(ESL) Farm Animals and Co. Extended Version with Fluffy Animals SE

⭐ ⭐⭐ (2,151 endorsements) 📥 58,954 downloads 📌 v8.5 📅 5/19/2018
🟡 Updated this year

By gg77 · Creatures and Mounts

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 5/1/2026 📅 Created: 5/19/2018
⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
1🛠️ SKSE64 — Skyrim Script Extender 64 Download ↗
2🔧 USSEP — Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch Download ↗
3🖥️ SkyUI — SkyUI (MCM framework) Download ↗
4🧩 Address Library — Address Library for SKSE Plugins Download ↗
5🔧 SSE Engine Fixes — SSE Engine Fixes Download ↗

Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 3.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #60 of 70 Creatures and Mounts mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

This mod adds very many animals in many places through Skyrim (farms especially, windmills, lakes, towns, villages ...)

ESL version (ESPFE/ESP with Record Flags ESL/ ESP tagged ESL)

WARNING: If you have my mod Farm Animals and Co. SE You must delete it

139 different animals (Blue footed booby, Turkeys, Boars, Chickens, Swan, Roosters, Chicks, Ducks, Ducklings, Geese, Cows, Goats, Sheeps, Ram, Pigs, Piglets, Young Wild Boar, Rabbits, Pigeons, Seagulls, Pheasants, Flamingos, Great Auks, Canada Geese, GuineaFowls, Vulturine GuineaFowls, Bar-headed Geese, Roadrunners and Peacocks)

**Lake LLinalta (near Riverwood) - Lake Geir (near Ivarstead) - Lake Honrich (near Riften)

Will you be able to find them all ? … HEAR THEM !

New sounds (blue footed booby, turkeys, boar, flamingos, peacocks, swan, chickens, rabbits, pheasants, ram, cows, sheeps, goats, pigs, goose, pigeon, chick, duckling, ducks, roosters, seagull, great auk, canada goose, guineafowl, vulturine guineafowl, bar-headed goose, greater roadrunner)

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For the « Pack Goat » you have 4 companions with the Dialog Box: Follow - Wait - Favor - Trade - Dismiss (in Half Moon Mill, Karthwasten, Chillfurrow Farm, Salvius Farm) + 3 « wild » !

You can also place many of these animals in the place you want thanks to my mod: Repopulate Skyrim with Farm Animals and Birds

You can only have one Follower at a time: if you want a different one (in my other mods), you need to dismiss the first one before you recruit them.

If telling the follower to return at home (With message: “Your companion heads home”) doesn't dismiss him, or if you have lost the active Follower, you can try this:

Type “²” or "`" or "~" key to get into console, and type:

set playeranimalcount to 0

With Amazing Follower Tweaks , or other mod with followers, if problem to dismiss the followers, you can uncheck this mod (AFT or other) in the Data Files when you launch the game

If problem with the Dialog Box of the followers/ companions (Wait - Follow - Trade - Favor - Dismiss) you can also enter / exit a house or make a fast travel

LOCATIONS of the RARE BIRDS

Ruffed Pheasant (3) : Alchemist’s Shack

Colovian Pheasant (3) : Hunter’s Rest

Golden Pheasant (4) : Pinewatch

Hybrid Pheasant (4) : Anise’s Cabin

Elliot’Pheasant (7) : near the Halldir's Cairn

Common Eider (6) : near Solitude

🤖 AI-enhanced — based on mod data

This mod adds a wide variety of animals across Skyrim, focusing on farms, windmills, lakes, towns, and villages. With over 2,000 endorsements and frequent updates, it's a popular choice for players seeking to populate the world with more wildlife and farm creatures.

✨ Key Features

Adds many animals in numerous locations throughout Skyrim, including farms, windmills, lakes, towns, and villages.
Part of the Extended Version with Fluffy Animals SE, suggesting enhanced textures or models for a fluffier appearance.
ESL-flagged, meaning it won't count toward the plugin limit.
Actively maintained, with the latest update on May 1, 2026.

📊 Pros & Cons

✅ Pros

  • Community favorite with over 2,100 endorsements and nearly 59,000 downloads—clearly a hit.
  • ESL-flagged so it won't eat your plugin slots, perfect for mod-heavy load orders.
  • Frequent updates (last one in May 2026) show the author is still supporting it.

⚠️ Cons

  • Adds animals everywhere, which might clutter some areas or cause performance dips on lower-end rigs.
  • No explicit compatibility notes, so it could conflict with other mods that edit the same locations.
  • The 'Fluffy Animals' part might require additional texture mods to look as intended, though not stated.
🎯 Is This For You?
For Skyrim players who want a livelier world with more farm animals and wildlife scattered across the map. If you're a completionist who loves exploring every village and farm, this adds nice variety. Skip if you prefer a more barren, lore-strict environment or if your PC struggles with extra actors.
📦 Install:Easy· Under 1 minute

💡 Beginner Tips

  • Since it's ESL-flagged, you can safely add it to your load order without worrying about the 255 plugin limit.
  • If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and install—no special setup needed.
  • Check for patches if you use other mods that overhaul farms or towns, as they might overlap.

📊 Mod Details

Game
Skyrim Mods
Author
gg77
Version
8.5
Downloads
58,954
Endorsements
2,151
Category
Creatures and Mounts
Created
5/19/2018
Updated
5/1/2026

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