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hey ya Master Players!

pathway3pathway3 Posts: 33
hey ya Master Players!
i mean those players who are at very high levels, can you give me some suggestions plz?

i have a simple problem: i'm always almost out of fertlizer.

i have built so many cows and some pigs and donkeys too i'm still working to get more donkeys too (actually i play only twice or thrice a day), i thought i'd collect more dung and make more fert but it ain't working!

i know having a water tower and a workshop would help me but i'm not a gold buyer, so please tell me if there's anything i can do improve my fert chain!
i'm on level 91

*(idk where to post this thread, so mods: move it to the right place)
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  • ArtmakerArtmaker Posts: 415
    edited 07.07.2014
    This probably should have gone in game help, not really a bug.

    But... This whole game is a balancing act. And what works for one, someone else may find another way.
    I'll post what's worked for me. (And I have three farms, three servers, all pretty high levels now.)
    By the way, your level 91? You ARE a high level player. You should have this down by now. Unless that was a typo.

    A good balance to shoot for. 5 fields usually keeps everyone fed. 4 chickens. 3 pigs, 4 cows (eventually, that one may take awhile. But you'll get a bonus for 4 cows at some point.)

    3 apples and 1 cherry. On one farm I got crazy and put in 2 cherries and it's always been tough to keep them all going.

    Of course upgrading always helps. Short on feed? Upgrade the mill and fields. Short on poo? Upgrade animals. And the silo.
    If you play a lot, work on chickens first since those harvest often. If your only on once a day or so, work on upgrading cows. Like that.

    I never once got the shed. Heard too many people say it's not worth it. BUT... the water tower most definitely IS worth it. You do earn gold from time to time just checking in and other things. Save it until you can get the water tower. Even just the base one helps a ton.
  • Lesley52 (GB1)Lesley52 (GB1) Posts: 1,590
    edited 07.07.2014
    chickens upgraded give every 12 mins I have 3 coops ,ducks to but that takes longer Keep chickens going while on game,ducks cows when away
  • Goodfella4Goodfella4 Posts: 432
    edited 07.07.2014
    This player is on level 91. 12 cowsheds, 3 pigsty, and only 6 orchards (4 apple, 2 cherry). Your fields are high level (as you are), mill and silo maxed out..... I even noticed a water tower over there. I don't understand how you can be running out of fertilizer. Try playing more often.

    BTW... I like your farm. It's solid.
  • roadrunnernm (US1)roadrunnernm (US1) US1 Posts: 287
    edited 07.07.2014
    I am a soon to be level 70. I have 6 chicken coops, 3 pigsty, 4 cowsheds, 6 apple orchards and 2 cherry and 2 duck coops, 2 goat sheds and 1 donkey... of which some are maxed out. I do play the game quite a bit, especially now that I am on WWW server and am trying to build up my farms there. On my US server I have had no problem keeping up with fertilizer, I just think it is as Goodfella4 stated you just have to play the game more. You said you play 2/3 times a day ... how long are you on the game when you do play?
  • Adrienne_chilisAdrienne_chilis Posts: 141
    edited 07.07.2014
    pathway, I looked at your farm. You have a lot of cow sheds which take a long time to produce dung, and only 2 chicken coops which only take 12 min to produce dung. I would suggest getting more chicken coops. Just my opinion.
  • BriannospamGame (SKN1)BriannospamGame (SKN1) Posts: 1,803
    edited 07.07.2014
    pathway3 wrote: »
    hey ya Master Players!
    i mean those players who are at very high levels, can you give me some suggestions plz?

    I missing a very important information from you: How much are you playing?
    If you only are online to harvest everything one time per day, I think that could be the explanation for that you not can produce enough fertilizer.

    I could not find you workshop?
    You only have 2 chicken coops, and 2 duck coops?
    Do you know the silo on the gourmet farm don't use as much dung to make fertilizer as the silo on the main farm?
    - But the GF silo is slower working than the MF silo

    Like goodfella, I don't understand you can not produce enough fertilizer, unless you only log in on time each day just for harvest everything, thats it, logout, not more playing that day.
  • pathway3pathway3 Posts: 33
    edited 07.07.2014
    Goodfella4 wrote: »
    I even noticed a water tower over there. I don't understand how you can be running out of fertilizer. Try playing more often.

    just to make it more clear: i have a water tower level 1,
    as i already stated i play atleast three times a day (that's the least one) so i think i give this game a decent time.

    did you guys also notice the facilities on the gourmet farm (animals and orchards)?
    i'm building the donkey-chain, i have 3 donkeys and i'll build 3 more

    i'm never out of animal feed on any farm, only fert creates problem for me, lol

    and Brian: i do login to harvest and then logout BUT i do this many times and i login after an hour during my playtime so that i can harvest pigs, pigs and chickens give enough poo for ten fert (1 pack) in one harvest
    and i do know the gourmet farm silo, that's why i upgraded it to level 4!
  • Goodfella4Goodfella4 Posts: 432
    edited 07.07.2014
    I understand what you are saying. On paper... it just doesn't make any sense how you could be running out of fertilizer. I have 8 apple orchards, 2 cherry, 4 almond, 2 peach, 2 olive and 1 citrius.... I work 12 hours a day... and I never run out of fertilizer. I actually have to sell it off sometimes.

    I barely ever use my gourmet farm silo. It sits around collecting rust until we do Native Wildlife, as the xp it offers is a joke and the fert takes ages. I just have the one main farm silo going at all times. I personally think 3 donkeys are plenty enough. The only stables you are lacking are the chicken coops on main farm, and maybe ducks and goats. Build a couple of those each and see if that helps.
  • BriannospamGame (SKN1)BriannospamGame (SKN1) Posts: 1,803
    edited 08.07.2014
    On my skn farm I have 6 apple orchards, 3 cherry orchards, 3 almond orchards, and 2 peach orchards.
    Like Goodfella, I never run out of fertilizer, even my main farm silo mostly only run in the night.
    - if I run the main farm silo 24/7 I'll have a heavy overflow of fertilizer, which I them may sell with a relative loose of dollars.
    As you now can think, also mine gourmet silo never are in use, I only have it as a back if it should be necesarry to use it to a project.

    Hmmm, I presume you run full portions(400) in your silo?
  • Wildcard999Wildcard999 Posts: 967
    edited 08.07.2014
    I think which kind of animal coops you should focus on has more to do with how long you're online each day. I'm online most of the day, so I focused on chickens and will be focusing on goats. They're short and their small dung amounts add up quick. To a lot more than a cow shed in the same amount of time.

    If you're not online as much, focus on the cowsheds and duck coops.

    Another thing, do you run most of your dung through your GF silo or your main farm silo? I keep my GF silo running constantly, but only run my main farm silo when I run low on fertilizer or need it for events. I don't care about the XP as much as I care about being able to keep all my orchards running. Well, most of them. My cherries and peaches run on an as-needed basis. Cherries run mostly during events. I did the calculations and for the fertilizer consumption, I get more for my apples than cherries.

    I may be a lower level than you, but I think balancing techniques apply to any level.
  • MankeertMankeert Posts: 8
    edited 08.07.2014
    Play as much as you can, that is the only way.

    I'm level 66 now. I have 12 chickencoops, 3 pigsty's and 5 cowsheds on mainfarm. 4 duckcoops, 4 goatstables and 3 donckeystables on gourmet. 6 apple orchards and 3 cherry orchards.

    I never run out of fertilizer. On the contrary my barns aren't big enough. I have to wait to produce more ...
  • Larino (INT1)Larino (INT1) Posts: 4,572
    edited 08.07.2014
    Sorry to bring up the issue, but Pathway, you are not allowed to give out your log-in data to other players and have them 'farm sit' your farm :S The rules clearly state that.

    Level 100 here, 7 cows, 4 chicks, 4 pigs, 3 donkeys, 7 ducks and 3 goats. They all produce so much dung that I have to sell off, because I cannot use enough on my 6 apples, 2 cherries, 2 peaches and 2 almonds (and I use just a leetle bit for my 2 olives and 2 citrus orchards - 4 fertilizer for all those (4 normal fertilizer converts to 40 liquid fertilizer.)

    I do play all day and have a workshop though. My workshop and water tower both are level 2 on my main farm.
  • pathway3pathway3 Posts: 33
    edited 02.08.2014
    hey ya Master Players!

    guess what? today i reached to full capacity of fertilizer in my game!

    thanks to all who showed up and helped me, i did follow your instructions and now my farm is out of "fert crisis", now i can run my orchards without any concern!

    thank you all to guide me through it!
    :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
  • BriannospamGame (SKN1)BriannospamGame (SKN1) Posts: 1,803
    edited 02.08.2014
    Congrats with that Pathway.
    Happy farming
  • edited 03.08.2014
    I llet some orchards sit idle if I dont need them to fill the gf the fert builds up after a while.I let apple,almond,peach,set because I would rather be ready with fert. when needed esp. for flower farm.They do make good money but not that good.
    ^^

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