User blog:Annacaza/First time shipping a cow :D

So title says it all. I went on the private server to do this because I had an idea and I didn't want anyone screwing it up. So, I decided to share what I did.

First, I made myself a raft, stored it, and then a large raft. Next, I went over to flax, and gathered all the flax there, then waited for it to respawn. Out of this, I made eight fabric (along with crafting some leaves into hemp, then into rope, then into string).

The next thing I did was sail off to Mainland. There, I collected a lot of bush stumps (used to fence the cow in) three or four small compsts, and large leaves. These would all serve as the "loading bridge".

Next, I placed a small compost right in the middle of the large raft, leaving two studs between the seat and it. I placed my bush stumps around the compost. As shown by the pictures, I staggered the top row of bush stumps.

Next, I placed down the other composts, and arranged them so they lined up with the one on the raft. On the uneven place (where the sand and water meet, right before the ocean drops) I placed all the fabric down (two per stack) in a sqaure until everything was even.

Next, I made a "buffalo run" like- arrangement, or in other terms, a wall of large leaves. I only put them down on one side, as the cow will always want to return to its herd, and never go the opposite way. I took one from the close herd, and my raft was a little ways down, near the other herd (if that makes sense), so I only placed leaves on the side closest to the cows herd.

Then, I pushed the cow into the raft. Be carefult not the let it slip off the bridge (placing another large leaf or more bush stumps help). Be paitent with this, it might take a while. Remember that the cow always faces the way to get back to its herd.

Then, once is it completely on the raft, move the bush stumps on the back wall back beside your seat so you can get the cow on completely. Standing in front of the cow, make another wall, fencing it in on your raft. Then, sit down, pull away, and head off!

I shipped mine to Magma, which was very easy to unload, as I live in the cave. With other islands, follow the same process as above to get the cow off the boat. Make sure you have a pen ready for it.

I hope this helped a little bit!

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