Animal Husbandry - Cornucopia Wiki

> [[Home]]  [[Home|Back to Home]] - [[Cornucopia Game Guide|Game Guide]] - [[Animal Breeds]] - [[Pets]] Care for farm animals, breed for traits, and manage production. ## Animals Cornucopia features three main types of livestock plus special creatures: ### Livestock | Animal Type | Products | Variants | |-------------|----------|----------| | **Chickens** | Eggs | Chicken, Rooster, Chick | | **Cows** | Milk | Cow, Bull, Calf | | **Horses** | Riding | Horse, Mare, Stallion, Colt, Filly | ### Special Creatures | Creature | Description | |----------|-------------| | **Slime** | Tameable slime | | **Baby Slime** | Young slime | | **Munger** | Special creature | ## Basics - Build and upgrade barns/coops - Feed and keep animals happy - Participate in animal festivals (Cow Festival) ## Breeding Breeding centers on Breeding Nuts, short heat windows, and trait rolls. Use these tables when planning multi-generation projects, then dive deeper via [[Animal Breeds]]. ### Breeding Nuts & Genetics #### How to Breed Animals 1. Feed a Breeding Nut to an animal to apply the "Seeking Love" heat status. 2. Let the animal find a compatible mate (both must be in heat to trigger mating). 3. Chickens lay a fertile egg immediately; other pregnancies last 3 in-game days. 4. Offspring gender has a flat 50/50 roll. #### Compatible Breeding Pairs | Female | Male | Offspring | |---------|----------|---------------| | Cow | Bull | Calf | | Chicken | Rooster | Egg → Chick | | Mare | Stallion | Colt or Filly | | Slime | Slime | Baby Slime | ### Breeding Nuts #### Nut Shop Prices | Nut | Price | |-----------|-------| | Kiki Nut | 350g | | Lusi Nut | 350g | | Rahr Nut | 375g | | Yumi Nut | 375g | | Puta Nut | 400g | | Tula Nut | 650g | | Pira Nut | 750g | | Mipta Nut | 850g | | Gubu Nut | 900g | | Dudu Nut | 1,000g| | Pae Nut | 1,100g| | Jub Nut | 1,200g| | Lala Nut | 1,300g| | Eho Nut | 1,500g| ### How Nut Genetics Work Feeding a nut stores that nut's genetic influence until the next successful breeding. When the offspring is generated, the game checks both parents and applies nut traits before default inheritance. #### Probability - One parent fed a specific nut → 25% chance that nut's trait overrides inheritance. - Both parents fed the same nut → 50% chance (best method for reliable targeting). _Tip: Feed both parents the same nut to stack the odds before saving and reloading._ ### Nut Effects by Animal Type #### Cows & Bulls Each nut maps to a specific calf head type unless noted. | Nut | Head Type | |-----------|-----------------------| | Kiki Nut | Type 1 | | Lusi Nut | Type 2 | | Rahr Nut | Type 3 | | Yumi Nut | Type 4 | | Puta Nut | Type 5 | | Tula Nut | Type 6 | | Pira Nut | Type 7 | | Mipta Nut | Type 8 | | Gubu Nut | Type 9 | | Dudu Nut | Random (Type 0-2) | | Pae Nut | Random (Type 2-4) | | Jub Nut | Random (Type 4-6) | | Lala Nut | Random (Type 0-9) | | Eho Nut | Randomizes body color | #### Chickens & Roosters Each nut targets a chicken type (visual variant). | Nut | Chicken Type | |-----------|-----------------------| | Kiki Nut | Type 1 | | Lusi Nut | Type 2 | | Rahr Nut | Type 3 | | Yumi Nut | Type 4 | | Puta Nut | Type 5 | | Tula Nut | Type 6 | | Pira Nut | Type 7 | | Mipta Nut | Type 8 | | Gubu Nut | Type 9 | | Dudu Nut | Type 10 | | Pae Nut | Random (Type 0-5) | | Jub Nut | Random (Type 5-10) | | Lala Nut | Random (Type 0-10) | | Eho Nut | Randomizes body color | #### Horses (Mares & Stallions) Nuts mirror cow head types but the Eho Nut also hits manes. | Nut | Head Type | |-----------|--------------------------------------| | Kiki Nut | Type 1 | | Lusi Nut | Type 2 | | Rahr Nut | Type 3 | | Yumi Nut | Type 4 | | Puta Nut | Type 5 | | Tula Nut | Type 6 | | Pira Nut | Type 7 | | Mipta Nut | Type 8 | | Gubu Nut | Type 9 | | Dudu Nut | Random (Type 0-2) | | Pae Nut | Random (Type 2-4) | | Jub Nut | Random (Type 4-6) | | Lala Nut | Random (Type 0-9) | | Eho Nut | Randomizes body color and mane color | #### Slimes Slimes follow the cow table (head type plus body pattern) and can use any nut. ### Special Nuts #### Random Range Nuts | Nut | Cows/Horses | Chickens | |----------|-----------------|------------------| | Dudu Nut | Random Type 0-2 | Type 10 | | Pae Nut | Random Type 2-4 | Random Type 0-5 | | Jub Nut | Random Type 4-6 | Random Type 5-10 | | Lala Nut | Random Type 0-9 | Random Type 0-10 | #### Eho Nut (Color Nut) | Animal | Effect | |-------------------|---------------------------------------| | Cows/Bulls | Random body color | | Chickens/Roosters | Random body color | | Horses | Random body + random mane color | | Slimes | Random body color | ### Natural Inheritance When no nut effect triggers, offspring derive traits directly from their parents. | Trait | Inheritance | |----------------------|-----------------------------------| | Head/Chicken Type | 50% from mother, 50% from father | | Body Pattern | 50% from mother, 50% from father | | Body Color | 33% mother, 33% father, 33% blend | | Pattern Colors | 50% from one parent, 50% blend | | Mane Color (Horses) | 50% from mother, 50% from father | | Mouth Color (Horses) | 50% from mother, 50% from father | ### Color Mutations Natural mutations introduce slow color drift even without nuts. | Chance | Effect | |-----------------------|------------------------------------| | 10% per color channel | ±15% color shift (large mutation) | | 25% per color channel | ±3% color shift (small mutation) | ### Breeding Tips - Double up on the same nut for a 50% roll at the desired type. - Random range nuts (Dudu, Pae, Jub, Lala) are great for collecting rare skins. - Dudu Nut is the only guaranteed path to Chicken Type 10. - Preserve colors by pairing similar parents; go wild by feeding both with Eho Nuts. - Expect gradual color drift over generations thanks to mutation rolls. ## Tips - Daily care improves animal happiness - Use [[Shops]] and auctions (Livestock Auction House) to find rare stock - Plan feed production via [[Farming]] ## Related - [[Animal Breeds]] - [[Pets]] - [[Farming]] - [[Festivals]]