Every farm needs chickens, and that is especially true in Stardew Valley. It's cheaper than a barn, and players will definitely want eggs to make money and use in cooking. Coops do not only house chickens, but also ducks, rabbits, and even dinosaurs depending how much the coop is upgraded by the player.

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Due to being cheaper than a barn and a way to house animals, a coop is a good first farm building to save up for. Once built, there are plenty of methods for making total bank off of your chickens. With that money, players can upgrade the coop and make even more money in a nice circle of profit.

A coop and its upgrades are all purchasable at Robin's Carpenter's Shop. The shop is north of Pelican Town and is usually open from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. Buying a coop will cost four thousand gold and require 300 wood and 100 stone. Early on in the game, this wood can be gathered through hitting wood and branches with an axe. Stone can be gathered by mining with a pickaxe.

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The first coop the player gets only can house four chickens. Don't worry though, there are upgraded coops that they can get later.

The next thing to do is to purchase four chickens. Chickens can be bought at Marnie's Ranch for 800 gold each. They will require care, so be sure to stock up on hay and/or give them an outdoor area where they can eat grass (though grass will not be available in winter). Hay can either be bought from Marnie or harvested using a scythe on grass (players will need to build a silo to harvest hay).

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Each chicken will make one brown or white egg every morning. They will sell for 50 gold each. Be sure to pet the chickens to raise their friendship, as that will eventually make them produce large eggs, which sell for nearly double at 95 gold each.

If able, get a Mayonnaise Machine. With this, players, can turn eggs into mayonnaise and sell it for 190 gold — nearly four times as much coin as a regular old egg can get. As for cooking, it is best to just sell the eggs or sell them as mayonnaise rather than turn them into a meal to sell. Making a meal will actually make less money than selling the raw ingredients for the meal. For example, an omelette sells for 125 gold and requires a milk and egg, but milk alone sells for 125 gold already.

Requirements For A Big Coop:

• 10,000 gold
• 400 wood
• 150 stone

Requirements For A Deluxe Coop:

• 20,000 gold
• 500 wood
• 200 stone

To make the greatest profit with a coop, players need to take the Tiller farming skill at level five. Once at level 10, choose the Artisan skill. This skill will make all artisan goods (such as the mayo you make from eggs) sell for 40 percent more.

With the assumption that you max out all the affection of the coop animals and have the Artisan perk, here is the profits each type of animal can net for farmers:

• Normal Chicken: Produces one egg a day, or large egg at high friendship. Turned into mayo, it sells for 399 gold.
• Void Chicken: Produces one void egg a day. Turned into mayo, it sells for 385 gold.
• Duck: Produces one egg every two days. Turned into mayo, it sells for 525 gold. At max friendship, they also have a chance to produce feathers that sell for 250 gold.
• Rabbit: Produce one wool every four days. At highest quality, iridium wool is worth  680 gold. At max friendship, they also have a chance to produce iridium rabbit foot is worth 1,130 gold.
• Dinosaurs: Produces one dinosaur egg every seven days. Turned into mayo, it sells for 1,120 gold.

Based on this information, chickens are the best animals for the coop to make profit. While other products sell for more, they do not produce every single day like a chicken does. With all this in mind, the most profitable coop is one that is full of chickens with an artisan farmer.

Some characters love products that come from coop animals. Here are some to keep in mind.

• Alex: All eggs except Void Egg
• Harvey: Duck Eggs and Duck Feathers
• Sam: All eggs except Void Egg
• Shane: All eggs except Void Egg
• Demetrius: All eggs except Void Egg
• Jodi: All eggs except Void Egg
• Kent: All eggs except Void Egg
• Linus: All eggs except Void Egg
• Marnie: All eggs except Void Egg
• Pierre: All eggs except Void Egg
• Sandy: Wool

• Sebastian: Void Eggs
• Krobus: Void Eggs and Void Mayo
• Elliot: Duck Feather
• Leo: Duck Feather
• Emily: Wool

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