FarmVille Country Fair Animals: Emu and Rex Rabbit

What good is a Country Fair without a petting zoo of adorable farm animals to play with and cuddle with? FarmVille knows this, and tonight update sees the release of two new animals into the Market.

The Emu is a giant bird related to the ostrich that is native to Australia. The Emu in FarmVille will cost you 20 Farm Cash, sell for 90 coins, and has a 2 day harvest time.

Another new animal is the Rex Rabbit, which is a breed of rabbit from France. This adorable lop-eared friend is cheaper, at only 12 Farm Cash. This little fella sells for 100 coins and is harvestable ever two days.

These animals are only available for 12 days, so hop to it! Buy them before you miss your chance. Check them out in the Animals section of the FarmVille Market.

New FarmVille Winter Animal: Gypsy Horse

There had been talk for some time about the release of a Gypsy Horse in FarmVille, but after seeing leaked images of the horse, we weren't sure when exactly (if ever) the animal would actually be coming to the game.

In a rare non-Tuesday/Thursday update, however, Zynga has officially launched the Gypsy Horse in the game, as part of the current Winter Holiday limited edition item theme. For those that are simply amused by the name, know that the Gypsy Horse is an actual variety of horse - meaning that real-world horse lovers will probably be more than willing to purchase one of these beautiful animals for the game's asking price of 26 Farm Cash.

What's more, we have it on good authority that the Gypsy Horse will be able to produce a Gypsy Foal, if placed inside the Horse Stable and given the chance to breed.

The Gypsy Horse will be available for the next 26 days.

FarmVille Animal Sneak Peek: Bunny Sheep, New Forest Pony, White Duckling and more

We've come across images of four new animals that will be launching in FarmVille in the near future, with one of these animals being part of the upcoming Easter celebration in the game. This animal is the Bunny Sheep, and while Sheep breeders might not get much out of this new animals (as it is all white, after all), those who simply like collecting sheep, regardless of their color, shouldn't be disappointed.

The other three animals are the New Forest Pony, New Forest Pony Foal (of course bred from Pony in the Horse Stable), and the White Duckling. We're not sure if this White Duckling will simply be added to the Duck Pond feature on the fly, or if he will be released along with some new adult ducks to increase our interaction with the cute little fella, but we'll make sure to let you know what happens officially when the time comes.

What do you think will happen when the White Duckling launches? Will he turn into new types of Ducks, or will he just fall in line with the Brown and Yellow ducklings already available in the game?

FarmVille Cow Pasture Goals: Everything you need to know

Even though last night's FarmVille update brought with it the new Cow Pasture animal habitat, the corresponding goal series didn't appear for many users (myself included) until today. Luckily, we don't seem to have lost any time in the process, as these goals give us a full two weeks to complete them. Interestingly, with the launch of these goals, some users have lost access to previous habitat goal series, so we can only hope that Zynga will sort things out with time. In the meantime, however, here's a look at these Cow Pasture goals, so you'll know what to expect as you move through them.

Cow Cookies

    Get 6 Cow Treats
    Place 1 Cow Pasture
    Harvest 100 Grain Crops


If you're having trouble deciding which crops fit the "Grain" distinction, just head into the store's crops section and click on the "Grains" tab to automatically sort the store to show you just grain crops. Pick the one you like most (perhaps one that takes the shortest time to grow) and plant away. Finishing this first goal gives you 50 XP, a Red Heart Cow and 2,500 coins.

The Tethered Heifer

    Get 6 Cow Tethers
    Buy 2 Cow Topiaries
    Harvest 30 Plain Cows


Just ask your friends for these Cow Tethers and then buy two Cow Topiaries from the store - they cost just 300 coins each. After that, you'll need to harvest 30 original, regular cows (of the brown and white variety) to finish this last step. If you've long outgrown such "normal" animals and need to buy some in the store, you can also do that for 300 coins each. They can be harvested once per day, so make sure you have enough on hand to not slow yourself down too greatly while waiting for them to become ready to harvest. Finish this goal and you'll earn 50 XP, 2,500 coins and a Grey Yak.

Lickety Split!

    Get 6 Salt Licks
    Complete the Cow Pasture
    Place 3 Green Hay Bales


To see what you'll need to complete the construction of a Cow Pasture, check out our guide. The Salt Licks can be earned by posting a general help request on your feed, while Green Hay Bales cost 125 coins each in the store. For making it past this goal, you'll receive 50 XP, 2,500 coins and a Black Shorthorn Cow.

Born and Grazed

    Get 9 Cow Collars
    Achieve Level 1 Mastery of Cow
    Harvest 125 Strawberries


If you're into animal mastery, you'll likely already have the Cow mastered to this point, but if not, just keep those 30 cows you had (or purchased) earlier and harvest them until you reach that point. As for the Cow Collars, they are also earned via a general request posted on your news feed. As for the Strawberries, please note that Super Strawberries do not count, and you'll simply waste your time by planting them. These must be the original Strawberries only. After completing this goal, you will have cross the halfway mark and will receive 50 XP, 2,500 coins and five units of Animal Feed.

Milk Master

    Get 9 Milk Buckets
    Harvest one Cow Pasture
    Harvest 150 Vegetables


It doesn't matter which kind of vegetable you choose to harvest here, so feel free to plant something you need bushels for, or just something you've yet to master to complete two tasks in one. The Milk Bucket request is a general one to your news feed, while harvesting the Cow Pasture can happen once every day. Finish off this goal and you'll earn 50 XP, one Grey Jersey Cow and 2,500 coins.

Moovin' In

    Get 9 Brass Cow Bells
    Place 10 Cows in a Cow Pasture
    Harvest 150 Fruit Crops


If you haven't removed your Dairy Barns from your farm (which is a voluntary process, mind you), you can simply pull cows out of them and place them into the Cow Pasture until you've reached ten (don't worry - you can always put them back later). Finally, to collect the Brass Cow Bells, you'll need to - you guessed it - post a general request on your news feed for all of your friends to help. Finishing this final goal in the series gives you 50 XP, 2,500 coins and a B0v1n3-11 - a very pretty two-toned red alien cow.

Again, these goals, as so many others in the game, are time limited, so you'll have two weeks to finish them off and earn all of the prizes therein. Good luck completing everything in time!

Check out the rest of our FarmVille Cheats & Tips right here.

Have you received the Cow Pasture goals on your farm? Are you going to keep the Dairy Farms as normal, or are you going to swap them all out for Cow Pastures?