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{{about|the block made of wheat|the item harvested from crops|Wheat|the removed variants with no model|Invalid data value Hay Bale}}
{{Infobox block
|image = Hay Bale (UD) JE2 BE2.png
|extratext = View [[#Renders|all renders]]
|transparent = No
|light = No
|tool = hoe
|renewable = Yes
|stackable = Yes (64)
|flammable = Yes (60)
|lavasusceptible = No
}}
'''Hay bales''' are storage [[Minecraft:block]]s equivalent to nine pieces of [[Minecraft:wheat]]. They are used as a [[Minecraft:crafting]] ingredient, to feed [[Minecraft:llama]]s and all [[Minecraft:horse]] variants, reduce [[Minecraft:Damage#Fall damage|fall damage]], and extend [[Minecraft:campfire]] smoke.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Hay bales can be [[Minecraft:breaking|mined]] using any [[Minecraft:tool]], but a hoe speeds up the process.

{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Hay Bale|Hoe|Any}}

=== Natural generation ===
Hay bales often generate as [[Minecraft:pile]]s (and in some houses, animal pens, farms, or meeting points) scattered around in [[Minecraft:village]]s located in [[Minecraft:plains]], and less commonly in [[Minecraft:savanna]] and [[Minecraft:desert]] villages. They also can generate under some [[Minecraft:campfire]]s in [[Minecraft:taiga]] villages and as a part of targets/scarecrows in [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]]s.

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
|A1=Wheat
|B1=Wheat
|C1=Wheat
|A2=Wheat
|B2=Wheat
|C2=Wheat
|A3=Wheat
|B3=Wheat
|C3=Wheat
|Output= Hay Bale
|type= Building block
}}

== Usage ==
Hay bales can be used as compact storage of [[Minecraft:wheat]].

=== Placement ===
[[File:Orientables.png|thumb|right|Seen here alongside [[log]]s, [[Minecraft:bone block]]s, [[Minecraft:quartz pillar]]s, [[Minecraft:purpur pillar]]s, [[Minecraft:polished basalt]], and [[Minecraft:barrel]]s, hay bales can be pointed in multiple directions.]]

Hay bales can be placed pointing in all three spatial dimensions, in the same way as a log is placed. However, there is no "six-sided" variant like that of the [[Minecraft:wood]] block.

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

=== Food ===
Although players cannot eat hay bales, hay bales serve as a compact wheat supply for crafting food items during long periods away from other food sources. A full stack of 64 hay bales is equivalent to 192 loaves of [[Minecraft:bread]] in a single inventory slot.

=== Animals ===
Hay bales can be fed to [[Minecraft:donkey]]s, [[Minecraft:horse]]s, [[Minecraft:llama]]s, or [[Minecraft:mule]]s to heal up to 10 hearts. They are an effective method to heal horses if the player wants to heal them in a short period of time. They also speed up the growth of foals by three minutes and baby llamas by 90 seconds. {{IN|Java}}, due to a bug, [[Minecraft:skeleton horse]]s (in their hostile state; being ridden by [[Minecraft:skeleton]]s) can also be fed hay bales.<ref>{{bug|MC-304372||Skeleton horses can be interacted when ridden by hostile mobs}}</ref>

==== Breeding ====
Hay bales can be used both to lead and [[Minecraft:Breeding|breed]] llamas.

=== Falling ===
Falling onto a hay bale reduces the [[Minecraft:Damage#Fall damage|fall damage]] by 80%, meaning whatever falls on a hay bale takes 20% of the normal fall damage.

Below are some example damages a player receives falling on a hay bale (assuming no enchantments and/or status effects that reduce fall damage).

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Falling on a hay bale examples
|-
! Fall height !! Fall damage
|-
| 4-8 blocks || {{health|1}}
|-
| 9-13 blocks || {{health|2}}
|-
| 95-100 blocks || {{health|19}}
|-
| 101-103 blocks || {{health|20}}
|-
| 115-120 blocks || {{health|23}}
|}

Thus, it is possible to fall onto a hay bale and survive a 100 block drop (starting with full health) or even a 120 block fall (starting with full health plus 2 [[Minecraft:Absorption]] hearts).

=== Campfires ===
Placing a hay bale under a [[Minecraft:campfire]] makes it a signal fire, increasing the height to which its smoke particles can rise from 10 blocks to 25 blocks.

=== Composting ===
Placing a hay bale into a [[Minecraft:composter]] has an 85% chance of raising the compost level by 1. Composting with hay bales is very inefficient, as the hay bale's chance to be composted is only slightly higher than wheat. For example, 900 wheat could be composted to yield 83{{frac|4|7}} [[Minecraft:bone meal]] on average, but if crafted into 100 hay bales, they would only yield 12{{frac|1|7}} bone meal on average.

=== Trading ===
[[Minecraft:Wandering trader]]s occasionally purchase a hay bale for a single [[Minecraft:emerald]].
{{Trade uses|Hay Bale}}

=== Note blocks ===
Hay bale can be placed under [[Minecraft:note block]]s to produce "banjo" sounds.

=== Sulfur cube ===
{{In development|drop=Chaos Cubed|section=1}}
[[Minecraft:Sulfur cube]]s have the ability to absorb hay bales, either through picking them up or being interacted with them. This provides the golf ball/fast flat effect to the mob when hitting it.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Grass}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Hay Bale
|spritetype=block
|nameid=hay_block
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Hay Bale
|spritetype=block
|nameid=hay_block
|id=170
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{edition|java}}:
{{bst|axis|y
|x|The hay block is oriented east–west.
|y|The hay block is oriented vertically.
|z|The hay block is oriented north–south.|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{bst|showaux=1|bits=0x4,0x8|pillar_axis|y|x,y,z|The axis along which the block is oriented|1,0,2}}
{{bst|bits=0x1,0x2|deprecated|0|0,1,2,3|Unused, has no effect in game.|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{info needed section|did {{bug|MC-109370}} change how these looked?}}
=== Development ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||February 24, 2013|link=https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/1940k3/i_found_a_new_block_hidden_in_one_of_the_mojam2/|A {{w|Reddit}} user (karthus25) discovers a screenshot of hay bales hidden in the files of the [[Minecraft:Mojam]] game ''[[Minecraft:Nuke the Dinosaurs]]''.}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w16a|[[File:Hay Bale (UD) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Hay Bale (EW) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Hay Bale (NS) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added the hay bale.
|The hay bale currently does not have an in-game name, but is called "Hay Bale" in [http://www.mojang.com/2013/04/minecraft-snapshot-13w16a-and-new-launcher/ the change notes].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w16b|The hay bale has now received an in-game name, which is "Hay Block".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w18a|Hay blocks have now received a [[Minecraft:crafting]] recipe.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w21a|Hay blocks are now [[Minecraft:flammable]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w24a|The name of "Hay Block" has been changed to "Hay Bale".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w26c|The amount of how much hay bales heal has been rebalanced.
|Hay bales now accelerate the growth of [[Minecraft:horse]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w44b|Falling onto a hay bale now does only 20% of the normal [[Minecraft:Damage#Fall damage|fall damage]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w39a|Hay bales can now be used to breed [[Minecraft:llama]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Hay Bale (UD) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Hay Bale (EW) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Hay Bale (NS) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of hay bales have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w47a|Added [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]]s, which sometimes generate with scarecrows made of hay bales.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w48a|Hay bales now generate in the updated [[Minecraft:plains]] [[Minecraft:village]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w49a|Hay bales now generate in the updated [[Minecraft:savanna]] villages.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|Hay bales now generate in the updated [[Minecraft:desert]] and [[Minecraft:taiga]] villages.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w02a|When a hay bale is placed under a [[Minecraft:campfire]], the campfire's smoke now rises higher than normal (25 blocks instead of the normal 10).}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w03a|Placing a hay bale into the new [[Minecraft:composter]] has now a 80% chance of raising the compost level by 1.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w05a|Hay bales now have an 85% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w09a|Hay bales can now be used to play the banjo, if they are under [[Minecraft:note block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w09a|Hay bales can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:target]] blocks.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w10a|Hay bales can now be [[Minecraft:breaking|broken]] faster using [[Minecraft:hoe]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20|dev=23w18a|Entities landing on the edge of a hay bale now properly reduces fall damage.<ref name="MC-1133">{{bug|MC-1133||Whether or not a player experiences some effect is calculated based on the block under the center of the player|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.2|exp=Villager Trade Rebalance|dev=23w31a|[[Minecraft:Wandering trader]]s now have a chance to [[Minecraft:trading|buy]] a hay bale from the player.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb hay bales, providing the golf ball/fast flat effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Hay Bale (UD) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Hay Bale (EW) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Hay Bale (NS) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added hay bales.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|Hay bales can now be used to feed [[Minecraft:horse]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Hay bales can now be used to breed [[Minecraft:llama]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.10|dev=beta 1.2.10.1|Falling onto a hay bale now does only 20% of the normal [[Minecraft:Damage#Fall damage|fall damage]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=release|Most changes from beta 1.2.10.1, including the addition of fall damage reduction to hay bales, were reverted due to stability issues.<ref>[[Special:Diff/1181122|Edit to Bedrock Edition 1.2.10 by Minecraft Staff]]</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.13|dev=beta 1.2.13.5|Readded fall damage reduction to hay bales.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Hay Bale (UD) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Hay Bale (EW) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Hay Bale (NS) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of hay bales have been changed.
|Hay bale now generate in [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]]s as targets, and in the new [[Minecraft:village]]s in [[Minecraft:plains]], [[Minecraft:desert]]s, and [[Minecraft:savanna]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Hay bale can now be used to fill up [[Minecraft:composter]]s.
|When a hay bale is placed under a [[Minecraft:campfire]], the campfire's smoke now rises higher than normal (25 [[Minecraft:block]]s instead of the normal 10).}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.9|Hay bales can now be used to play the banjo, if they are under [[Minecraft:note block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.51|Hay bales can now be used to craft [[Minecraft:target]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb hay bales, providing the golf ball/fast flat effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Hay Bale (UD) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Hay Bale (EW) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Hay Bale (NS) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added hay bales.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|Falling onto a hay bale now does only 20% of the normal [[Minecraft:Damage#Fall damage|fall damage]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU54|xbone=CU44|ps3=1.52|psvita=1.52|ps4=1.52|wiiu=Patch 24|switch=1.0.4|Hay bales can now be used to breed [[Minecraft:llama]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Hay Bale (UD) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Hay Bale (EW) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Hay Bale (NS) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of hay bales have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Hay bale now generate in [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]]s as targets, and in the new [[Minecraft:village]]s in [[Minecraft:plains]], [[Minecraft:desert]]s, and [[Minecraft:savanna]]s.|When a hay bale is placed under a [[Minecraft:campfire]], the campfire's smoke now rises higher than normal (25 [[Minecraft:block]]s instead of the normal 10).}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Hay Bale (UD) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Hay Bale (EW) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Hay Bale (NS) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added hay bales.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
==== ''Java Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w16a|[[File:Hay Bale (no direction) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Hay bales with the side texture on all six faces also exist.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w10a|[[File:Missing Model JE2.png|32px]] Six-sided hay bales [[Minecraft:Missing model|no longer have a model]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=14w25a|All blocks have been converted to use [[Minecraft:block states]], so the block/data-value combination 170/12 (6-sided hay bale) has been removed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this block's numeral ID was 170. The numerical metadata variants of ''minecraft:hay_block'' were as follows:
{{dvt|spritetype=block|sprite=hay-bale|[[Minecraft:Hay Bale]] (up-down)}}
{{dvt|dv=4|spritetype=block|sprite=hay-bale-horizontal|[[Minecraft:Hay Bale]] (east-west)}}
{{dvt|dv=8|spritetype=block|sprite=hay-bale-top|[[Minecraft:Hay Bale]] (north-south)|foot=1}}}}
}}

==== ''Bedrock Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Hay Bale (no direction) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Hay bales with the side texture on all six faces also exist.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Hay Bale (no direction) BE2.png|32px]] The textures of hay bales have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||?|Hay bales with the side texture on all faces has been removed, and replaced with the Y axis aligned bale.}}
}}

==== Legacy Console Edition ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Hay Bale (no direction) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Hay bales with the side texture on all six faces also exist.}}
}}

==== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ====
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|New 3DS}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Hay Bale (no direction) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Hay bales with the side texture on all six faces also exist.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list|Hay Bale|Hay Block|Hay}}

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
<gallery>
Hay Bale (EW) JE2 BE2.png|A hay bale on the east-west axes.
Hay Bale (NS) JE2 BE2.png|A hay bale on the north-south axes.
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Hay bales house.png|The image found in ''[[Minecraft:Nuke the Dinosaurs]]''. 
Hay Bale Orientations.png|A building showing the possible orientations of hay bales.
1.13-Jappa-Hay-Bale.jpg|An unreleased [[Minecraft:Texture Update]] hay bale texture.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Mcnet|block-week-hay-bale|Block of the Week: Hay Bale|March 31, 2017|[[Minecraft:Tom Stone]]}} 
* {{Mcnet|hay-bale|Block of the Month: Hay Bale|July 29, 2024|[[Minecraft:Duncan Geere]]}}

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