we need to be able to feed chicken with maize (tut for modders included)

[jpm1]

i really don't understand why we can't do this in game

edit: scroll down for a tut to do so on PC, on a custom map

[Mancsguy]

Chickens also eat corn in RL so why not in FS19

[Beastbubba]

I thought that was strange too... chickens Love corn...

[jpm1]

chicken are corn junkies you mean . and it doesn't make them become ill, in opposition to rice

[redglasses]

Ya the games are kinda jank, for example the sheep not giving manure. At least you can feed them something unlike previous fs games

[george.earlslight]

Also, chicken manure is highly sought after due to high nitrogen concentration.

[Australian Sugar]

Also, chicken manure is highly sought after due to high nitrogen concentration.

Keeps my rose garden flourishing.

Tomatoes love it too

[jpm1]

here's how to feed the chicken with maize on a custom map, on PC, with a custom chicken husbandry (sounds tricky, but it's not)

- create an xml (text) file, and call it whatever you want. for example mymap_husbandryFoodDefinition.xml. and put the following inside

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<animalFood>
    <animals>
        <animalFoodGroups type="COW" consumptionType="SERIAL">
            <foodGroup title="$l10n_fillTypeGroup_forage"  productionWeight="1.0"  fillTypes="FORAGE" />
            <foodGroup title="$l10n_fillTypeGroup_bulk"    productionWeight="0.75" fillTypes="DRYGRASS_WINDROW SILAGE"/>
            <foodGroup title="$l10n_fillTypeGroup_grass"   productionWeight="0.25" fillTypes="GRASS_WINDROW" />
        </animalFoodGroups>
        <animalFoodGroups type="SHEEP" consumptionType="SERIAL">
            <foodGroup title="$l10n_fillTypeGroup_grass"   productionWeight="1.00" fillTypes="GRASS_WINDROW DRYGRASS_WINDROW" />
        </animalFoodGroups>
        <animalFoodGroups type="PIG" consumptionType="PARALLEL">
            <foodGroup title="$l10n_fillTypeGroup_base"    productionWeight="0.50" eatWeight="0.50" fillTypes="MAIZE" />
            <foodGroup title="$l10n_fillTypeGroup_grain"   productionWeight="0.25" eatWeight="0.25" fillTypes="WHEAT BARLEY" />
            <foodGroup title="$l10n_fillTypeGroup_protein" productionWeight="0.20" eatWeight="0.20" fillTypes="SOYBEAN CANOLA SUNFLOWER" />
            <foodGroup title="$l10n_fillTypeGroup_earth"   productionWeight="0.05" eatWeight="0.05" fillTypes="POTATO SUGARBEET" />
        </animalFoodGroups>
        <animalFoodGroups type="HORSE" consumptionType="PARALLEL">
            <foodGroup title="$l10n_fillTypeGroup_bulk"    productionWeight="0.60" eatWeight="0.25" fillTypes="OAT"/>
            <foodGroup title="$l10n_fillTypeGroup_grass"   productionWeight="0.40" eatWeight="0.75" fillTypes="DRYGRASS_WINDROW" />
        </animalFoodGroups>
        <animalFoodGroups type="CHICKEN" consumptionType="SERIAL">
            <foodGroup title="$l10n_fillTypeGroup_grain"   productionWeight="1.00" fillTypes="WHEAT BARLEY MAIZE" />
        </animalFoodGroups>
    </animals>
    <foodMixtures>
        <foodMixture type="PIG" fillType="PIGFOOD" >
            <ingredient fillTypes="MAIZE" weight="0.5" />
            <ingredient fillTypes="WHEAT BARLEY" weight="0.25" />
            <ingredient fillTypes="SOYBEAN CANOLA SUNFLOWER" weight="0.2" />
            <ingredient fillTypes="POTATO SUGARBEET" weight="0.05" />
        </foodMixture>
    </foodMixtures>
</animalFood>

- put that xml in your map folder with your other xml

- open your map.xml. generally mapDE.xml, or mapUS.xml, or mymap.xml, and seach for husbandryFood. you'll see that it will point to your actual husbandryfood xml which doesn't include maize so. it's very simple just replace original path to xml, by the path of your new xml

- if you are like me and you want to see maize in your chicken feeding area. just open your chicken husbandry mod i3d (do not make any modifications in your main FS19 folder, or MP won't work, or you'll simply just mess everything), and search for something like

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    filename="$data/fillPlanes/wheat_diffuse.png
    filename="$data/fillPlanes/wheat_normal.png
    filename="$data/fillPlanes/wheat_specular.png

and replace by

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    filename="$data/fillPlanes/maize_diffuse.png
    filename="$data/fillPlanes/maize_normal.png
    filename="$data/fillPlanes/maize_specular.png

optional, only if you made the choice to load directly your placeable in your map, be sure to add a line for filltypes for maize in defaultItems like

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    <item className="AnimalHusbandry" id="14" modName="mymapmodmainfoldername" filename="$moddir$mymapmodmainfoldername/objects/placeables/mychickenhusbandryplaceablefolder/mychickenhusbandry.xml" position="-54.3740 66.9920 139.5980" rotation="0.0000 90.0000 0.0000" age="0" price="10000.000000" farmId="1" globalProductionFactor="0.900000">
        <animatedObjects>
            <animatedObject time="0.000000" direction="0"/>
        </animatedObjects>
        <module name="animals" fillCapacity="0.000000">
            <animal fillType="CHICKEN_TYPE_WHITE" dirtScale="0.000000"/>
            <animal fillType="CHICKEN_TYPE_WHITE" dirtScale="0.000000"/>
            <animal fillType="CHICKEN_TYPE_BLACK" dirtScale="0.000000"/>
            <animal fillType="CHICKEN_TYPE_BROWN" dirtScale="0.000000"/>
            <animal fillType="CHICKEN_TYPE_BLACK" dirtScale="0.000000"/>
            <animal fillType="CHICKEN_TYPE_BROWN" dirtScale="0.000000"/>
            <animal fillType="CHICKEN_TYPE_ROOSTER" dirtScale="0.000000"/>
        </module>
        <module name="pallets" fillCapacity="800000.000000" palletFillDelta="1.956547"/>
        <module name="foodSpillage" fillCapacity="470.588226" cleanlinessFactor="0.000000" foodToDrop="9.169277"/>
        <module name="food" fillCapacity="0.000000">
            <fillLevel fillType="MAIZE" fillLevel="300.000000"/>
	    <fillLevel fillType="WHEAT" fillLevel="0.000000"/>
            <fillLevel fillType="BARLEY" fillLevel="0.000000"/>
        </module>
    </item>

[Loz_636]

i really don't understand why we can't do this in game

edit: scroll down for a tut to do so on PC, on a custom map

I take it you are American right? That's why you saying "Maize" over "Corn"?

[jpm1]

normally i say maïs

[Loz_636]

normally i say maïs

ok I'm out of ideas on your nationality... french? or german

[Cowboy5130]

‘Muricans say corn

[jpm1]

ok I'm out of ideas on your nationality... french? or german

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