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Handful of Oats Quest: Poor Old Blanchy and Where to Find Oats
Handful of Oats is not a quest by itself: it is the quest item for Poor Old Blanchy, an Alliance quest in Westfall in World of Warcraft: Forever (WoW Forever), where you collect 8 Handfuls of Oats from Sacks of Oats and bring them to Verna Furlbrow. Wowhead lists the quest as level 14, requiring level 9, as of November 9, 2026.
Quick answer: Accept Poor Old Blanchy from Verna Furlbrow in Westfall, then loot Sacks of Oats in and around the farm fields southwest of her until you have 8 Handfuls of Oats. Return to Verna to turn in; Wowhead and the Warcraft Wiki list Old Blanchy's Blanket and Old Blanchy's Feed Pouch as rewards.
Searching "handful of oats" can also find a different item: the Warcraft Wiki lists a separate Shadowlands Handful of Oats, used to earn the mount Blanchy's Reins.
Key facts
- Quest: Poor Old Blanchy, Alliance, level 14, requires level 9, sharable (Wowhead)
- Item: Handful of Oats, a quest item that stacks to 20 (Warcraft Wiki)
- Source: Sacks of Oats around Westfall; some mobs may also drop them (Warcraft Wiki)
- Quest giver and turn-in: Verna Furlbrow, Jansen Stead, Westfall
- Rewards: Old Blanchy's Blanket and Old Blanchy's Feed Pouch, both listed under "You will receive" (both sources); whether you pick one is not shown
- Experience: 1,250 on Wowhead; the wiki shows a range of 90 to 1,250
Is Handful of Oats in WoW Forever?
Yes, as far as I can tell. The Warcraft Wiki says the item was removed from the game in patch 4.0.3a but remains in Classic and Forever. Wowhead's Forever database has a Poor Old Blanchy page, and its search for "handful of oats" lists the item with Sack of Oats in Westfall as the source. I did not log in to the game to confirm it, so treat the Forever details as database and wiki reports.
Where do you get the Handful of Oats quest?
From Verna Furlbrow at the Jansen Stead in Westfall, about 59.9, 19.4 per the Warcraft Wiki's page for her. That page covers several eras. The quest text tells you the oats are around the farms, and that there are several farms southwest of her. See the Westfall guide for the zone and its other quests. If the turn-in fails, see the quest bugged or stuck fix and the quests and quest log guide.
Where do you find Sacks of Oats?
The Warcraft Wiki says Sacks of Oats are located throughout Westfall, and Verna's text puts them around the farms southwest of her while warning you to steer clear of the "horrific machines" there. The wiki's quest notes add that certain mobs, such as gnolls and harvesters in the zone, may also drop Handfuls of Oats.
The top Wowhead comment, from 2019 in Classic Era, says the sacks sit in and around the fields and that turning the Ground Clutter graphics setting down to 1 makes them easier to spot from a distance. That is a player tip from the older game, so it may not match Forever's menus; see our graphics settings guide.
What does Poor Old Blanchy reward?
Both sources list Old Blanchy's Blanket and Old Blanchy's Feed Pouch under "You will receive", and neither says you must pick one. Wowhead shows 1,250 experience and 100 reputation with Stormwind. The Warcraft Wiki shows experience of 90 to 1,250 and +250 Stormwind reputation. Those numbers disagree, so check the in-game reward.
What is not confirmed yet
- Reputation: 100 (Wowhead) against 250 (wiki)
- Experience: 1,250 (Wowhead) against 90 to 1,250 (wiki)
- Verna's location: from a wiki page covering several eras
- Drop chances: no source gives a rate for mobs dropping oats
Can the Lore Forever add-on and Willo help with Handful of Oats?
The free Lore Forever add-on has a Lore button on the quest dialog and quest log that opens a quest's story. It is fan-made, not affiliated with Blizzard, has no internet access, and its narration uses generated voices. Ask Willo out loud ("where do I find sacks of oats") while you play. Willo is free to start (50 answers a day) and is a separate companion app for Windows 10 or 11 and Apple Silicon Macs (macOS 12 or later), per her page; her FAQ and the Lore Forever FAQ say Windows and Mac, though CurseForge still calls her a Windows app. She can be wrong and is not official, so in-game quest text and Blizzard's pages are the source of truth.
Frequently asked questions
How many Handfuls of Oats do you need?
Eight, for Poor Old Blanchy.
Where do you get Handfuls of Oats in Westfall?
By looting Sacks of Oats around the Westfall farms.
Who gives the Handful of Oats quest?
Verna Furlbrow, who also takes the turn-in.
Is Handful of Oats an Alliance quest?
Wowhead lists Poor Old Blanchy as Alliance.
What do you get for Poor Old Blanchy?
Old Blanchy's Blanket and Old Blanchy's Feed Pouch are listed as rewards; neither source says you choose one.
Sources
Reviewed November 9, 2026. Lore Forever and Willo are fan-made and are not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment.