Sunshine Valley Farm Animals Guide: How to Get the Free Chicken
How to get a farm animal in Sunshine Valley: build a coop and claim the free launch chicken through the pet store during the first seven days after release.
Getting a farm animal in Sunshine Valley starts with the free launch chicken: play the game, build a coop on your farm, and then claim the chicken through the pet store. The offer is tied to the launch window — the first seven days after Sunshine Valley's October 17th release — so get that coop built and claim while the window is open.
How to claim the free chicken
- Play the game. The chicken is one of Sunshine Valley's launch rewards, earned by playing during the launch window.
- Build a coop. A coop on your farm is required before you can claim the chicken, so put one up first.
- Claim it at the pet store. With your coop built, go to the pet store and claim your free chicken there.
That is the whole route: play, coop, pet store. Because the offer applies only to the first seven days after the game's October 17th release, it is no longer on the table once that window closes — don't sit on the claim if you are still inside it.
Launch reward overview video
Watch the launch reward overview on YouTube.
What about the rare skin horse?
The rare skin horse came from a pre-launch giveaway on the Sunshine Valley Discord: three winners, with the giveaway ending October 16th, one day before the public release. Those horses could not be obtained through normal gameplay at release, so if you missed the giveaway, there was no in-game way to earn one when the game launched.
Next steps on your farm
A coop and a chicken are an early milestone, and the rest of your farm keeps growing from there. Read about seasonal crops to understand the season connection, or use the progression guide to choose what to work toward next.