Shrek 2 Remastered Jack and Jill's Farm Guide

Jack and Jill are on vacation, and the Three Little Pigs are running the farm. The pigs need help with five chores before they will point you toward the next chapter. Each chore is a short mini-game, and four of the five are straightforward.

The chapter is a breather after Walking the Path and before the laser puzzles of Fairy Godmother's. It is also the best place to farm coins, because the egg-catching chore pays out based on how many eggs you catch.

Route overview

1. Talk to the pig at the farm entrance.
2. Complete Jack's Beanstalk and the Haystack Needle.
3. Do the Gingerbread Man's water-run Hero Time.
4. Win the egg-catching contest.
5. Finish the chicken harvest, then talk to the pig by the waterfall.

The chores can be done in any order. The efficient route starts with Jack's Beanstalk, moves to the haystacks, then loops through the Hero Time and the egg contest before finishing with the chickens.

The five chores

Jack's Beanstalk

Rats are attacking the beanstalk. Defend the tree until it sprouts. The rats come in waves from three directions, and the stalk has a health bar.

Stand at the base and use wide attacks. Shrek's throws and Donkey's Burro Blast hit multiple rats. If the stalk's health gets low, switch to a character with a fast attack and clear the closest wave.

Haystack Needle

Smash haystacks until you find the needle. There is no trick; the needle is in a random haystack, and each haystack takes two or three hits.

Use Shrek for this chore. His attacks break haystacks faster, and the chore is a pure destruction test.

Gingerbread Man's water run

This is the Hero Time. Gingerbread Man climbs a hill, dodges rolling tomatoes and sunflower platforms, and fetches a pail of water from Jack's well. The sequence is a timed obstacle course.

The rolling tomatoes follow a fixed rhythm. Jump when the tomato is two body lengths away, not when it is on top of you. The sunflower platforms rise and fall; wait for the low point before jumping.

The achievement Attack of the Giant Tomatoes requires finishing this Hero Time in under 45 seconds. The timer starts when the sequence begins, so skip the intro and run straight up the hill.

Egg catching

Stand under the egg cursor and catch as many eggs as possible. The cursor moves across four rows of coupes, and eggs drop from above. You need to collect the most eggs to win.

The trick is to stay in the center row and move only when the cursor leaves your row. The eggs drop in patterns, and the center row gets the most traffic. Do not chase every egg; catch the ones that fall near you.

Chicken harvest

The chickens are loose in a maze. Belly-flop to scare them toward the exit, but do not kill any. The chore fails if you kill a chicken.

Walk slowly and use short belly flops. The chickens run away from you, so herd them toward the gate rather than chasing them into corners.

The bull and the gate

A female bull charges the gate near the barn. Donkey's Burro Blast is not enough to break the gate; you need to lure the bull into it. Stand on the far side of the gate and dodge at the last moment. The bull smashes through and opens the path.

This is not a chore, but it blocks the route to the waterfall pig. If the gate is still standing, the bull has not charged it yet.

All 12 Magic Beans

1. In the left corner at the start.
2. On the platform behind the giant carrots.
3. On a sunflower during the Gingerbread Man Hero Time (left).
4. On a sunflower during the Gingerbread Man Hero Time (right).
5. Near the Haystack Needle chore.
6. On the vines near the egg-catching contest (left).
7. On the vines near the egg-catching contest (center).
8. On the vines near the egg-catching contest (right).
9. In the flower patch on the right side of the chicken harvest.
10. In the flower patch on the left side of the chicken harvest.
11. On the platform near the chicken harvest.
12. In the flower patch before the chicken harvest.

Beans 3 and 4 are only available during the Hero Time. If you finish the sequence without grabbing them, you need to replay the chapter. The sunflowers are on the left and right sides of the hill, not the center path.

Snapshots and level end

The chapter has 7 Snapshots. The beans make one, each chore makes one, and the Hero Time makes another. The egg-catching contest does not require a win for the Snapshot; finishing it is enough.

Talk to the pig outside the pink house by the waterfall after the chores. He opens the path to Fairy Godmother's. If the path is still blocked, one chore is incomplete.

The next chapter turns into a factory dungeon, so prepare with the Fairy Godmother walkthrough → before the laser corridors.

FAQ

How many Magic Beans are in Jack and Jill's Farm?

There are 12. Two are only available during the Gingerbread Man Hero Time.

How do you win the egg-catching contest?

Stay in the center row and move only when the cursor leaves your row. Catching the eggs that fall near you beats chasing every egg.

How do you finish the chicken harvest without killing chickens?

Use short belly flops and herd the chickens toward the gate. Do not chase them into corners or use attacks.

How do you get the Attack of the Giant Tomatoes achievement?

Finish the Gingerbread Man Hero Time in under 45 seconds. Skip the intro and run straight up the hill, jumping the tomatoes at two body lengths.

Sources

Official source: Shrek 2 Remastered official site ↗

• Steam store page ↗ for the chapter list.
• Shrek Wiki: Jack and Jill's Farm ↗ for the original chore list.
• Wikipedia: Shrek 2 (video game) ↗ for the 2004 structure.