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Showing posts with label Farming Simulator 2013. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Farming Simulator 2013. Show all posts

30 November 2012

Farming Simulator 2013 - Sheep (TUTORIAL)

Feed and look after the sheep in Farming Simulator 2013 is very easy. To feed and grow sheep we only need grass. This simple guide with pictures will show you how to feed then and make them happy.
If you buy sheep in game and don't feed them with grass you will get only 5% productivity.
To get 100% productivity you need to feed your sheep in game only with grass.  From sheep in game we get wool to sell.

You can find more information on how to grow and mow the grass in my older tutorial.
Farming Simulator 2013 - feeding cows

Let's begin with - where to find your sheep in game.
If you look at your PDA you will find a sheep icon on it. That's where your sheep can be found after you buy them in game shop. Your sheep will never die in game after you buy them so you can sell them if you decide that growing sheep is boring.

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Where to find sheep and cow
Sheep and Cow location

I bout 10 sheep just to make this tutorial. This tutorial only shows you basics how to feed your sheep and what to do to get started with your sheep farm.
I bought a grass mower Amazone Profihopper to feed my sheep and I don't need mower and loading wagon. But if you want you can buy loading wagon and mower to feed sheep.


Sheep - Feeding

Mow the grass with Amazone Profihopper and unload grass at sheep feeding  place.
Amazone Profihopper
Feeding sheep with Amazone Profihopper
Sheep in FS 2013 produce wool. Place where you can sell wool marked as a ball of yarn on your PDA.
You can find a place where to sell wool If you look in the above image of PDA (sheep and cow location).


Sheep - Selling Wool

More sheep = faster production of wool = more grass you need to keep your seep at 100% productivity.

To do wool selling easy in FS 2013 we will need to buy machinery.
  1. Any Tractor
  2. Any Fork Lifter with Pallet Fork
  3. Bale Trailer

Taking sheep wool pallet from spawn place.
Sheep wool pallets

Loading seep wool pallets to bale trailer.
Loading seep wool pallets

If you are good with fork lifter you can place 10 wool pallets on the bale trailer. (I'm not that good as you can see in screenshot below)
You can place 10 sheep wool pallets on the bale trailer
So close...
To sell sheep wool at selling place you just need to drive in to this yellow rectangle (sheep wool selling area).
Sheep wool selling area

Sheep wool instantly will be sold as soon as enters to the selling area.
Instantly selling sheep wool at selling point
Selling sheep wool at selling point
Congratulation ! Now you know how to feed your sheep and what to do with your sheep wool pallets in
Farming Simulator 2013.

Farming Simulator 2013 - Mixed Ratio (TUTORIAL)

In this tutorial I will explain you how to feed cows in game with mixed ratio. To make mixer ratio in game we will have to make hay and straw square bales and mix them with silage. You can find more information on how to make silage, straw and grass in my feeding cows tutorial Farming Simulator 2013 - Feeding Cows and my sheep tutorial if you interested to grow sheep in game Farming Simulator 2013 - Feeding Sheep

Finally I found some free time to play Farming Simulator 2013 again and I can now finish my tutorial how to feed cows with mixed ration in Farming Simulator 2013.


To make square bales I will be using Krone Big Pack 1290 Square Baler. To collect, stack and move square bales in game I will be using  Arcusin Autostack FS 63-72.



Making - Straw Bales


IN PROGRESS


Making - Hay Bales



IN PROGRESS


Making - Mixed  Ratio


IN PROGRESS


02 November 2012

Farming Simulator 2013 - Feeding Cows (TUTORIAL)

This tutorial is about feeding your game cows in Farming Simulator 2013 and how to make your cows in game happy. In this tutorial you can find how to feed your cows in game with all possible feeding methods, starting with how to feed cows with Grass, then moving to more advanced feeding - feeding game cows with Straw, we will be making Silage in silo bunker from Grass and Chaff and feeding it to cows in game, and in last part we will be feeding cows with Mixed Ratio

We start this from easy feeding steps first and then we move to harder ones like mixing ratio with
Kuhn Profile 1880 or even with Kuhn SPV Confort 12

Basic information about game what goes where and where to find your cattle.
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Farming Simulator 2013 - Game Screenshot - feeding cows
Farming Simulator 2013 game screenshot
Question: Where I can find my cattle farm ?
Answer: If you look at the screenshot above in PDA you can find icon with cow picture that's where you need to go/drive to find your cattle farm.


I play all games on hard mode and without cheating. Farming Simulator 2013 is not a exception. All items you see in game screenshots is earned with "hard work". I never played any farming simulator games before this is my first one. Also this is my first tutorial and I hope you will like it. Enjoy and thank you for reading.

If you find this tutorial helpful please share to your friends. If you want me to add something - leave a comment and I will add information to this tutorial.



Feeding Cows - STRAW

You get straw after you harvest wheat or barley. By feeding straw to cows in game we will get free manure to fertilize fields. To feed straw to your cows in game we need to buy some equipment:
  1. Any Front Loader with Bale Fork - necessary
  2. Krone Comprima V 180 Round Baler - necessary
  3. Bale Transporter - optional
  4. Kuhn Primor 3570 M - necessary
Minimum money you need to buy basic equipment in game is about - $ 164,000

After harvesting wheat or barley you get straw.
After harvesting wheat or barley you get straw
That's how the straw looks in game

Making round bales with  Krone Comprima V 180 Round Baler.
Making round bales with  Krone Comprima V 180 Round Baler
Round bales from straw
NOTICE: If you make square bales with Krone Big Pack 1290 Square Baler you will not be able to give straw to your cows !

Adding round bales to Kuhn Primor 3570 M.
Adding round bales to Kuhn Primor 3570 M
Operating front loader in game can be hard sometimes

Using Kuhn Primor 3570 M round hay bale feeder to feed cows with straw.
Feeding cows with straw
Spreading straw with Kuhn Primor 3570 M


 Feeding Cows - GRASS

In my opinion feeding cows with grass is easiest process from all others. By feeding grass to cows in game we will get free liquid manure to fertilize fields. To feed cows with grass we will need:
  1. Any Sowing Machine - necessary
  2. Any Mower - necessary
  3. Any Loading Wagon - necessary
Minimum money you will need to invest is about $ 99,000

Sowing grass. You can do this with any sowing machine in game.
Sowing grass
Sowing grass

Mowing grass. You can do this with any grass mower in game.
Mowing grass
Moving grass

Loading grass to wagon.
Loading grass to wagon
Loading grass to wagon

Feeding cows with grass. This is the easiest part in game.
Feeding cows with grass
Feeding cows with grass and using loading wagon


NOTICE: It's possible to feed cows with grass by using Amazone Profihopper, it's much cheaper then any loading wagon or mower, it costs only $ 3,500 You can start  feeding your cows with it and buy loading wagon and mower later.


 Feeding Cows - SILAGE

We done with easy feeding. Feeding cows with silage is first step to more complex game mechanics. In this tutorial we will be using Kuhn Profile 1880 but it also can be done with Kuhn SPV Confort 12. Also this tutorial have two part. In part one we will be making silage from grass and chaff, and in part two we will feed silage to cows in game.

In this tutorial I will be calling fermented silo as silage because that's how it is named in game
PDA > Statistics  > cows information window.

Part 1 - Making Silage
We can make silage from:
  1. Grass
  2. Chaff (can be made easy from grass or corn with Krone Big X 1000 Forage Harvester)
Moving grass tools and loading wagon will cost you about $ 99,000 of game money. To make chaff from grass with Krone Big X 1000 Forage Harvester and Krone XDisc Direct Cutting System will cost you $ 415,000 of game money.

I assume that you already know how to mow grass and load grass to loading wagon in this game.
Unloading grass to silo bunker.
Unloading grass to bunker

Making chaff from grass with Krone Big X 1000 Forage Harvester and Krone XDisc Direct Cutting System. I found this the easiest and fastest way to make chaff.
Making chaff from grass with Krone Big X 1000 Forage Harvester

Unloading chaff to silo bunker.
Unloading chaff to bunker

To make silage we need to fill the bunker at least for 10% with grass or chaff or mix of chaff and grass.
Fill the bunker at least for 10%
now we have to compact to 100% 
We have to compact to 100%
To compact the silo you have to drive over the unloaded chaff/grass (silo) with any tractor.

When you compact silo to 100% you get the option "Blanket silo".

After you blanket your silo you will have to wait till it gets fermented to 100%
Fermenting chaff or grass

NOTICE: Fermenting process IS NOT EFFECTED by game speed. I'm not sure about time you have to wait till your silo gets fermented to silage. I think it took me about 30-45 minutes in real time.   


Part 2 - feeding cows with Silage
Firs lets see what tools we will be using to feed cows with silage in game.
  1. Any Front Loader with Silage Fork - necessary
  2. Kuhn Profile 1880 - necessary
  3. Any Tractor - necessary
I'm sure you have a tractor so you will need about $ 70,000 of game money to start feeding cows with silage.

After fermenting silo to silage is completed we can feed your hungry cows in game. You will notice that your silo got darker and white blanket is gone - that's how you know when you have a silage.
Farming Simulator 2013 - Silage

To load silage with front loader you have to attach silage fork first.
Loading silage to front loader.
Loading silage to front loader

Unloading silage to Kuhn Profile 1880
Unloading silage to Kuhn Profile 1880

Feeding cows with silage.
Feeding cows with silage

You did it ! Congratulations !


 Feeding Cows - MIXED RATIO

YOU CAN FIND TUTORIAL HOW TO FEED COWS WITH MIXED RATIO IN THE LINK BELOW