| The basic groups of animals in Farmville are | | | | An example would be the Wild Turkey, which |
| Livestock and Lost Animals. You can obtain | | | | was released as a new “lost animal” by |
| Livestock at the Market for coins or Farmville | | | | the makers of Farmville during the American |
| cash while Lost Animals will show up on your | | | | Thanksgiving holiday. |
| farm from time to time. One advantage of | | | | She will appear on your farm with the following |
| animal crops is that they do not rot like plant | | | | caption: |
| ones. Animals will patiently wait for you to log in | | | | (Your name) discovered this frightened bird in |
| again and harvest it. They're a low-stress, simple | | | | Farmville. This time of year is tough for her and |
| to handle method of earning money and enjoying | | | | her kind. Hopefully she can find comfort and |
| some diversity on your farm. | | | | safety on a friendly farm. .. |
| Livestock | | | | Other lost animals include: |
| The livestock you can now purchase at the | | | | *Ugly Duckling (turns into a swan) |
| Market are somewhat limited. The livestock | | | | *Brown Cow (gives chocolate milk) |
| which you may obtain at the Market are dairy | | | | *Pink Cow (gives strawberry milk ) |
| cows, white (regular) sheep and pigs. New | | | | *Black Cat (gives yarn) |
| animals appear for a selected time on special | | | | *Turtle (produces eggs) |
| occasions and holidays. Green cows presently | | | | *Black Sheep (produces chocolate wool) |
| titledAlien Cow (once titled as BOV1NE-09) | | | | *Regular cows may appear on your farm as a |
| appeared in the Market for 2400 coins. A crop | | | | lost animal. They are available through the Market |
| named “milktonium” which sells for 18 | | | | and can be sent as a free item by your neighbors |
| coins can be harvested from the green cows. | | | | too. |
| The “Baby Turkey” was released during | | | | You are not allowed to adopt these lost animals. |
| the American Thanksgiving. It evolves into a | | | | You can post a status update on your |
| mature Turkey when harvested for the first time. | | | | Facebook that you have stumbled upon a lost |
| The grown-up Turkey can then be harvested | | | | animal. This is the right time to utilize your |
| for feathers once every 2 days at 80 coins per | | | | other (if you have another one) Facebook |
| harvest. You can obtain additional fascinating | | | | account! |
| livestock as free gifts from your friends, although | | | | Log out and then put your animal up for adoption. |
| the old standbys are available there as well. | | | | Log in on your other account and quickly adopt |
| Be aware that the harvest times are different for | | | | the animal or else your friends might adopt it |
| every animal. Several animals “ripen” and | | | | before you do! Like what I said before, keep an |
| can be harvested once a day while others require | | | | eye on your friend’s status updates so that |
| as many as four days. | | | | you can adopt their lost animals. |
| Lost Animals | | | | If you're gathering a lot of cows and/or chickens, |
| Farmville has an exciting feature which requires | | | | consider buying a Dairy Barn or a Chicken Coop. |
| you to keep an eye on Facebook status updates | | | | Each building stores 20 cows or chickens and |
| to see if your friends have found any “lost | | | | provides a convenient means to store them, and |
| animals”. These lost animals will occasionally | | | | harvesting them all at once. |
| show up on your farm and request your help. | | | | |