How to unlock the Ranch and raise livestock in Cult of the Lamb Woolhaven

The Woolhaven DLC's Ranch allows you to raise livestock in Cult of the Lamb, and doing so will reward you with various materials. The Ranch is immensely useful, and the materials you get from your livestock will be necessary to complete what the new expansion has to offer. However, you'll first have to unlock the Ranch to build it at your base.Table of contentsHow to unlock and make the Ranch in Cult of the LambHow to raise and use livestockHow to unlock and make the Ranch in Cult of the Lamb To unlock the Ranch, you'll need to deliver Baraq's remains to his grave and speak with his ghost. His spirit will explain about Wool, and how you can get it from various animals. This will unlock the Ranch, which you can build on your base. Screenshot by Destructoid You'll need a 4x4 plot and four wood pieces to complete the construction. Here's the tricky part: you'll need to deploy posts that connect with the ones attached to the Ranch. If you fail to do this, you won't be able to place any creature in the Ranch. At first, you'll have to do everything manually, but you can later upgrade your Ranch. This will allow you to appoint a follower to take care of the animals. You can also build a Trough for eight grass and four wood. Your livestock needs food to survive, and the Trough allows you to stock them in advance. You can also breed your livestock with the help of a Hutch.How to raise and use livestock Once you build a Ranch, speak with Baraq at Woolhaven. He will gift you the first Yakish for free. Interact with the Ranch, and you'll be able to assign the animal from your inventory. As I mentioned above, you'll need to feed and clear your animal manually. Screenshot by Destructoid The main use of livestock is to produce Wool, which is an essential currency in the Woolhaven expansion. You'll have to shear Wool to add them to your inventory. You can also create a Butcher's Block to sacrifice livestock if you're short of food. The meat can be used to craft meals, and it can be necessary to survive the winter when the plants will stop growing. Once you unlock the second level of winter, you'll encounter wolves trying to devour your livestock. Thankfully, you can identify when they will aim to attack, and you can take preventive steps to prevent your animals from dying. The post How to unlock the Ranch and raise livestock in Cult of the Lamb Woolhaven appeared first on Destructoid.

Jan 23, 2026 - 21:58

How to unlock the Ranch and raise livestock in Cult of the Lamb Woolhaven

The Woolhaven DLC's Ranch allows you to raise livestock in Cult of the Lamb, and doing so will reward you with various materials.

The Ranch is immensely useful, and the materials you get from your livestock will be necessary to complete what the new expansion has to offer. However, you'll first have to unlock the Ranch to build it at your base.

Table of contents

How to unlock and make the Ranch in Cult of the Lamb

To unlock the Ranch, you'll need to deliver Baraq's remains to his grave and speak with his ghost. His spirit will explain about Wool, and how you can get it from various animals. This will unlock the Ranch, which you can build on your base.

Screenshot by Destructoid You'll need a 4x4 plot and four wood pieces to complete the construction. Here's the tricky part: you'll need to deploy posts that connect with the ones attached to the Ranch. If you fail to do this, you won't be able to place any creature in the Ranch.

At first, you'll have to do everything manually, but you can later upgrade your Ranch. This will allow you to appoint a follower to take care of the animals. You can also build a Trough for eight grass and four wood. Your livestock needs food to survive, and the Trough allows you to stock them in advance. You can also breed your livestock with the help of a Hutch.

How to raise and use livestock

Once you build a Ranch, speak with Baraq at Woolhaven. He will gift you the first Yakish for free. Interact with the Ranch, and you'll be able to assign the animal from your inventory. As I mentioned above, you'll need to feed and clear your animal manually.

Screenshot by Destructoid The main use of livestock is to produce Wool, which is an essential currency in the Woolhaven expansion. You'll have to shear Wool to add them to your inventory. You can also create a Butcher's Block to sacrifice livestock if you're short of food. The meat can be used to craft meals, and it can be necessary to survive the winter when the plants will stop growing.

Once you unlock the second level of winter, you'll encounter wolves trying to devour your livestock. Thankfully, you can identify when they will aim to attack, and you can take preventive steps to prevent your animals from dying.

The post How to unlock the Ranch and raise livestock in Cult of the Lamb Woolhaven appeared first on Destructoid.

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