FarmVille farmers are only allowed to purchase one chicken coop per farm, but shortly after farmers were given the option of expanding their storage facilities, a strange occurrence was noticed. When farmers began adding chickens to their coops, some coops multiplied. Others noticed the mystical multiplication when they tried to move their coops to a new location. In many instances, the new coop came with an additional white chicken and the coops arrived at 98% "ready."
The Removal of Illegal Chicken Coops
Zynga removed all illegal coops from each farm in early February, with a program that also placed the resident chickens in the farmer's gift box, prior to which they expanded to hold all of them. The message they left behind stated, "FarmVille zoning laws prohibit multiple chicken coops. Excess coops have been removed and the affected, feathered friends are now in your gift box." Rumor has it that this move was done not only to level the playing field, but also in preparation of a new expansion of existing coops.
FarmVille Barnraising
In early January 2010, FarmVille began offering farmers a chance to expand the storage capabilities of barns and tool sheds. Each farmer is given the opportunity to post a barn raising notice on their Facebook newsfeed, and if they enlist the help of ten friends within three days, they are rewarded with additional storage. This process is able to be repeated until a total of 14 storage spaces for a shed and 18 storage spaces for a barn are achieved. FarmVille also announced that chicken coops and dairy farm expansion is in the works for the future.
To expand storage, left click on the barn or shed and choose the "expand storage" option. Next, click the "expand" button and a Facebook posting link will appear. Post the notice and wait for friends to choose the "click here to help" link, or be proactive by alerting friends that help is needed, by sending out a Facebook email. Each FarmVille player that helps by clicking the link, will be awarded 100 coins, so there is incentive for them to help a friend.
If all three stars are yellow, the storage area can not be expanded further.
If the post does not appear in the Facebook feed, notice that there are two choices in the storage area. One is "give up" and the other is "buy." Choose "give up" and then exit. Refresh the page and then try again, the option to expand should be available again.
If by chance a farmer does not get enough friends to allow for expansion of storage, the option is available to purchase it for ten dollars. If that is the case, choose "give up" and then choose "buy."
How to Add Additional Coops as Long as the Glitch Exists
Addendum: The error was fixed and coops will no longer multiply, as of the middle of January 2010.
Most of the following information is based on personal experience, but it has not occurred for everyone in the same way, and because this is an apparent glitch, be aware that Zynga will move quickly to fix their error.
Move a chicken coop to the top right corner of the farm. ( A video explaining this process, stipulates that the coop must be in the top right corner, but personal experience found the coop multiplying while it was at the top of the farm and in the middle.) Expand a storage shed completely, using the information found above, until the three stars in the storage area are yellow (see photo below). Under "capacity," it should also read "fully upgraded." Now refresh the farm and take a look inside the storage area. Additional chicken coops should appear. If they do, you should be able to go to the coop and choose "move" and drag the coop. Another coop should appear.
The video also states that two additional coops will appear for each full expansion, and although that seems to be the case, in one instance a coop did not allow for looking inside and was useless.
To learn more cheats, tricks and tips, check out the new FarmVille chicken feeding feature, leveling up with lightening speed and producing a ready chick immediately. Enjoy!
Cynthia Graham - Cynthia Graham is a freelance writer from Ohio, who writes about entertainment, ways to save money, and other interests close to her ...
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