The MineColonies animal herders are an important addition to your village, letting you have an automated system for breeding and butchering your animals. The four types of animal herders are: the cowboy, who herds cows, the shepherd who herds sheep, the swine herder who herds pigs, and the chicken herder, who… oh never mind, I’m sure you can guess. Once you have built their hut you have to supply them with two of each animal, an axe and the animal’s preferred food (in the case of a cowboy or a shepherd, you also need to give them a bucket or shears to milk their cows and shear their sheep). The herder will breed the animals, and when it has more than 2 animals it will butcher the animals, giving you a supply of meat, leather and feathers depending on the animal.

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