<ul><li>Stardew Valley creator, Eric Barone, has asked players to remove hats from pets to address performance issues in version 1.6 of the game.</li><li>Barone jokingly attributed the problem to a 'strange rash' affecting pets' ears in Zuzu City within the game's lore.</li><li>A bug causing chickens to vanish in players' coops was also given lore-appropriate reasoning, as Barone mentioned a wild coyote on the farm.</li><li>Barone assured players that the issues will be addressed and mentioned some humorous past bug fixes in Stardew Valley's updates.</li></ul>

Stop putting hats on your pets, asks Stardew Valley creator

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