Which Animals You Should Raise In Stardew Valley?

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Want to know which animal in Stardew Valley you should spend the most time and money on? Here is how much money each animal makes.

Have you ever thought about which animal is the best deal? Don’t worry, Stardew Valley fans. We’ve figured out which animal will make you the most money in a week and ranked them all from least profitable to most profitable. If you want to get rich by raising animals, this will help you figure out what you can do and which animals to count on.

Some of the numbers on the list might shock you, while others might not. Of course, the animals that take the most work to open will give the best rewards, but this is not a hard and fast rule. You’ll see a chart with different prices for each animal depending on what Professions you have and how good the things are. Read on to find out what goods make your farm the most money.

Slime

Gold Per Week

What’s Being Sold? (Artisan Profession)

Variable (if a slime egg is produced)

- Minimum if an egg is produced:
  - - 1,000g

1x Green Slime Egg

The Slime Hutch is a farm building where you can hatch Slime eggs and raise them.Even though this isn’t a typical farm animal, you can still raise it on your farm. In terms of how much they make every day, Slimes don’t make enough.

Even though the Tiger Slime Egg goes for a huge 8,000g, it’s unlikely that this will happen every week. Overall, the Slime Hutch is a great place to raise Slimes so that they can be killed for their slime, which can then be used to make an egg.You can hatch this egg to make a new Slime, or you can sell it for cash.

Slime Egg Type	Regular Quality
Green Slime Egg	1,000g
Blue Slime Egg	1,750g
Red Slime Egg	2,500g
Purple Slime Egg	5,000g
Tiger Slime Egg	8,000g

Dinosaur

Maximum Gold Per Week	What’s Being Sold? (Artisan Profession)
1,120g	1x Dinosaur Mayonnaise

You can find this cute fossil by hatching a dinosaur egg you find in Skull Cavern or by going to Artifact Spots. After 12 and a half days of hatching, the Egg will hatch into a small dinosaur that lays its own Eggs every week.

These eggs can be used to make Dinosaur Mayonnaise, which smells “like grass and leather.” It’s not good to eat, but it does bring in a good amount of money.

Product	Regular Quality	Iridium Quality	With Rancher	With Artisan
Dinosaur Egg	350g	700g	N/A	N/A
Dinosaur Mayonnaise	800g	N/A	960g	1120g

Duck

Maximum Gold Per Week	What’s Being Sold? (Artisan Profession)
2,100g	4x Duck Mayonnaise

Ducks are cute and can give you a lot of different things. They lay eggs every other day and sometimes drop feathers instead of eggs. Feathers are worth more than Eggs or Mayonnaise, but they are not a sure way to make money every day.

So, our total depends on how often you get Duck Eggs in a week. If you do get a feather, the amount of gold you have will go up.

Product	Regular Quality	Iridium Quality	With Rancher	With Artisan
Duck Egg	95g	190g	228g	N/A
Duck Mayonnaise	375g	N/A	450g	525g
Duck Feather	250g	500g	600g	N/A

Void Chicken

Maximum Gold Per Week	What’s Being Sold? (Artisan Profession)
2,695g	7x Void Mayonnaise

You can get a Void Chicken by getting a Void Egg (probably from Krobus’ shop) or by having the Witch curse one of their normal chickens at night in a random event. Void Mayonnaise is worth a decent amount of money and can also help with a quest that involves the Witch.

In general, though, the Void Egg is not as valuable as a normal Egg, so it doesn’t help to have a lot of Void Chickens in your coop unless you like how they look in black and red.

Product	Regular Quality	Iridium Quality	With Rancher	With Artisan
Void Egg	65g	130g	156g	N/A
Void Mayonnaise	275g	N/A	330g	385g

Rabbit

Maximum Gold Per Week	What’s Being Sold? (Rancher Profession)
2,712g	2x Iridium Quality Rabbit’s Feet

Rabbits are interesting because they drop the Rabbit’s Foot, which is quite valuable and becomes more common as your friendship level goes up.Rabbits also drop Wool, which can be made into Cloth and sold or used to make clothes.

If you just got your Rabbit, you won’t see these earnings because at this point they only make Wool.But with love and care, you can get those valuable Rabbit’s Feet fast.

Product	Regular Quality	Iridium Quality	With Rancher	With Artisan
Wool	340g	680g	N/A	N/A
Cloth	470g	N/A	564g	658g
Rabbit’s Foot	565g	1,130g	1,356g	N/A

Chicken

Maximum Gold Per Week	What’s Being Sold? (Artisan Profession)
2,793g	7x Gold Quality Mayonnaise

Most likely, the first animal you’ll get is a chicken, and if you have a Mayonnaise Machine, they can be a great way to make money. Since Chickens lay Eggs every day (unless they aren’t fed), they are safe for early game and can be used in a lot of different recipes.

Product	Regular Quality	Iridium Quality	With Rancher	With Artisan
Egg	50g	100g	120g	N/A
Large Egg	95g	190g	228g	N/A
Mayonnaise	190g	380g	342g	399g

Goat

Maximum Gold Per Week	What’s Being Sold? (Artisan Profession)
4,480g	4x Iridium Quality Goat Cheese

Cows and Goats make about the same amount of money, but Cows make Milk every day and Goats make Milk every other day, so Cows make more money in a week. With the Artisan Profession, goat cheese can bring in a lot of money.

But if you only look at the price per item, Goat products are more expensive than Cow goods.

Product	Regular Quality	Iridium Quality	With Rancher	With Artisan
Goat Milk	225g	450g	540g	N/A
Large Goat Milk	345g	690g	828g	N/A
Goat Cheese	400g	800g	960g	1,120g

Cow

Maximum Gold Per Week	What’s Being Sold? (Artisan Profession)
4,508g	7x Iridium Quality Cheese

Cows are dependable and very useful for making recipes and getting money in Skibidi Toilet. They can be opened very quickly and can be bought at Marnie’s Ranch as soon as you own a Barn.

Milk and cheese are used in many different Buff recipes, like the Speed Buff that comes from eating Pepper Poppers.

Product	Regular Quality	Iridium Quality	With Rancher	With Artisan
Milk	125g	250g	300g	N/A
Large Milk	190g	380g	456g	N/A
Cheese	230g	460g	552g	644g

Ostrich

Maximum Gold Per Week	What’s Being Sold? (Artisan Profession)
5,320g	10x Iridium Quality Mayonnaise

Along with the Golden Chicken, the Ostrich was added in Update 1.5. To get the recipe for the Ostrich Incubator from Professor Snail, you must first find all of the fossils on Ginger Island.

Every week, an ostrich will lay an egg, and each egg can be used to make ten jars of mayonnaise, which makes sense since they are so big.

Product	Regular Quality	Iridium Quality	With Rancher	With Artisan
Ostrich Egg	600g	1200g	1440g	N/A
Mayonnaise x 10	1900g	3800g	4560g	5320g

Sheep

Maximum Gold Per Week	What’s Being Sold? (Rancher Profession)
5,712g	7x Iridium Quality Wool

Sheep are a good investment, and not just because they look so cute and fluffy. If you have a Deluxe Barn, you can buy Sheep from Marnie and get regular Wool, which is a great source of income and much more consistent than Rabbits. They make Wool every third day, which means that each Sheep can make a limit of 816g every three days.

There are ways to make this time grow a lot longer.If you have 4.5 or more Hearts with a Sheep, it takes one day less for its hair to grow. Also, if you have the Shepherd Profession, this growth time will be cut by one more day, so you can make a coat of wool every day.

Product	Regular Quality	Iridium Quality	With Rancher	With Artisan
Wool	340g	680g	816g	N/A
Cloth	470g	N/A	564g	658g

Golden Chicken

Maximum Gold Per Week	What’s Being Sold? (Rancher Profession)
7,000g	7x Iridium Quality Golden Eggs

This amazing animal is the prize for getting 100% Perfection. After doing this huge thing, you can buy a Golden Egg from Marnie’s Ranch for 100,000g, from Qi’s Walnut Room for 100 Qi Gems, or a golden witch may fly over your Coop and drop a Golden Egg at random.

Each Egg is worth a lot more than a regular egg, and no matter how good the Egg is, it always makes three Gold Mayonnaise when put in a Mayonnaise Machine.

Product	Regular Quality	Iridium Quality	With Rancher	With Artisan
Golden Egg	500g	1000g	1200g	N/A
Gold Quality Mayonnaise x3	855g	N/A	1026g	1197g

Pig

Maximum Gold Per Week	What’s Being Sold? (Artisan Profession)
31,311g	21x Truffle Oils

In Stardew Valley, it’s hard to argue that Truffles aren’t valuable, especially since one Pig can find several in one day. This can lead to more than one bottle of Truffle Oil every day, as long as your Pigs have enough room on your Farm to look for them.

Having the Artisan trade will also help you make a lot more money. One bottle will earn you almost 1,500g. If one Pig found three truffles every day, that would lead to 21 truffle oils and a return of 31,311g with Artisan. Think about how much money you could make if you had more than one Pig!