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#### How many butterfly collectors and meat collectors is too many?

If you notice on the info of the items:
" Too many Butterfly Milkers in a yard may confuse the Butterflies, and result in the Butterfly Milkers filling up more slowly." and "Too many Meat Collectors in a yard may confuse the Piggies, and result in the Meat Collectors filling up more slowly."
So in my house now I have:
11 Piggies, 12 Butterflies, 8 Chickens, 3 Wood Trees, 1 Bubble Tree, a 32-slot storage cabinet, 1 Trophy Case, and 28 Crop Garden plots.
I have 7 butterfly collectors and 6 meat collectors.
Any input on this matter from the Devs would be great. Looking for the code break down or math breakdown ratio.
thanks,
-tip

Posted 10 months ago by tiptronic | Permalink

### Replies

- They won't give the formula, but it depends on the size of the property and the numbers of different types of animals. You are encouraged to experiment.
  Posted 10 months ago by glum pudding | Permalink
- thanks glum. I have been trying to "max" it out per say. I did notice streets have a certain # of animals or they get sad and over crowded.
  Posted 10 months ago by tiptronic | Permalink
- I have 50K house, with 27 piggies, and 6 meat collectors, 2 feeders. I have 2 milk collectors and 14 butterflies. That has worked for me. If I add more piggies and butterflies they get sad.
  I don't pet, or do anything to them. I do feed the piggies manually for seed. And the butterflies grow old fast and die and have to always be replaced.
  I'd like to hear about other numbers that work.
  Posted 10 months ago by Peachesan | Permalink
- I added 5 more piggies and 1 more collector and will be adding more piggies. I do try to pet them all, it's an easy 24 xp each and they are cute :)
  Posted 10 months ago by tiptronic | Permalink
- I have 15 piggies, 9 butterflies (was 14...but it's the dying cycle again) and 9 chickens! They've never been sad as yet. I have 5 meat collectors, 3 milk collectors and 2 piggy feeders! I empty all throughout the day and they are always all full when I log in the next morning :D
  Edited to say I live in a 50k house :)
  Posted 10 months ago by ~Arabesque~ | Permalink
- I have a 50k house, and I have....
  10 butterflies
  5 chickens
  26 piggies
  2 feeders
  6 meat collectors
  2 milkers
  I have tried 27 pigs, but everyone got sad. So 26 it is!
  eta: I never pet or feed my pigs. Total neglect and they love it!
  Posted 10 months ago by ShyK | Permalink
- I live in a 50k house. I have found the best combination to be 15 pigs, 10 butterflies, 9 meat collectors and 4 butterfly milkers. This is the best combination because over 9 collectors of any type and you "have definitely way to many collectors now" and 4 collectors is just before "You have to many collectors". Meat gives more currants than milk and pigs don't die unless you let them die. I added the milk collectors as a little extra currants and mood if I need it.
  I have 16 Piggy Feeders I think.
  Anymore animals than this makes them sad with that many collectors.
  If you add more pigs and take away butterflies you start really having to fill your feeders ALOT.
  This gets me around 7k a day.
  Posted 10 months ago by Paxton | Permalink