Hay ID and Spawn Cheat
Dried grass used as animal food.
- Category
- Objects
- Subcategory
- Basic
- Sell Price
- 0g
The item ID for Hay in Stardew Valley is: 178
Hay Information
Hay comes from dried plants and is used to feed farm animals.
Hay can be harvested from Grass or Wheat using a Scythe or Golden Scythe. It can only be harvested from Grass if there is an unfilled Silo on the farm. For grass, when using a Scythe, there is a 50% chance of producing 1 Hay each time a tile is completely cleared of Grass; using a Golden Scythe, the chance is 75%; and using either scythe on wheat, 40%. Note that although Grass can also be cleared using any Weapon or Bomb, no Hay is produced in these cases. All Hay harvested from Grass is immediately placed directly into the farm's Silos. When harvesting Wheat using either scythe there is a 40% chance that each harvested Wheat will drop one unit of Hay, which in this case added to the player's inventory (or the Junimo Hut storage, if harvested by Junimos). Hay from Wheat does not go directly into Silos.
Hay may also be obtained by cutting weeds with a weapon with the Haymaker enchantment, which gives a 1/3 chance for each cut weed to produce a Hay. Hay obtained this way goes directly into Silos if cut on the farm, and into the player's inventory if outside of the farm.
Each Silo can store up to 240 pieces of Hay. Hay stored in Silos can only be withdrawn using the Hoppers found in Coops and Barns. When right-clicked, a Hopper will dispense Hay equal to the number of animals living in the building — but no more than the number of empty slots in the building's Feeding Bench. Therefore, it becomes impossible to withdraw Hay from a Hopper in deluxe Coops and Barns where the autofeeder always keeps the feeding bench full (see Tip). Right-clicking on a Hopper if Hay is the active item in the player's inventory will transfer the entire stack of Hay into the Silos. Once retrieved from the hopper, hay can be transferred to chests for storage from the inventory, bypassing the need for multiple silos.
Hay can be purchased, either from Marnie's Ranch for 50g or from the Desert Trader who sells 3 Hay in exchange for 1 Omni Geode on Mondays. Marnie may randomly send the player 30 Hay in the mail.
Where to Buy Hay
Shops and vendors that sell Hay.
- Marnie's Ranch50g
- Desert Trader· Monday1×
Omni Geode - Desert Festival — MarnieFestival1×
Calico Egg - Stardew Valley FairFestival· special condition500 Star Tokens
Hay Tailoring
Use Hay as the spool item (with Cloth in the left slot) to tailor:
Grass SkirtHay in Community Center Bundles
Hay is needed for 1 Community Center bundle. Donate to restore the bundle and unlock its reward.
- FodderBulletin BoardNeeds 10× Hay.Reward: Heater
Hay Villager Gift Reactions
Give Hay as a gift to build friendship. Each villager reacts differently — pick someone who loves it for the biggest friendship boost. Gifts given on a villager's birthday count 8× — a loved gift jumps from +80 to +640 friendship.
- HatesAbigail🎂 Fall 13Alex🎂 Summer 13Caroline🎂 Winter 7Clint🎂 Winter 26Demetrius🎂 Summer 19Dwarf🎂 Summer 22Elliott🎂 Fall 5Emily🎂 Spring 27Evelyn🎂 Winter 20George🎂 Fall 24Gus🎂 Summer 8Haley🎂 Spring 14Harvey🎂 Winter 14Jas🎂 Summer 4Jodi🎂 Fall 11Kent🎂 Spring 4Krobus🎂 Winter 1Leah🎂 Winter 23Leo🎂 Summer 26Lewis🎂 Spring 7Linus🎂 Winter 3Marnie🎂 Fall 18Maru🎂 Summer 10Pam🎂 Spring 18Penny🎂 Fall 2Pierre🎂 Spring 26Robin🎂 Fall 21Sam🎂 Summer 17Sandy🎂 Fall 15Sebastian🎂 Winter 10Shane🎂 Spring 20Vincent🎂 Spring 10Willy🎂 Summer 24Wizard🎂 Winter 17
Hay Cheat Help
Item spawning in Stardew Valley isn't accomplished through typical commands. Instead, it involves a cheat method where you name your character, or an animal, with the item code of the desired item, enclosed in square brackets [ and ]. Include the brackets when naming.
Spawn Using Animal Name
To spawn this item, buy an animal (we recommend a chicken because it is the cheapest) from Marnie's Ranch, name it [178]. You will then receive the Hay item.
Spawn Using Character Name
Since you can only set your character's name once at the game's inception, we advise using the animal naming method.
However, if you opt for this method, name your character [178] while creating your save file. When you converse with any villager who mentions your name in their dialogue, like Gus at the Stardrop Saloon, you'll receive the Hay item.