Range
A scarecrow protects a circle: 8 tiles north, east, south, and west, and 6 tiles along each diagonal. That is a 17 by 17 square with 10 tiles missing from each corner, 249 tiles counting the scarecrow's own tile.
Crows do not eat crops grown from Wild Seeds, so those tiles need no scarecrow. Ginger Island has no crows, so the island farm needs none either. The greenhouse needs none.
Neither scarecrow can be sold. Talking to one shows how many crows it has scared. Picking it up resets that count.
The deluxe recipe arrives in a letter from the Z.C. Rarecrow Society after all 8 rarecrows are collected. Each night the letter has a 90.5% chance to arrive until it does.
| Item | Radius | Tiles | Craft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarecrow | 8 tiles | 249, including its own tile | Farming level 1: 50 wood, 1 coal, 20 fiber |
| Deluxe Scarecrow | 16 tiles | 888 | 50 wood, 1 iridium ore, 40 fiber |
Rarecrows
Rarecrows protect the same circle as a normal scarecrow. Hats fit on rarecrow 3, the alien.
Crafting a scarecrow at Farming level 1 finishes the Advancement quest.
| Number | Where |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stardew Valley Fair, 800 tokens |
| 2 | Spirit's Eve, 5,000g |
| 3 | Casino, 10,000 Qi coins |
| 4 | Traveling Cart in fall or winter for 4,000g, or the Festival of Ice for 5,000g |
| 5 | Flower Dance, 2,500g |
| 6 | Dwarf, 2,500g |
| 7 | Donate 20 artifacts to the Museum. Minerals do not count. The Night Market sells another after the first. |
| 8 | Donate 40 items to the Museum. The Night Market sells another after the first. |
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