If you’re struggling to find all theGolden WalnutsonStardew Valley’sGinger Island, don’t worry. You’re not alone. It is no secret that finding Ginger Island’s Golden Walnuts is a bit of a wild goose chase, and Concerned Ape himself recognized this dilemma when he added the Golden Joja Parrot in Stardew’s 1.6 update.
While you have always been able to ask Leo’s parrot for hints as to where the remaining Golden Walnuts are scattered around Ginger Island, having a one-sentence hint isn’t the most helpful. This is where the Golden Joja Parrot comes in. You can hire the Golden Joja Parrot to find the walnuts for you.
Where Is The Golden Joja Parrot?
To find the Golden Joja Parrot, you first need to haverepaired Willy’s Boat and have access to Ginger Island. Once you are able to travel to Ginger Island,payWilly1,000g for the ferry, then head to theisland’s northernmostarea, the Volcano Dungeon.
Head to thefar left of the Volcano Dungeonand you will see theGolden Joja Parrotperched on a little branch.
While you’re in this area, you can also use asecret entranceto get to theGolden Walnut in the treeline. Try using atorchto illuminate areas you can enter, orkeep walking along the treelineuntil one spot lets you in.
What Does The Golden Joja Parrot Do?
The Golden Joja Parrot exists for a very specific purpose –getting paid to find walnuts. If you talk to the Golden Joja Parrot, it will give you a speech bubble with three gold coins in it and ask you to pay it a hefty sum of money. In exchange for your gold, the parrot will search all of Ginger Island andbring you every possible Golden Walnut.
Golden Walnuts are thecurrency of Ginger Island,and outside of the Ginger Island merchant’s stall, it’s theonly currencyyou can use on the island. You need Golden Walnuts to build theResort, unlock the variousParrot Express Stations, open theDig Site, and get unlockQi’s Golden Walnut Room. In short, you need Golden Walnuts for everything.
While the Golden Joja Parrot sounds convenient in theory, it’s actuallyvery costlyin practice.For every Golden Walnutthat you are missing, the Golden Joja Parrot will demand10,000 coinsin return. This means that using the parrot’s services can really add up, especially when you are in the beginning stages of your Golden Walnut hunt.
If you’re dead set on taking the parrot approach, be prepared to shell out an exorbitant sum of money. There are130 Golden Walnutspossible for you to obtain on Ginger Island and for every Golden Walnut you’re missing, you’ll need toadd 10,000gto your payment calculations.
If you’re missing thefull 130 Golden Walnuts, the fee you would pay the Golden Joja Parrot would be1,300,000g!With this in mind, thebest strategyfor using the parrotis to waituntil you are absolutely unable to obtain or find more Golden Walnuts. Thefewer walnutsyou are missing, thebetterthe parrot’s fee will be.
You don’t have to wander the island blindly in search of Golden Walnuts. If you’re struggling to find the missing walnuts,try talking to Leo’s parrot friend. Leo’s parrot willgive you a hintabout which Golden Walnuts you’re missing andwhere you can find them. Not all of the Golden Walnuts will be hiding in plain sight.
If you’re still having difficulty finding the walnuts or deciphering Leo’s parrot’s hints, you can head to ourGolden Walnut location guidefor anin-depth walk-throughof how to get each missing walnut.
Is Using The Golden Joja Parrot Worth It?
Because the Golden Joja Parrot asks for such a large sum of money, we don’t recommend using its services unless you haveno interest in the Golden Walnut hunt, or youcannot possibly find themall on your own.
To unlock every singleparrot-powered upgradeon Ginger Island, you only need116 Golden Walnuts, and tounlock Qi’s Walnut Room, you only need100 Golden Walnuts. That makes theremaining 14 walnutsout of the full 130mostly unnecessary. So, paying for the Golden Joja Parrot’s services would meanlosing at least 140,000g on walnutsyou don’t strictly need.
If you take the last 14 walnuts into consideration, it would bemore resource-efficientfor you to find the Golden Walnutson your own. Ultimately, the choice is yours, but the math is not in your favor.
