ONE Valley of the Stars the player had days of hard work ruined after a random chance destroyed his long-term harvest order. Starting in the autumn of Year 2, Valley of the Stars Players unlock the Special Request Board, which is effectively the next evolution of the Bulletin Board. While the Notice Board offers simple, one-off missions (e.g. deliver an item in three days), Special Requests are extended and focused, taking anywhere from a week to a month to complete and often requiring players to submit up to 100 of a given culture.
Suffice it to say, special requests can take a lot of effort, and Reddit user Dear_Following_9065 was devastated when All this effort was ruined by a lonely crow. Crows eat crops in Valley of the Starswhich is usually not a big deal. They are easy to repel with proper placement of the Rarecrow on Valley of the Starsand even if one or two crops are consumed, it is usually only a little money lost.
But in this particular case, the player planted exactly enough 
Artichoke
to meet the needs of a special order – 100 plants on the dot. But just before the deadline, a crow appeared and ate a single artichoke plantreducing them to 99. With only four days left to complete the special order, it was too late to recover (artichokes take eight to grow, five with all growth speed bonuses applied), they inevitably failed the order.
Stardew fans share advice and condolences
“I've been burned many times”
Unfortunately, Having crows steal your crops and destroy your special orders is a very common practice. Valley of the Stars experience. One player, Edrillexplained that something similar has happened to them before and suggests regularly planting 10% more crops than required by the Special Order to compensate for any risk of loss. And there are many ways in which loss can occur: in addition to crows, crops can be destroyed by stray lightning or, more rarely, meteors, or their growth can be stunted by insufficient irrigation.
Others, like foxy436had more creative ideas. It has long been known that players can use 
Chickens
cheat on the PC version of Valley of the Stars. Naming a chicken with the game item ID of a specific item may cause the game to treat it as if it were that item – for example, naming an animal [74]the ID of a 
Prismatic Shard
It is a common farm used to cultivate the rare mineral. Unfortunately, however, creative solutions like this wouldn't even work, as the quest specifically requires the player to harvest all 100 artichokes sent.
So, in addition to better scarecrow placement or planting on Ginger Island (which doesn't have crows), There really is no way to avoid this kind of misfortune. All you can really do is prepare for the eventuality, cross your fingers, and hope it doesn't happen.
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Mishaps in Stardew Valley are inevitable
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Valley of the Stars may have inspired the current trend of cozy games, but it's not a cozy game. Sure, you can keep your farm work small and simple, but you'll eventually have to scale it up to keep up with special orders. You can wander around town and make friends, but your stories will eventually delve into darker topics like depression, divorce, and addiction. And you can try your best to avoid disaster, but bad luck will eventually ruin your day.
However, these experiences are not intended to break him: they were made to teach you about the game. Star There aren't many tutorials, so players have to learn by doing – which often means failure. Surely the original poster knows better now and will always overplant or ensure his scarecrows are more tactfully arranged to keep crows away from his farm. These flaws are not pleasant, but they are an important part of what Valley of the Stars it's about: learning to get up and try again.