Ah, Minecraft<\/em>. Depending on how you approach it, this wonderfully relaxing little game can either be a testament to bucolic paradises or a nightmarish industrial dystopia, and all that separates the two is a texture pack or two. Minecraft <\/em>is host to a wide variety of creatures and species; no matter what you can imagine, there\u2019s a good chance that either the base Minecraft <\/em>game supports it or that you can download a mod that adds it into the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the most frequently overlooked animals in Minecraft <\/em>is, of course, the humble cow. In certain biomes, cows will spawn automatically depending on what kind of territory you have on your map. There\u2019s a lot you can do with cows; they yield several different resources, behave rather delightfully when you\u2019re observing them, and act as a great complement to a farm map or a ranch. The age-old question, though, is this: what do cows eat in Minecraft<\/em>? Well, don\u2019t fret, because we\u2019re here to answer that question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First, let\u2019s talk a little bit about what cows are in Minecraft <\/em>and how they operate within the game. Cows are peaceful mobs, which means they\u2019re mobile and don\u2019t attack. They can often be found wandering around the world, and depending on what biomes you\u2019ve spawned into your map, they can occur naturally. You\u2019ll find them mostly in plains and forest areas, so be sure to be on the lookout for them if you\u2019ve got a map with those areas in it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now that you know a little bit about cows in Minecraft<\/em>, we can answer the burning question: what do cows eat in Minecraft<\/em>? The answer, thankfully, is pretty simple, and if you know anything about cows in real life, it\u2019s also very intuitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s right – cows in Minecraft <\/em>eat grass, just like they do in the real world. You\u2019ll often come across cows in Minecraft <\/em>chomping down on grass, especially if they\u2019re near to it. This is something you\u2019ll need to watch out for; if you\u2019ve planted grass so that your map can look especially nice, then a poorly-placed cow – or just one that happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time – can ruin the whole effect simply by devouring that grass. Don\u2019t plant grass near cows if you don\u2019t want them to eat it. It\u2019s worth noting here that cows eating grass has no beneficial effect for the animal; it won\u2019t put your cow into love mode, like wheat does (see below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n As well as grass, cows in Minecraft <\/em>also eat wheat. Unlike grass, however, cows won\u2019t eat wheat if it\u2019s just organically growing on your map. They will need to be fed wheat in order to consume it. If you want to see something cute, grab yourself some wheat and feed it to one of your cows. They\u2019ll be grateful for the meal! This means that you\u2019re safe to grow wheat near cows without them naturally eating it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wheat also has another benefit for cows: it puts them into \u201clove mode\u201d, which means they can breed if there are two cows close to one another in this mode. There\u2019s a chance these cows will breed, and if they do, they\u2019ll spawn a baby cow. We challenge you not to become completely overwhelmed with love when you see one of these little critters, so it\u2019s worth putting cows near wheat just so you can get yourself a baby cow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, there\u2019s a time limit on this; cows can only breed once every five minutes. In addition, there\u2019s an upper limit on how many mobs there can be in each world, so there\u2019s a chance that you\u2019ll spawn too many baby cows if you get carried away. Not that we\u2019d blame you for doing so; baby cows in Minecraft <\/em>are completely adorable, after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019ve decided you want to keep and farm a couple of these adorable animals in Minecraft<\/em>, then the solution is simple. Here are the steps for farming cows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you\u2019ve finished with your cows in Minecraft<\/em>, you can harvest them in order to get yourself some much-needed resources. Cows are a great source of leather, but they\u2019ll also give you beef and milk if you want it. Naturally, the way you gather these resources is a little different depending on what you want. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Unfortunately, in order to get leather from your cows, you will need to kill them. You can achieve this using any kind of weapon, if you can bring yourself to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Again, getting beef from a cow requires that the animal be killed. It\u2019s probably worth leaving a few cows alive so that you can keep getting milk (and more cows) from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To milk a cow, just grab a bucket and hold it up to the cow in question. You should then see that your bucket fills up with milk. Now you\u2019ve got some milk!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ah, Minecraft. Depending on how you approach it, this wonderfully relaxing little game can either be a testament to bucolic paradises or a nightmarish industrial dystopia, and all that separates the two is a texture pack or two. 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What do cows eat in <\/strong>Minecraft<\/em><\/strong>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Grass<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Wheat<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How do you farm cows in <\/strong>Minecraft<\/em><\/strong>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What can cows be used for in <\/strong>Minecraft<\/em><\/strong>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Leather<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Beef<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Milk<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n