Can I really feed crawdads to cows in Stardew Valley?

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Jas claims to have fed a crawdad to a cow.

According to Wikipedia, a crawdad is just another name for a crayfish. Since you can catch crayfish in the game, I thought that my bovine companions would be delighted to receive one as a treat. However, when I left or right-click the cow while holding a crayfish, the cow's status box pops up and I can't seem to find a way to hand over the crustacean.

Trying to feed my cow a crayfish

Is Jas just a big fat liar? Can I actually feed crayfish (and potentially other strange things) to my cow? If so, what effect does it have?

Similarly, Marnie gave me a quest to gather Amaranth because cows love it apparently. I don't know if you can actually do it though. — Unionhawk, Apr 19 '16 at 19:35
I had a similar experience when Willie asked for a tuna and I tried to give him an albacore... Apparently Stardew residents follow different species-naming conventions. — Adam Starrh, Apr 20 '16 at 05:14
Sorry Brysonic, didn't mean to throw your title under the bus! — Paul D. Waite, Oct 10 '19 at 13:57

score 62 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 19 '16 at 19:26

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You can't feed crayfish to cows, the only way to interact with them is to pet them or milk them; Jas' story is just more plot.

As an aside, I don't think feeding crayfish to cows is very healthy for either of them.

answered Apr 19 '16 at 19:26

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We in fact do feed crayfish to cows. – March Ho Apr 21 '16 at 02:39
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I don't think being fed to something else is beneficial in any sense at all. – JD Solomon Apr 21 '16 at 10:32
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@MarchHo What do you know! It was forbidden for a while in the EU because of BSE. – Tom Apr 27 '16 at 07:13

Can I really feed crawdads to cows in Stardew Valley?

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