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Fields of Mistria — Hayden

Marital status Single; birthday Winter 8; occupation runs Sweetwater Farm

Evidence note
Hayden is a marriage candidate (romanceable villager)
Evidence note
He lives/works on Sweetwater Farm and is the player's westwardly neighbour
Evidence note
He sells animals from his house and gifts the player a watering can + 3 bags of turnip seeds at game start
Evidence note
He loves animals, especially his prize chicken Henrietta; has a cow named "Sunshine"
Evidence note
Marital status Single; birthday Winter 8; occupation runs Sweetwater Farm
Evidence note
First revealed on the official site January 28, 2021 (cited to an official blog post)
Evidence note
Hayden's loved gifts cluster around high-quality/golden animal produce (golden butter, cheese, milk, duck egg, golden egg, golden mayonnaise, duck mayonnaise, veggie quiche, pumpkin pie, stone horse)
Evidence note
His liked gifts are broad (coffee, plain eggs/milk/butter/cheese, many pies, tea with lemon, etc.)
Fields of Mistria — Hayden
Quick answer: Marital status Single; birthday Winter 8; occupation runs Sweetwater Farm

What the research confirms

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  • Hayden is a marriage candidate (romanceable villager)
  • He lives/works on Sweetwater Farm and is the player’s westwardly neighbour
  • He sells animals from his house and gifts the player a watering can + 3 bags of turnip seeds at game start
  • He loves animals, especially his prize chicken Henrietta; has a cow named “Sunshine”
  • Marital status Single; birthday Winter 8; occupation runs Sweetwater Farm
  • First revealed on the official site January 28, 2021 (cited to an official blog post)
  • Hayden’s loved gifts cluster around high-quality/golden animal produce (golden butter, cheese, milk, duck egg, golden egg, golden mayonnaise, duck mayonnaise, veggie quiche, pumpkin pie, stone horse)
  • His liked gifts are broad (coffee, plain eggs/milk/butter/cheese, many pies, tea with lemon, etc.)
  • He dislikes fish and “fishy items”; the Sushi Platter is listed (hated/fish-related)
  • Gifting dialogue lines verbatim
  • General gifting mechanic confirmed: one gift per day, birthday gift-eligibility boost
  • IGN maintains a per-character gift + dateable reference table for the game
  • Hayden appears in the game’s Romanceable Characters list (aggregator confirmation)
  • TRANSCRIPT CLAIM: Hayden loves golden animal products (obtainable via the “shiny beads” perk and the chicken Shrine), and otherwise likes coffee and eggs

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