How to Build Open-Concept Pastures and Coops Near Forests

In vanilla Minecraft, building open animal pens near forests, taigas, or jungles is risky because wild predators can jump over fences, slip through gaps, or attack livestock through corners. With the Wilderness Truce Mod active, you can design aesthetic, open-air pastures without losing your animals to passing wildlife.

Safe Pen Designs by Biome

Because hostile attacks between specific wild creatures are removed, you no longer need high walls, roofs, or double-fenced perimeters in the following setups:

• Sheep Pastures in Forests and Taigas: Wild wolves will no longer attack sheep. You can use low decorative borders, hedges, or open gates right next to forest biomes without wolves wiping out your flock and leaving stray wool behind.
• Chicken Coops and Rabbit Hutches: Foxes, cats, and ocelots will no longer hunt chickens or rabbits. You can build open-top coops in taigas (where foxes spawn) or jungles (where ocelots spawn) without predators pouncing into the enclosures.

Keeping Foxes as Ambient Wildlife

If you want to keep wild foxes around your base or inside custom enclosures for decoration, you do not need to separate them from other local wildlife. Wolves and polar bears will leave wild foxes completely alone, allowing you to mix snow or forest mobs in the same general area safely.