How to build a cow farm (Simple)

In this build we will be building a simple cow farm in Java edition 1.21.5.

Cows are produced either in the wild or are bred by feeding them wheat. This farm is a simple pen housing the cows and relies on the player feeding, breeding and killing the cows.

The product of this build is cows.

Food - cows produce raw beef which once cooked is a great source of food.
Leather - cows drop leather when killed. This can be used for making books, armour, item frames and trading with villagers.
Milk - cows can be milked the milk can be used for removing status effects, baking cakes, Countering the whither effect.
Breeding - cows can be bred very easily by the player.

Here's where you can find cows and leather and other uses for them:

Cows - can be found in most places on the map where there are grass blocks.
Milk - can be gained by placing a bucket on a cow. The milk can be drunk when you have been poisoned.
Bartering - piglins in the nether may give leather if given a gold ingot.
Killing - mooshrooms, horses, donkeys, mules, llamas and hoglins may all drop leather when killed.
Loot chests - leather is sometimes found in village chests or bastian remnants.
Crafting - combining 4 rabbit hides to make leather.

Fence

Gate

In this section we will discuss the materials and the ingredients that we need to make this build. This will give a concise list of the items and the recipe's to make them.