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{{About|chicken eggs|other uses}}
{{Infobox item entity
| group1 = Normal
| 1-1 = Egg.png
| group2 = Blue
| 2-1 = Blue Egg.png
| group3 = Brown
| 3-1 = Brown Egg.png
| group1class = pixel-image
| group2class = pixel-image
| group3class = pixel-image
| invimage = Egg
| invimage2 = Blue Egg
| invimage3 = Brown Egg
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (16)
| size = Height: 0.25 blocks<br>Width: 0.25 blocks
}}
An '''egg''' is an [[Minecraft:item]] that is dropped by [[Minecraft:chicken]]s and can be used to craft [[Minecraft:food]] items, such as [[Minecraft:cake]], and can be thrown for a chance to spawn baby chickens on impact. They have three variants based on the variant of the corresponding chicken: the standard egg for temperate chickens, '''brown egg''' for warm chickens, and '''blue egg''' for cold chickens.

== Obtaining ==
=== Mob loot ===
{{see also|Tutorial:Egg farming}}
Every adult [[Minecraft:chicken]] lays an egg item every 5–10 minutes, except for those that are or were part of [[Minecraft:chicken jockey]]s. The theoretical average would be expected at 1 egg every 7.5 minutes (9000 game ticks). The type of egg being laid depends on the chicken variant; temperate chickens lay normal eggs, cold chickens lay blue eggs, and warm chickens lay brown eggs.

A [[Minecraft:fox]] has a 3% chance of spawning with a normal egg in its mouth, which it drops upon death. Alternatively, a player dropping a food item causes the fox to drop the egg.

=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|egg}}

== Usage ==
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage|Any Egg, Egg}}

=== Combat ===
Players are able to throw eggs and deal knockback to [[Minecraft:mob]]s (but not other players{{only|JE|short=1}}<ref>{{bug|MC-3179|||WAI}}</ref>), but no damage is dealt, similar to a [[Minecraft:snowball]]. Likewise, throwing eggs at [[Minecraft:neutral mobs]] provokes them. Eggs can also be fired from [[Minecraft:dispenser]]s and are affected by gravity. Eggs thrown through fire or lava {{in|BE}} catch fire, and set fire to entities they hit.

=== Spawning chickens ===
When thrown by a dispenser or by pressing the {{control|use}} button, an egg has a {{fraction|1|8}} (12.5%) chance of spawning a [[Minecraft:chick]]. If this occurs, there is a {{fraction|1|32}} (3.125%) chance of spawning three additional chicks (on average, 1 out of every 256 eggs spawns 4 chicks). In other words, whenever an egg is thrown, there is a {{fraction|31|256}} chance of spawning 1 chick and a {{fraction|1|256}} chance of spawning four chicks.

The chick variant depends on which egg variant was thrown; regular eggs hatch temperate chicks, blue eggs hatch cold chicks, while brown eggs hatch warm chicks.

The expected value of the number of chicks an egg produces is {{fraction|35|256}} or 13.7%. This means that on average, a chick is spawned every 7.3 eggs, a stack of 16 eggs spawns 2.188 chicks, and a full inventory including the hotbar and off-hand (37 × 16 = 592 eggs) is expected to spawn approximately 81 chicks.

== Behavior ==
{{#lst:Ender Pearl|thrownball}}

== Sounds ==
{{JE}}:<br>
Thrown eggs use the Friendly Creatures sound category for [[Minecraft:Sound#Entity-dependent categories|entity-dependent sound events]].

{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Bow shoot.ogg
|subtitle=Egg flies
|source=player
|description=When an egg is thrown
|id=entity.egg.throw
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.egg.throw
|volume=0.5
|pitch={{frac|1|3}}-0.5
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|subtitle=Dispensed item
|source=block
|description=When a dispenser shoots an egg
|id=block.dispenser.launch
|translationkey=subtitles.block.dispenser.dispense
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.2
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Chicken plop.ogg
|subtitle=Chicken plops
|source=Friendly Creatures
|description=When an egg is laid by a chicken
|id=entity.chicken.egg
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.chicken.egg
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{BE}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Bow shoot.ogg
|source=player
|description=When an egg is thrown
|id=random.bow
|volume=0.5
|pitch=0.33-0.5}}
| {{SoundLine
|source=player
|description=When a dispenser shoots an egg
|id=random.bow
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.83-1.25}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Chicken plop.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When an egg is laid by a chicken
|id=mob.chicken.plop
|volume=1.0
| pitch = 0.8-1.2
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Egg
|spritetype=item
|nameid=egg
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Blue Egg
|spritetype=item
|nameid=blue_egg
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Brown Egg
|spritetype=item
|nameid=brown_egg
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showentitytags=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Thrown Egg
|spritetype=entity
|spritename=Egg
|nameid=egg
|entitytags=impact_projectiles
|foot=1}}
{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Egg
|spritetype=item
|nameid=egg
|id=390
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Blue Egg
|spritetype=item
|nameid=blue_egg
|id=749
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Brown Egg
|spritetype=item
|nameid=brown_egg
|id=750
|form=item
|foot=1}}
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Egg
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=egg
|id=82
|foot=1}}

=== Entity data ===
Thrown eggs have entity data that define various properties of the entity.

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
<section begin="entity data"/><div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound}} Entity data
** {{nbt inherit/entity}}
** {{nbt inherit/projectile}}
** {{nbt|compound|Item}}: The item to render as, may be absent.
*** {{nbt inherit/itemnoslot|indent=***}}
</div><section end="entity data"/>

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|The Lie}}

== Advancements ==
{{Load advancements|Bullseye}}

== Videos ==
{{Video note|This video does not mention blue or brown eggs.|minor}}
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== History ==
{{more sounds|section=1|type=old|Sounds before RC1}}
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.14|[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added eggs.
|Eggs currently have no purpose and cannot be thrown.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0|Eggs now stack to 16 instead of 64.|Eggs are now throwable at the request of a fan as the result of a [[Minecraft:wikipedia:Twitter|Twitter]] conversation about a man eating his [[Minecraft:wikipedia:USB|USB]], if [[Minecraft:Notch]] added egg throwing.<ref>{{tweet|Wyld|11772816642805760|@notch Proof .. http://i.imgur.com/AXblZ.jpg .. Now, where's my throwing eggs ..|December 6, 2010}}<br>http://i.imgur.com/AXblZ.jpg<br>{{tweet|notch|11773078791000065|@Wyld Adding them right now! They have an 1/8 chance of spawning a chicken when they hit something.|December 6, 2010}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2|Eggs are now used to craft [[Minecraft:cake]]s.
|Eggs can now be launched by [[Minecraft:dispenser]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|[[Minecraft:Breeding]] has been added, making eggs easier to obtain.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=RC1|Thrown eggs now hatch chicks instead of adult chickens.
|The egg's throw [[Minecraft:sound]] has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w37a|Eggs are now used to craft [[Minecraft:pumpkin pie]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w32a|Eggs no longer [[Minecraft:damage]] the [[Minecraft:ender dragon]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w36b|Eggs now produce particles when thrown at an entity.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w49a|Eggs, like all throwable projectiles, now take the thrower's motion into account when fired.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Egg JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of eggs has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|Eggs can now be found in [[Minecraft:chest]]s in [[Minecraft:village]] fletcher houses.
|Therefore, chickens are no longer the only source of eggs.
|Thrown egg now have an optional <code>Item</code> tag that can specify a different item stack to render.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w07a|Added [[Minecraft:fox]]es, which sometimes spawn with eggs in their mouths.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w09a|Thrown eggs can now break [[Minecraft:chorus flower]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.2|dev=pre1|Eggs are now affected by [[Minecraft:bubble column]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.3|exp=Update 1.21|dev=23w45a|Eggs can now generate in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] dispensers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w34a|Thrown eggs no longer go through the [[Minecraft:world border]] if hit.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.5|dev=25w06a|[[File:Blue Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added blue and brown eggs alongside the chicken variants they come from.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.4.0|[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added eggs. They are only obtainable through inventory editors.
|Eggs are throwable, but are unable to spawn chickens.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.7.0|[[Minecraft:Chicken]]s now occasionally lay eggs.
|Eggs can be used to craft a [[Minecraft:cake]].
|Thrown eggs now have a chance of spawning adult chickens.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|Eggs are now used to craft [[Minecraft:pumpkin pie]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=build 3|Thrown eggs now have a chance of spawning chicks instead of adult chickens.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|The [[Minecraft:entity]] ID has now been changed from <code>thrownegg</code> to <code>egg</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|Eggs now deal knockback to [[Minecraft:player]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Egg.png|32px]] The texture of eggs has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Eggs can now be found in [[Minecraft:village]] fletcher [[Minecraft:chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.11.0.4|Eggs can now be [[Minecraft:trading|sold]] to farmer [[Minecraft:villager]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.1|Added [[Minecraft:fox]]es, which can [[Minecraft:drop]] eggs.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.57|[[Minecraft:Trading]] has now been changed, eggs can no longer be sold to farmer [[Minecraft:villager]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.60.20|Eggs can now generate in [[Minecraft:trial chambers]] dispensers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.70|exp=Drop 1 2025|dev=Preview 1.21.70.22|[[File:Blue Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added blue and brown eggs.|Added item tag {{cd|minecraft:egg}} for use in recipes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.70|dev=Preview 1.21.70.23|All features behind the "Drop 1 2025" experimental toggle have now been fully implemented.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added eggs.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU7|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Thrown eggs now hatch chicks instead of adult chickens.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Eggs are now used to craft [[Minecraft:pumpkin pie]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|switch=1.0.1|Eggs, like all throwable projectiles, now take the thrower's motion into account when fired.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Egg JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of eggs has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Eggs can now be [[Minecraft:trading|sold]] to farmer [[Minecraft:villager]]s.}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|New 3DS}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Egg JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added eggs.}}
}}

=== ''Java Edition Combat Tests'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|combat java}}
|{{HistoryLine||4|Eggs are no longer rendered for the first 2 ticks to prevent screen flickering.}}
|{{HistoryLine||5|Eggs now do [[Minecraft:Knockback (mechanic)|knockback]] to players.|Eggs now have a 4-tick [[Minecraft:use cooldown]], now matching the same change made to [[Minecraft:snowball]]s in [[Minecraft:Combat Test 4]].}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w32a|The [[Minecraft:entity]] ID has now been changed from <code>ThrownEgg</code> to <code>egg</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to [[Minecraft:1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this item's numeral ID was 344.{{info needed|and what was the entity's?}}}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|-spawn egg|-dragon egg|-turtle egg|-sniffer egg|-frog}}

== Trivia ==
* Eggs break mid-fall if hit by another projectile; the chance of spawning a chick is not affected.
* A thrown egg faces toward the [[Minecraft:player]] in first-person view, while it appears rotated horizontally in third-person view. This is the case for all throwable [[Minecraft:item]]s such as [[Minecraft:ender pearl]]s, [[Minecraft:snowball]]s, and all throwable [[Minecraft:potion]]s.

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Navigation ==
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