Short answer: a Cow costs 1,500g and lives in a Barn. At full friendship it produces every day and earns about 330g a day selling its products as they are, or 483g a day made into artisan goods by an Artisan player. That makes it a middle earner (number 3 of 11 by raw income).
Quick facts
| Building | Barn |
|---|---|
| Price | 1,500g |
| Days to mature | 5 |
| Produces | Every day |
| Regular product | Milk (125g) |
| Large product | Large Milk (190g), chance at full friendship about 100% |
Income by hearts
Animal friendship is counted in hearts, 200 points each, up to five. Friendship raises the chance of silver, gold and iridium products and of the Large product, so income climbs as you pet and feed it. Gold per day for one animal, with happiness at the maximum:
| Hearts | Products a day | Gold a day, raw | Gold a day, artisan goods (Artisan) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 133g | 322g |
| 1 | 1 | 180g | 400g |
| 2 | 1 | 206g | 427g |
| 3 | 1 | 231g | 454g |
| 4 | 1 | 256g | 481g |
| 5 | 1 | 330g | 483g |
Going from no hearts to five takes a Cow from 133g to 330g a day, an increase of 148%. Most of that comes from better quality, so petting daily in the first weeks is worth the time.
Artisan goods
The products of a Cow can be turned into artisan goods, which is where the processed column above comes from. One animal at full friendship keeps this much machine time busy:
- Cheese Press: 0.13 machine(s) per animal
Machines run the whole day, so a figure below one means a single machine can look after several animals. The Artisan profession adds 40% to the price of goods like these, but not to raw products.
Quality chances at full friendship
| Regular | Silver | Gold | Iridium |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | 18.78% | 24.56% | 56.67% |
Daily luck is counted as zero, an average day.
How it compares
| Animal | Price | Gold a day |
|---|---|---|
| Cow | 1,500g | 330g |
| Pig | 16,000g | 1,875g |
| Golden Chicken | — | 868g |
| Goat | 4,000g | 299g |
| Sheep | 8,000g | 295g |
The animals above are the four best earners other than the Cow. Rank by your own hearts and professions in the Animal Profit Calculator.