• Favorite Food: Seeds (in 1.11 and 1.12, all vanilla seed types will work.

Note: You can scatter seeds (just Right Click while holding seeds) on the ground for Chickens to eat

You can find out more about chickens in the ingame manual.

There are currently 6 different colors of Draft Horses. Draft Horses are intended to be work horses, and do not replace vanilla horses. Draft Horses do not have any special drops.

Draft Horses found in: Plains, Savanna and Mesas

Draft Horse behaviors:

• Eat grass, flowers, apples, and some vegetables (protect your farms!)
• Eat Wheat from troughs (can be adjusted in the config)
• Drink water from fresh lakes, rivers, man-made ponds, water troughs, or water buckets
• All Animania adult Draft Horses can be ridden. Just make sure they have been fed and watered, and have a saddle equipped. The 'speed boost' feature can be enabled by using your Riding Crop again while riding.
• Horses only breed when they are fed and watered
• Stallions and foals generally try to stay near the mother horse (mare)
• Horses often spawn as families in the world
• Horses can also pull carts (more on carts below)
• Favorite food: Wheat, Apples, Carrots

You can find out more about horses in the ingame manual.

Riding Crop

• Use a Riding Crop on a Fed and Watered Draft Horse to ride it. No saddle is required.
• Use your riding crop again while riding for a Speed Boost

Riding Crop Recipe

Sheep are found in:

• Dorper (Savanna, Plains)
• Dorset (Hills, Plains)
• Friesian (Plains)
• Merino (Plains, Dry biomes)
• Jacob (Forests)
• Suffolk (Mesa and Savanna)

Sheep behaviors:

• Can graze for wheat, grass, flowers, and some crops
• Eat Wheat from troughs (can be adjusted in the config)
• Drink water from fresh lakes, rivers, man-made ponds, water troughs, or water buckets
• Adult sheep can be sheared for Wool. Some Animania sheep drop unique Wools.
• With WAILA or TOP installed, you will be able to discover if the Sheep is ready to shear, when the wool will grow back, if the Sheep is pregnant or ready to milk.
• Rams may occasionally spar with each other for a short period of time
• Ewes can provide milk, which can be used to make Sheep Cheese
• Sheep only breed when they are fed and watered
• Rams and lambs generally try to stay near the mother (Ewe)
• Sheep often spawn as families in the world
• Some sheep drop prime meats (mutton)
• Favorite food: Wheat, Carrots, Beets

 
You can find out more about sheep in the ingame manual.

Goats are found in:

• Alpine (Mountains, Hills)
• Angora (Plains)
• Fainting (Plains)
• Kiko (Mountains, Hills)
• Kinder (Savanna, Mesa)
• Nigerian Dwarf (Desert)
• Pygmy (Savanna, Mesa) 

Goat behaviors:

• Can graze for wheat, grass, flowers, and some crops
• Eat Wheat from troughs (can be adjusted in the config)
• Drink water from fresh lakes, rivers, man-made ponds, water troughs, or water buckets
• The Angora goat can be sheared for Wool (like Sheep).
• With WAILA or TOP installed, you will be able to discover if the Goat is ready to shear, when the wool will grow back, if the Doe is pregnant or ready to milk.
• Fainting Goats will indeed faint if you sprint directly into them. Don't worry, it does't hurt them.
• Bucks may occasionally spar with each other for a short period of time
• Does can provide milk, which can be used to make Goat Cheese
• Goats only breed when they are happy
• Bucks and kids generally try to stay near the mother horse (Doe)
• Goats often spawn as families in the world
• All goats drop meat (Chevon). Some goats drop Prime Chevon.
• Favorite food: Wheat, Carrots, Beets, Apples, String, Sticks

You can find out more about goats in the ingame manual.

 How to Use:

• Place your Cart by right clicking
• Right click with an empty hand to grab and pull the Cart by yourself
• To attach to a horse:
  • Once you are pulling a Cart, mount a horse to attach the Cart to the horse
  • Or lead the horse to a Cart (with a lead) on click on the Cart
  • Or right click on the Cart while riding a Horse
• To place an animal in the Cart, simply lead the animal to the back of the Cart (with a lead), and they will hop in
• To remove an animal from the Cart, attach a lead to it
• To place a Chest in the Cart, right click while holding a Chest
• To open the Chest, sneak + right click on the Chest
• To ride in the Cart yourself, sneak + right click on an empty Cart
• Pigs can also pull carts (but they are a bit less controlled)
• Horses ‘should’ not wander away when attached to a cart
• To convert a 'chested' Cart back to an empty cart, just break the cart and the chest (and any items) will drop

To use the plough, right click it to open its inventory. You can place seeds in there that will be placed when the plough is pulled by a horse or cow.

Mammal Breeding (Horses, Cows, Pigs, Goats, Sheep, Rabbits):

• To breed mammals, simply put an eligible Female near an eligible Male of any breed type.
• If the animals are not already mated (to another animals), they will fall in love and make children as long as they are very close by and well fed.
• Any two breeds of the same species can mate (e.g., a Hereford Bull and a Holstein Cow = OK)
• By default it takes around 1 Minecraft day for a child to be born (this is configurable).
• The resulting breed is based on chance (but it is the breed of one of the parents).
• Make sure you keep the Mother well fed during pregnancy, otherwise the child will not grow.
• If the mated male and female are separated by more than 30 blocks then the relationship will be severed.
• Please note that females will only give milk if they have first given birth.
  
  

  Chick and Peachick Hatching:

  • To make baby Chicks, simply place a nest for your Hen or Peahen.
  • If the Hen is fed and watered, and enough time has gone by, they will lay eggs in your nest.
  • Up to 3 eggs can be laid per nest before it is considered full.
  • If there is a Rooster/Peacock nearby the nest, an egg has a chance to hatch into a baby chick.
  • The resulting breed is based on chance from the parents.
  • Eggs can be gathered directly from the nest by hand (right-click)

  
  As long as you keep your animal kids fed and watered they will grow. By default, it takes around 1 Minecraft day to become an adult (this value can be adjusted in the config, under Growth Ticker Timer, where a lower number makes children grow up faster).
  

• Cheeses can be made from Milk from Cows (Holstein and Friesian only), Sheep, and Goats
• You need a Cheese Mold to make Cheese

Cheese Mold Recipe

• Cheese is made by placing the Cheese Mold on the ground and pouring milk directly into it.
• Each Cheese type (Cow, Sheep, and Goat) has different properties
• If you have WAILA or TOP installed, you will see how long before the cheese is matured.
• Once the Cheese is ready, simply right-click to pop out the freshly made Cheese Wheel

Making Cheese:

• There are four omelette types, each with different abilities. Create a basic omelette in the Furnace, then add other ingredients to it in the Crafting Table.

Basic Omelette

Super Omelette

Meats

• Some breed types have special Meat drops
• Beef can be cooked whole, or carved up into Steaks

• Pork can be cooked whole, or carved up into Bacon

• Chocolate Truffles and Truffle Soup can be made with Truffles
  
  

  Carving Knife: Used for cutting cheese and meats. The carving knife can also be used to sterilize male animals by right clicking them.