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stardewthoughts · 8 months

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blue chickens

ok, so let me preface this with, i'm no chicken expert nor biologist, this is just something i find fascinating and i'm still a biology nerd just not employed for it lol

ok so first of all, lets lay out some facts, shane who for a majority of his time in stardew valley has been depressed and highly alcohol dependant, while working a dead end job in a soul crushing company, managed to breed chickens with not only an unusual colour but unusual physical traits, seen in functionally no other hens. that is both objectively impressive and kinda insane, but when broken down its much more impressive

firstly, creating a new breed of anything takes years and a lot of patience, on average it takes 5-7 generations to have chickens breed true (reproduce creating offspring with the same traits as them) without setbacks and on average one generation would take 6-7 months, which would mean roughly 4 years of work

on top of the time it would take, shane would have to have a very good grasp on genetics, to realize what combinations would produce whatever outcome he wants, and while he likely discovered a mutation in the colour pigment that he took advantage of, he'd still have to meticulously plan pairings and keep track of genetics and generations, trying to avoid major inbreeding while keeping the blue gene dominant in the gene pool.

but there's one thing off, true blue pigment is extremely rare in animals, with only one known species producing it, Obrina Olivewing butterfly. so how the hell could the chickens be blue?

its quite simple, Rayleigh scattering

(definition)

-Rayleigh scattering refers to the scattering of light off of the molecules of the air, and can be extended to scattering from particles up to about a tenth of the wavelength of the light. It is Rayleigh scattering off the molecules of the air which gives us the blue sky

its rayleigh scattering that also causes blue jays to be blue, seeing as the predominant pigment in their feathers is melanin making them truly brown/black in colour. ironically real world blue chickens aren't really blue, the blue genes are more of a dilution gene for black pigment

now i'm not knowledgeable enough to tell you how to make a blue chicken but my hypothesis would be a mutation/modification in feathers(possibly naturally iridescent feathers) that caused more blue to reflect, this mutation being bred through the lines, being crossed bac to produce more blue, till the chickens became solid blue.

on top of the strange color, these hens have also developed more rooster like tails, this being much simpler to explain, likely being a mutation causing increased feather growth akin to a rooster, within hens

this shows how much work and dedication shane put into his hens, and is one of the reasons he's my favourite characters, this man, who likely (to me atleast) has no science background, managed to create chickens defying what was believed to be the barrier of poultry colouration

#sdv #stardew #stardew valley #stardewthoughts #stardew shane #sdv shane #chicken #blue chicken #science #biology #shane being amazing #sdv thoughts #stardew valley shane #stardew valley headcanons #stardew valley thoughts

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krenenbaker · 4 months

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Blue roses and 6 roses for hmmmm f/o in SDV :3

ooh, good choices! I'll do answers for my 3 f/os in sdv: Leah, Elliott, and Harvey. Leah was my first ever spouse in that game, followed by Elliott, then Harvey (in different saves... I couldn't bear to split with any of them)

Blue rose: What is your favorite date setting?

All 3 prefer some slightly quieter, more intimate settings for dates.

Leah: Somewhere in nature, usually. One of the main date locations we return to often is the riverbank, deep in the forest. (the Stardrop Saloon is another semi-frequent location for more casual dates)

Elliott: Similarly, nature is a common date setting with Elliott, especially the far side of the beach at the tide pools, and out on the water (like our first date ♡). However... the library / museum is a fairly common date location, too.

Harvey: Harvey is a bit more indoorsy than Elliott and much more indoorsy than Leah, though we do go for walks in the park near the community centre. But really, any date setting / date where we are close with one another and able to interact and learn is a favourite. Events (ex. a cooking workshop) at the community centre are perfect for me and Harvey

6 roses: If you had to choose a theme song that represents you and your F/O, what would it be?

I'll just give a song for this, without too much description

Leah - Ready Now (dodie)

Elliott - Hey Lover! (Wabie)

Harvey - There, I've Said It Again (Vaughn Monroe)

#krenenbaker's questions #thank you for the ask!#did I choose some sappy songs? yeah. but they FIT #and I also did want to give my 3 sdv darlings the love they all deserve #♡#sdv thoughts #self ship #ask game #dove✧

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blusherbaker · 5 months

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gosh... now I'm thinking about that one fic I found ages ago where Elliott paints his partner. I love it, but ahsgafsghavd if only it were a GN reader fic. that would have made it the absolute ideal

#blusher's original ♥︎#I'm brainrotting #because he would do that... and so would Rook #and when I say paints them I mean body painting #covering them in flowers of all different types #just ahsgskslfjsdha #sdv thoughts #elliott obsession hours

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stardewremixed · 2 years

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Adopted HC’s Masterpost

Capturing all my ‘adopted’ HC’s written by others, or ones where I borrowed/altered. IDK if anyone else cares about this. Just for my fanfics or when I need inspiration (so I don’t have to scroll endlessly).

Adopted HC’S

More Harvey headcanons

Sebastian relationship headcanons

Sebastian SDV Appreciation post

Pointless Shane headcanon #2

Pointless Shane headcanon #1 (very very minorly suggestive)

Penny Age Milestone Headcanon (also Pam) (Triggers: alcoholism, military, bleeding)

Height headcanons

Leah headcanons

Elliott and Leah friendship

They Think We’re at Work (Alex & Shane)

A sweet little something for Sam

Elliott headcanons

Let’s go

I think they should be friends...

Haley as the Red Queen is perfect

Spirit of Halloween Store

Shane and Jas have tea parties

Alex loves kids because...

Andy Knows Very Well How Claire Feels

Reimagined Bachelorettes

Stardew Siblings: Maru Corrects Sebastian

Just a pepper, Shane

Rivalry between Guild and Museum (Gil / Gunther)

There are Other Fish in the Sea (Leah)

Glasses, Braces, and Chasing Frogs (Seb/Sam)

Skateboarding with Sam

Elliott with an Artistic Farmer

Sebastian HC

Harvey HC

Abigail Wins Again *cough couch* is Cheating

Harvey’s (pathetic) attempts at Valentine’s

Give me a Massage, Harvey

Stardew Mood Board

The Bachelors Love Languages

Bachelors Last Heartbreak (Warning: mentions of violence, death, bullying, and alcoholism)

Kent on Raising Sons

Maru’s Telescope

Slime Time in the Mines (with Harvey)

Kiss me in the Golden Hour (Harvey)

Donkey Kong - Shane

Haunted House (Maru & Seb)

Maru: Natural Hair

Watching Planes with Harvey

George/Alex and the Suit

Don’t Write Off Alex

Sebastian: Live Your Dreams

Elliott learns Alex’s mom’s song

Shane HC fluff

Bachelors & Flowers

Stardew Headcanons

Elliott - proper salutations

Elliott - a beautiful outlook

Gus - underrated townie

Borrowed/Altered HC’s

Bachelor Love Languages

My theory about Elliott

Headcanons about musical instruments (added some Stardew townies, extra marriage candidate thoughts, & SVE Marriage Candidates)

Shane, Leah, and Elliott as friends

If the Stardew bachelor/ettes were cats (edited for Sam/Alex)

I didn’t know you needed glasses (Abigail/Sam)

Elliott’s letters

Elliott’s leaky roof (Warning: Language)

If Haley Fell in Love with Shane

Elliott and the Flower Dance Request

Haley and the Flower Dance Request

Alex and Reading

Elliott and the Piano Bar

Harvey Food HC

Harvey Black Coffee

Just a Bunch of Stardew Headcanons

If Marriage Gave You Bonuses

Misc

Goblin Destroyer (cover of the band’s first CD) (Sam , Abigail, Sebastian) An apple a day... (mildly suggestive) (Harvey)

Make a bouquet (Harvey)

Shane makes chocolates

A flowery way of speaking (Harvey and Elliott)

Ice cream with Alex (Penny too)

Cart races (Sam and Shane)

Pizza festival idea??

Stardew Valley needs a bookstore

Sam is an incredibly ADHD coded character

Awww... this is the Stardew life

Haley and the Pink Orb

I want Elliott’s piano

See also: My Original Headcanon

#stardew valley thoughts #sdv thoughts #stardew valley #stardew valley headcanon #sdv headcanon #masterpost #tldr

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o0kawaii0o · 2 months

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Spring's Harvest!

#a more elaborate piece and this time it's stardew!#would you still call this animation if it only consists of 2 keyposes? hm #I thought about it and didn't want to make inbetweens in the end so here you go #found motivation to finally realise this idea I had for months since the release date of the 1.6 update got announced!#can you maybe spot the O/ne Piece details? hehe #I'm rambling again #stardew valley #stardew fanart #stardew farmer #sdv #sdv fanart #junimo #fanimation #o0kawaii0o

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snuffysbox · 6 months

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The canon heart event that made me want to do these comics to begin with 🌧️

#stardew valley #sdv #sdv shane #sdv farmer #nell franklin #comic #artsy stuff #tw suicidal thoughts #stardew comic

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ryonello · 25 days

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im playing my favorite dating sim again 💌

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ale-draws-stuff · 20 days

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That man makes me BLUSH

#my art #fan art #stardew valley #sdv harvey #sdv farmer #harvey x farmer #i know they thought of the interaction all day cuz i sure as hell did

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retquits · 9 months

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i give him new piercings every time i draw him

#my art #stardew valley #sdv sam #i thought abt doing this with several sdv characters #but i think sam is the one i take the most creative liberties with LOL #edit; if you have any suggestions for any character (any fandom) lmk 🤲

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st0neddew-valley · 1 month

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truly iconic of concernedape to release 1.6 on the first day of spring

#st0neddew-valley #toasty thoughts w/ fisch #stardew valley #sdv #not my original photo #i noticed it right away when the date announcement was made #truly giving spring one year eight king

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evild3ad · 8 months

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my humble Stardew Valley Spouse review, in birthday order 💜 I love my boywives & girlhusbands.

(edited to fix a typo in the graphic lol)

#dont call me an abigail hater shes my first wife ever i just dont have major thoughts #all of them are valid #Thank you to the tumblr user who caught my original typo you're a real one!#sdv #stardew valley #stardew bachelors #stardew bachelorettes #sdv haley #sdv harvey #sdv emily #sdv maru #sdv sam #sdv shane #sdv alex #sdv penny #sdv leah #sdv seb #sdv elliott

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stardewthoughts · 9 months

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Marnie

This is going to be both headcannon and discussion, this is no end all be all, this is my opinion and I’d love to hear yours

Firstly I would like to point out that, one of the generally accepted “biggest flaw” in marnies character is her shop schedule, and that’s fine you can feel that way, but if you stop and look at it as you would an actual person, it makes sense ( this also requires ignoring sdv immaculate conception of animals)

Marnie runs the only (vanilla) ranch/farm centred around livestock in the valley, meaning her job as a rancher is quite important both for the community and the local economy. Now anyone who knows about raising livestock (especially dairy animals) it’s a tiring time consuming job, from milking, shearing, collecting eggs, cleaning out stalls and pens, feeding, health checks and the like, most of which would eat into her mornings and evenings, which would only worsted in spring-early summer when animals are most likely going to be giving birth. And she does all this with only some help from Shane and a little “help” from jas.

On top of that Marnie still has a social life to maintain, meeting up with friends and Lewis, both to help her mental and emotional life and health but also for their sakes. Throw in the fact that Lewis is (clearly) leading her on, her mental and emotional health need some extra care.

Throw all of that on top of raising jas and keeping Shane alive, Marnie has a very full schedule to begin with. Logically her shop isn’t the priority, it’s a side business at best, selling materials and tools to neighbours (mostly you) as an extra income. Logically to me atleast, it makes plenty of sense Marnie needs to leave her shop often

All that being said, I myself have some issue with marnies character

For instance, marnies main character traits are she loves animals and she’s lonely, which is seen through much of her dialogue, otherwise there’s not much else to her, for the most part that’s it, otherwise it’s idle chitchat about the town or local goings on

She’s timid, quiet and honestly a tad naive, which could make a good character but I don’t feel it makes her one, throughout my entire life, growing up in an agricultural setting all the women I’ve met have been brave, outspoken and honestly a little terrifying, I’ve genuinely seen some face down a charging bull and stopping said bull in its tracks with little more than a stick and a bored look, but with all that they could still be calm quiet and reserved, and I feel that, that’s what marnies lacking

She had the background, the setting and the chance to be a strong, outspoken woman, with thoughts and feelings that go further than lonely animal lover, but she never did

Personally I see that as a massive oversight, to what could have been a great character, what do you think

#marnie #jas #Shane #stardew valley #stardew shane #stardew #stardewthoughts #thoughts #opinion #sdv shane #sdv #Sdv thoughts

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riverside-lavender · 18 days

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i’d make one of those “they’re the same picture” memes but i’m too lazy

#idk if anyone has said this but i haven’t seen anyone say it but when i saw that scarf it is the FIRST thing i thought if #had to look up ‘emo dr suess character’ bc idk what this thing’s name is #sdv #stardew valley #stardew sebastian

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reineydraws · 2 years

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started playing sdv again and remembered how much i love my husband :')

#sdv #sdv fanart #sdv that farm #sdv farmer #sdv sam #sdv marlon #stardew valley #stardew valley fanart #sdv comic #comic #i doodled this out last year along w a bunch of other sdv comics and #ive thought abt them all so consistently i figured i shd do smth abt it #stardew sam #stardew marlon #stardew valley sam #stardew valley marlon #stardew farmer #stardew valley farmer

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ryllen · 1 year

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why the bachelors at stardew valley all wear 2 layers of clothing

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ryuubff · 1 month

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kinda tiny 1.6 sdv spoilers !!

i got real excited when i thought we could possibly make trouts race each other ... didn't even question the logistics of it all because it's stardew .......

besides that jia destroyed the competition and is enjoying their new wall decor!

#stardew valley #stardew willy #stardew farmer #SORRY FOR TAKING IT TOO LITERALLY?#its like the whole hwat do u mean a shrimp fried this rice.#MAAAN i thought we could actually race the fish #was so excited then i showed up to the event w a trout only to be told that im fishing FOR TROUTS W GOLDEN TICKETS?#disappointed but i still participated both days OFGJAGJED #i had a blast drawing all the fish by the way #also i have no idea how to draw old men i am so sorry #i draw skrunkly #tag time sorry boys #stardew valley willy #stardew valley farmer #sdv willy #sdv farmer #im glad that we have a fishing event outside of the ice festival though

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