Additions to Ranch Hand

Question

I love the ranch hand mechanic from the Horse Ranch expansion, however, I think it would benefit from more options:

Interactions with the Bee Box from the Seasons expansion, mainly applying the mite treatment
Interactions with the Insect Farm from Eco Lifestyle expansion, mainly feeding the insects
The ability to clean the chicken coops from the Cottage Living expansion, I am unsure if this is already available but I have yet to see it happen...
The ability to fill the Bird Feeder from the Backyard Stuff expansion

These are all outdoor activities that involve food/farming and animals in some way, and I feel like it would not be a stretch to have the ranch hands perform these duties.

pipmenace · Answer

I had thought the ranch hands were fully taking care of cottage living &amp; horse ranch animals, but I’ve noticed recently that they feed the chickens but don’t clean the coop (despite being eager to throw out eggs you’re trying to hatch). They do clean the animal shed - but they don’t feed the cow. So they won’t fully care for any of the cottage living animals, which is too bad.

givesmechills · Answer

I'm here in July 2025 to confirm that my ranch hand still doesn't clean my chicken coop. I have upgraded it to auto-feeder so they don't have to feed the chickens, but they definitely don't clean them. I think that the "care for horses and livestock" should change to "care for animals" and include chickens.&nbsp;

hollownessdevour · Answer

I just wish I didn't have to assign tasks daily X / but these updates would be great!

I do wish that they could harvest and directly store in the fridge for food ingredients and the rest could be put in the active household member's inventory or just the household's inventory.

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