Don't drive yourself crazy trying to figure it out, I too suffer an insane amount of barnyard animal errors followed by disconnects. But it is inconsistent, sometimes I can play for hours uninterrupted (usually later in the evenings).....And sometimes I can't go 5 mins. without a disconnect (usually at peak times). I have been an Xbox live member for more than 10 years, played more games than I care to count and never had an issue like this....I think the game is just that popular, it is the only thing I can think of...there are just too many people playing at certain times. While frustrating at times, I do love this game. I will continue to play and hope whatever is going on gets sorted. About the only thing you can do is walk away if you find yourself constantly disconnected and try again later...Good luck!