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Livestock farming is a way to do business beyond agriculture inFarming Simulator 25.
With various options available, caring for each bang out is different and produces unique products.
Of course, making some profit out of them is the main goal.
If you’re looking for better crop yields in Farming Sim 25, you’re in the right place.
Whenfarming crops, players have to deal withseasonal changes.
Thus, relying on one form of crop isnt an option.
This is why livestock farming is required to keep the cash flow going.
For this specific guide, we are going to discuss goat farming.
What Are The Requirements For Raising Goats?
Goats are very easy to deal with and require little to no effort.
In Farming Simulator 25, theresno existing area for herding, unlike plots for farming.
How To Get Food and Water for Goats?
Dealing With The Food Situation
Goats have two food options:grass or hay.
Both of which can be grown on your own farm or purchased from stores.
Grass and hay are very expensive when purchased from shops.
It is best to grow them instead of buying them.
Grass can be grownany time of the yearexcept betweenDecember to February.
You have to maintain certain criteria to get a good output.
Feeding grass and hay gives the same productivity output with goats.
How To Grow Grass
Want a free boost to fertilization?
Use grass rollers after mowing down and harvesting your grass field.
Keeping Your Goats Well Hydrated
Sheep Pastures require to besupplied with water manually.
To get water, youll have to purchase a vehicularbarrel.
Go to theVehicle Shopandpurchase a barrel under the Animal category.
After purchasingattach it to a vehicle,preferably a tractor.
Take the barrel attached to the tractor to anearby water source like a river.
check that thebarrel is touching the water source barelyto get therefill pop-up.
Once the refill option pops up,press R or click Left Stickto fill the barrel with water.
Take thefilled barrelto yourgoat penand keep it on thewater drop symbolto get anoption fordumping it.
Dont worry, as the game allows you to build one yourselfusing the in-game build mode.
you could pull up the build mode bypressing Shift+Pwhile free roaming.
In thebuild mode, hit thecow iconto open theAnimal Pasturemenu.
you could findpens for Sheep(same for goat)onthe fourth tab.
It is best you purchase aLarge Sheep Barn to accumulate many goats.
If youreshort on budgetand want to try out this side of business, purchasing aSheep Pasture would be enough.
Youll be displayed with anew interfacefor purchasing or selling goats or sheep.
Under the inbound sub-menu, youll need to purchase goats.
If you wish tobreed them as fast as possible,buy16-month-old goats.
You pay a transport fee if you’re purchasing or selling goats directly from your Pasture or Barn.
Alternatively, you’re free to also place your pens onfarm plots with grown grassto even greater effect.
This will make the farm self-sustaining as thegrass will regrow without needing to be maintained.
Be sure to selectNO, else then you’ll replace the farmland grass with meadow grass.
Selling Goat Milk For Profit
it’s possible for you to getmilk from goatsafter they reachpuberty.
In Farming Simulator 25,goatsreach their pubertyonce they are16 months old.
Additionally, you need tokeep them in good healthbyfeeding and caringfor them on a regular basis.
Goats need to be kept at100 percent healthy to get the most produce.
double-check to check on them regularly for food and water reserves.
Produced milk canisters can be found near theyellow-taped area near the goat pasture or barn.
Before selling them, double-check to check thePrice Calendarin the financial menu.
Goat milkis packed on crates that can besold to various sellers.
To take them to sellers, youll need to use apallet lifting gear.
If you dont own one, go to aVehicle Shopnearby and pick one that fits your needs.
Instead, use aTrailerto carry them to sellers by attaching it toTractors.
Look for flatbed options that allow for easy placement of pallets.
Many trailers intended for bales work perfectly for pallets.
Load thegoat milk crateson thetrailerandfasten them to keep them secured.
These can sold to make more profit than selling the raw resource.
AI Workers can sometimes be unreliable.
Goat milkreaches itspeak priceinOctober.
It is also inhigh demandbetweenJanuary to March.
It isbest to sell them in October,as selling rates are around$9,222.
Avoid selling them betweenMay to August,as therates are below average.
Healthy goats that have hit puberty produce25 liters of goat milk every month.
It might be surprising, but goats that arethree months oldcan produce at a rate offive liters per month.
Goats that are 16 months old willproduce offspring after every five months.
After producing offspring, try tosell off a few mature goatsto makespace for new ones.
Goats 36 months old or older sell for the highest rate of $1,000.
This is twice the value of a 16-month-old goat.
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