07-20-2018, 06:26 PM
If you select an Easy start, you get 8 livestock. Best to always put them in a pasture that holds at least 10 animals - the minimum amount to be able to split a herd. If you don't start with any livestock, you need to buy some from a Merchant at the Trading Post. Best to already have an empty pasture to put them in because if the animals are left at the Trading Post too long, they will start to die. Then when you move them to the pasture, they may still die. I would try to buy at least 4 animals although 2 is sometimes enough to get started. Keep in mind you can always buy more of that same livestock to go into the pasture if there's room.
You don't need Oats or any other "feed". One Herdsman should be fine as long as your pasture size holds 10-20 animals - maybe more.
