Grazing Pasture

The Grazing Pasture mod introduces customizable grazing pastures and pasture-connection tools for cows, sheep, and horses. Included placeables are:

• Cow Pasture: Capacity for 1500 cattle/cows, requires external water, costs $1000.
• Sheep Pasture: Capacity for 1500 sheep-family animals, requires external water, costs $1000.
• Horse Pasture: Capacity for 15 horses, requires external water, costs $1000.
• Pasture Water Trough: Optional external water storage for connected pastures.
• Pasture Animal Feeder: Bale-fed external feed and straw storage for compatible pastures.
• Transfer Gate: Standalone connector fence with a 6 m animal-transfer gate.
• Pasture Add-on Fence: Extension/boundary fence for expanding an existing pasture area.

How it works:

• Rotate the pasture so the main gate opens inward into the pasture area when placing it.
• Place a pasture, draw/customize its fence, then finish construction.
• Place water troughs inside the pasture boundary for external water storage.
• Pastures require external Pasture Water Troughs as they do not include an internal water tank.
• Cow, sheep, and horse pastures are separate one-animal-type pastures.
• Join pastures by placing a new pasture nearby and connecting fences.
• Connect pastures to base game and modded barns with customizable fences by using the transfer fence segment.
• Extend pastures by deleting a fence segment and using the Pasture extension fence.

Feed and water:

• Switch between Grass + Hay, Grass Only, and Hay Only feed modes using the Cycle Feed Mode input (Default key: K).
• Feed mode affects unloading, feeding, food display, and available food.
• Feed mode is saved per pasture, with a savegame default.
• Field information shows pasture acres, water capacity, and more.

Fence joins and animal transfer:

• Snap a pasture fence to a compatible pasture fence, add-on fence, or standalone Pasture Fence connector.
• Animal transfer requires compatible connected pastures, matching animal type, and validation.
• Use a 6 m transfer gate to open the transfer dialog for direction, animal group, and count selection.

Other features:

• Automatic default pasture numbering (e.g., Cow_Pasture1, Cow_Pasture2).
• Custom pasture names are preserved.
• Multiplayer-safe server validation for feed-mode changes and animal transfers.
• Support for sheep/goat straw and manure where applicable.
• Automatic daily horse care assistance in horse pastures.