Articles by FarmMaster

Greetings,
Farmers!

The FarmVille
2 Studio and the Real California Milk association have teamed up together to
bring you the storage building that you have been so eager to get. Introducing,
the Cow Barn! Store your Prized Cows
in this home and feed them all with a single click. If that isn’t enough,
Prized Cows in the Barn will also require less Feed and give +25 Feed Capacity!

Note: The Real California Milk stamp will be visible during the length of
the promotion. Once the promo has ended, this stamp will disappear. To learn
more about the Real California Milk association, click HERE.

 

If you are level
10 or higher, you will see the following pop-up. Click the green “Place on Farm”
button to get started.

 

Once you have placed the Cow Barn onto your farm, Cornelius will stop by
with an exclusive baby Real CA Cow!

Your new Real CA Cow needs baby bottles to reach adulthood,
just like your other Animals. Once it has matured, it will produce Milk, which can be used in Crafting Kitchen
Recipes.

Note: Your first
Real CA Cow will not count towards your Animal Maximum Capacity.
Additional Real CA Cows can be purchased in the General Store; each additional
Cow will count towards the Animal max cap.

Building
the Cow Barn:

Your next step is
collecting construction parts. You will need the following items to start
building your Cow Barn:

• Wrought
  Iron Hinges
• Dairy
  Fence Pipes
• Roof
  Shingles

To collect Wrought
Iron Hinges, click on the “Post” button to post to your Facebook wall – you
will get the parts when your friends click on it, or when you click on a
similar newsfeed post.

Click on the “Ask” button to send requests for Dairy
Fence Pipes and Roof Shingles to your Neighbors. If you do not wish to wait for
your friends, you can skip any of these tasks for Farm Bucks.

 

Note: You can send a request for materials
to your Friends every 18 hours.

Once you have collected
the required items, click on the “Start Building!” button at the bottom of the
construction Menu. 

 

Now that the Cow
Barn is almost complete, you will need a little help from your Neighbors to
finish the job. The Cow Barn requires four additional mechanics, so click on
the “Ask Friends” button to send some crew requests to your Friends. When they
accept, you will see the spots in the Build Menu begin to fill. If you do not
wish to wait for your friends, click the “Hire One” button to purchase crew
members with Farm Bucks.

 

Using
the Cow Barn:

Click on the Cow Barn to open the main menu. 

 

Inside the Cow
Barn, you will see placements that you can fill with Prized Cows. Prized Cows
will take up one spot in your Barn regardless of breed (see below: Prized
Highland Cow).

Adding & Removing Cows:

To add Prized Cows in the Barn, check the “Auto Fill” box
and click on the green “Add Prized Cows” button. All of your Prized Cows will
automatically walk into the Barn!

To remove a Prized Cow from the Barn, open the main menu and
click on the red “–“ (minus symbol)
box on the bottom left hand corner of the placement slot (see below: A).

The Cows cards have symbols on them to indicate different
things:

A. Minus Symbol: Remove Cow

B. Feed: How much Feed the Cow will consume.

C. Swiss Cheese: How much the Cow will produce (see below: Feeding)

Feeding:

Prized Cows stored in the Barn will eat less Feed
they normally do: 4 Feed for each
Cow, regardless of what type. For example, a Cow that eats 13 Feed outside of the Barn will eat 4 Feed when
inside the Barn.   

Swiss Cheese:

Each time you harvest the Cow Barn you will get Swiss Cheese,
which can be used in Crafting Kitchen Recipes. Fill your Cow Barn all the way
to get the most Swiss Cheese when you harvest!

Note: The Swiss
Cheese will automatically go into your Inventory.

 

Additional
Information:

• The timer for your Cow Barn will pause when
  placed in Storage, and then resume once placed back on your farm.
• If you do not wish to use
  the Cow Barn feature, it can be sold (frame only) or stored in your
  Inventory.
• If you want to see how
  much time you have left to harvest, hover your cursor over the Barn.
• You are limited to one Cow
  Barn per farm.
• Rotate the Barn to view a
  different angle!

• Bags of Coal
• Chili Bowls
• Chili Pots

  

  

A – The total amount of Tickets you have. You earn Tickets by feeding Chili to your Friends. This number keeps counting up, even as you redeem prizes.
B – The button to use when you want to redeem a prize. Once you have enough Tickets, this button will turn turquoise. Redeeming a prize does not decrease the number of tickets you have.
C – The number of Farm Bucks required to purchase a Decoration.
D – The button to use when you want to Craft Chili and feed to your Friends (earn Tickets).
E – The amount of Tickets you will receive once a Friend has eaten that particular bowl of Chili.
F – The total amount of that particular Chili that is ready to serve to your friends.
G – If you want to invite your Friends over to taste your Chili, click this button and a request will post to your feed and let you send a request to friends. 

• Sour Cream Chili: The required Ingredients are Onions and Milk. You will receive a total of one Ticket per Friend that tastes your Chili.

 

• Pinto Bean Chili: The required Ingredients are Salt and Pinto Beans (Pinto Beans is a limited edition Crop that you can find for Coins in the General Store). You will receive a total of two Tickets per Friend that tastes your Chili.

• Hot Cheesy Chili: The required Ingredients are Cheese and Chili Powder. You will receive a total of three Tickets per Friend that tastes your Chili.

• Red Brick Paver (15 Tickets)
• Chili Balloon (35 Tickets)
• Hot Spice Caddy (60 Tickets)
• Chili Picnic Tent (105 Tickets)
• Baby Dutch Landrace Goat (175 Tickets)
• Bonus: Chili Cook-off Chef Outfit (175 Tickets) – When you earn the goat for the first time, you will get this outfit for free! Note: You can only earn the Chili Cook-off Chef Outfit once.

• You have 21 days to collect the prizes. If you do not collect them all, the prizes will disappear and you will be unable to claim them.
• If you want to see how much time you have left to claim the Chili Stand prizes, hover your cursor over the Chili Stand.
• You can earn additional items for making Chili by visiting other Neighbors’ Chili Stands during Neighbor Visits.
• You are limited to one Chili Stand per farm.
• The Chili Stand is unmovable.

• Buffalo Gate Posts
• Heavy Gate Bars
• Gate Hinges

  

  

  

 

• You have 14 days to complete the American Brown Buffalo Tasks. If you do not complete them, the buffalo will disappear and you will be unable to claim it!
• If you want to see how much time you have left to claim the American Brown Buffalo, hover your cursor over her.
• You can only rescue the American Brown Buffalo once.
• You do need to complete the first three of Gus’s ‘Get Buffaloed!’ Quests (Don’t Buffalo Me, A Nickel For Your Thoughts, and There’s the Rub). 
• Once you have rescued the baby American Brown Buffalo, the Gate can be moved, stored in Inventory, or sold.
• Additional Buffalo Gates and Fences can be purchased in the General Store.

The new Nesting Tree is here, which will allow you to raise
baby birds and win awesome prizes! Crafting in the Kitchen or harvesting your
Crops will earn you Bird Seed, which you can redeem for Decorations and a Pied
India Blue Peacock!

If you are level 9 or higher, you will see the following
pop-up. Click on the green “Place your Nesting Tree” button to place the tree
on your farm.

It’s nesting season for the Cardinals, and Gus wants your
help to build nests so they can raise their babies.

Your first step is building your Nesting Tree. You will need the following items to start construction:

• Small Birdhouses
• Step Ladders
• Thin Ropes

To collect
Birdhouses, click on the “Post” button to post to your Facebook wall; you will
get the parts when your friends click on it, or when you click on a similar
newsfeed post.

Click on the “Ask”
button to send requests for Step Ladders and Thin Ropes to your Neighbors. If
you do not wish to wait for your friends, you can skip any of these tasks for
Farm Bucks.

Once you have collected the required items, click on the “Start
Building” button at the bottom of the construction menu.

Now that your Tree is almost complete, you will need some
help from your Neighbors to finish the job.

The Nesting Tree requires four Builders, so click on the “Ask
Friends” button to send some crew requests to your Friends. When they accept,
you will see the spots in the Building Menu begin to fill. If you do not wish
to wait for your friends, click the “Hire One” button to purchase crew members
with Farm Bucks. Once you have successfully filled all four spots, click on the
“Finish Nesting Tree” button.

Using the Nesting Tree

Click on the Nesting Tree to open the main menu.

This menu shows how
much Bird Seed you have collected and what prizes you are currently eligible to
redeem.

A – The total amount of Bird Seed you have. As you redeem
prizes, this number decreases.
B – The button to use when you want to redeem a prize. Once
you have enough Bird Seed, this button will turn turquoise.

C – The button to
use when you want to collect Bird Seed by crafting in the Kitchen.
D – The number of Farm Bucks required to purchase Bird
Seed.

E – If you want to
ask your friends for Bird Seed, press this button and a feed will be
automatically posted to your wall.

Collecting Bird Seed

Harvesting Crops: You can find Bird Seed by harvesting your
Crops. If you find some, they will appear on your farm in a similar fashion to
Prized Crops.

When Bird Seed appears on your farm after harvesting, click
on it and you will see the following pop-up:

Click on the turquoise “Share Bird Seed” button to post a
feed to your wall. Your friends will be able click on this feed to claim some
free Bird Seed for themselves too. Once you have clicked on the Seed, it will
automatically be added to your Nesting Tree.

Crafting

You can craft your very own Bird Seed via the Crafting
Kitchen. From the Nesting Tree menu, click on the “Craft” button to open the
Kitchen.

To craft Bird Seed, you will need Seed Sprouts and Upland
Rice.
Upland Rice is a limited edition Crop that you can find for Coins in the
General Store.

To get Seed Sprouts, you will need to enlist the help of your
Neighbors. From the Bird Seed recipe, click on the turquoise “ask” button to
send requests to your friends for Sprouts. If you do not wish to wait, you can
purchase either of these ingredients for Farm Bucks.

Individual Bird Seeds can also be purchased with Farm Bucks
from the Nesting Tree menu.

Redeeming Bird Seed for Prizes

Once you have
collected enough Bird Seed, it can be redeemed for some lovely prizes. Click on
your Nesting Tree to open up your progress menu.

At the bottom of this menu, there are a total of 4 prizes
that can be redeemed for Bird Seed:

• Birdcage Planter (20 Bird Seed)
• Bird Gate (40 Bird Seed)
• Cassia Moschata Tree (70 Bird Seed)
• Bird Bath Fountain (130 Bird Seed)

All 4 of these
prizes can be redeemed as many times as you like, as long as you have enough Bird
Seed (260 Bird Seed total). Once you have collected all 4 of the above
prizes, you will earn the adorable Pied India Blue Peacock!

 

The
Baby Peacock can be redeemed for Bird Seed or Farm Bucks more than once.

Additional Information:

• If you do not wish to use the Nesting
  Tree feature, it can be deleted or stored in your Inventory.

• You can only get Bird Seed when
  harvesting trees on your own farm. You will not get Bird Seed from
  Neighbor visits.

• You have 21 days to collect the Bird
  Seed prizes. If you do not collect them all, the prizes will disappear and you
  will be unable to claim them.

• If you want to see how much time you
  have left to claim the Nesting Tree prizes, hover your cursor over the tree.

• You are limited to one Nesting Tree
  per farm.

• Blue Paint
• Rabbit Bedding
• Rabbit Trough

   

  

  

 

• The timer for your Rabbit Warren will pause when placed in Storage, and then resume once placed back on your farm.
• If you do not wish to use the Rabbit Warren feature, it can be sold (frame only) or stored in your Inventory.
• If you want to see how much time you have left to harvest, hover your cursor over the Warren.
• You are limited to one Rabbit Warren per farm.
• Rotate the Warren to view a different angle!