Minecraft:Chicken

Template:For Template:Infobox entity A chicken is a Minecraft:passive mob found in most grassy Minecraft:biomes, and the main source of Minecraft:raw chicken, Minecraft:feathers, and Minecraft:eggs. They have three variants based on the Minecraft:temperature of the biome they spawn in.

Spawning

Chickens spawn naturally in the Minecraft:Overworld in most grassy biomes except Minecraft:snowy plains, Minecraft:meadows, Minecraft:cherry groves, Minecraft:mangrove swamps, and Minecraft:pale gardens.

Each chicken has a 5% chance of spawning as a Minecraft:baby.

Template:IN, chickens spawn in groups of 4 on Minecraft:grass blocks in any light level. Individual chickens rarely may spawn after Minecraft:world generation.

Template:IN, chickens spawn in groups of 2-4 on grass blocks in a light level of 7 and more. Individuals regularly spawn after world generation.

Template:IN, chickens are more common in Minecraft:sparse jungles.

Template:IN, chickens may be found in Minecraft:the Nether when a baby Minecraft:zombified piglin spawns as a Minecraft:chicken jockey. This can also happen with every other baby variant of the Minecraft:zombie. Minecraft:Leader zombies and Minecraft:reinforcements can cause a chicken jockey to spawn in the End.

Variants

Chickens have 3 variants: temperate, cold, and warm. The variant is determined by the biome the chicken spawns in.

Sound variants

Template:Redirect Chickens have 2 sound variants: Classic and Picky.

A sound variant is chosen randomly upon the mob spawning, and is not related to the mob's temperature variant. These sound variants have no effect on the mob's behavior.

For the sounds of each sound variant, see Template:Slink.

Chicken jockey

File:Chicken Jockey.png

Java Edition

Template:Main All baby Minecraft:zombie variants and baby Minecraft:zombified piglins have a 5% chance to check for an existing chicken within a 10×6×10 box centered on the baby's spawn location and spawn riding one of those chickens if there are any. If it fails that 5% chance, there is an additional 5% chance of the baby zombie spawning mounted on a new adult chicken. If a jockey spawns riding a new chicken, the variant of the chicken depends on the biome it spawns in.

Because a baby zombie occurs from 5% of zombie spawns, the chicken jockey spawns consist of 0.2375% of all zombie spawns in a chicken-free environment; if chickens are present, the chance increases to 0.4875%. A chicken jockey can also be spawned by using the following command:

Chicken jockeys may spawn with items equipped. Baby zombified piglin versions of the chicken jockey wield a Minecraft:golden sword or Minecraft:golden spear. Harming or killing the chicken does not cause the zombified piglin to attack.

Bedrock Edition

Baby zombie jockeys do not spawn riding chickens, but check for nearby adult chickens to mount prior to attacking a player, Minecraft:wandering trader, adult Minecraft:villager, Minecraft:snow golem, or Minecraft:iron golem.

Drops

Adult chickens that were not part of chicken jockeys lay an Minecraft:egg every five to ten minutes.

Breeding

Template:Xp experience orbs upon a successful Minecraft:breeding.

On death

Template:DropTable Template:Xp Minecraft:experience orbs are dropped when a chicken is killed by a player or tamed Minecraft:wolf or Template:Xp if it was part of a Minecraft:chicken jockeyTemplate:Only.

Killing a chick yields no Minecraft:items or Minecraft:experience.

Killing a Minecraft:zombie riding a chicken will result in the music disc "Lava Chicken" dropping.

Behavior

A chicken normally wanders aimlessly when idle. Sometimes they remain in a small area, even if it's just a 1 block space. They follow players holding various seeds within a 6×4×6 cubic area. Chicks follow adult chickens.

File:Chicken following seeds.png

Chickens following a player holding wheat seeds.

Chickens avoid falling off cliffs (>3.5 blocks). They flap their wings when they are in midair and fall slowly, thus chickens are immune to fall damage.

Chickens can be attached to Minecraft:leads.

When harmed, chickens flee around for a few seconds.

Unlike other mobs, chickens attempt to jump up to climb stairs instead of climbing them normally.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Minecraft:Ocelots and Minecraft:foxes pursue and attack chickens. While chickens do flee when attacked, they otherwise make no attempt to avoid foxes.

While in a loaded Minecraft:chunk, an adult chicken lays an Minecraft:egg every five to ten minutes (6000–12000 Minecraft:ticks), unless it is, or was, a part of a Minecraft:chicken jockey. If the player is close enough to a chicken when it lays an egg, a pop sound is heard.

Chickens can stay underwater for 15 seconds or can swim, visibly flapping their wings and staying on the water surface. While swimming, a chicken needs only one block of air above its head.

Breeding

Chickens follow players holding Minecraft:wheat seeds, Minecraft:beetroot seeds, Minecraft:melon seeds, Minecraft:pumpkin seeds, Minecraft:torchflower seeds, or Minecraft:pitcher pods but stop following when separated from the player by at least 10 blocksTemplate:Only / 16 blocksTemplate:Only. Additionally, chicks follow adults.

A player can Minecraft:breed chickens by using Minecraft:seeds. After breeding, a chick spawns and 1–7 Minecraft:experience is generated. The parents cannot be bred again for 5 minutes. The variant of the offspring is inherited from one of the parents and does not depend on the biome they are bred in.

File:Minichicken.png

A chick with its parents.

Chicks take 24000 ticks (20 minutes) to grow up, but the growth time can be accelerated Template:Control seeds. Each use takes 10% off the remaining time to grow up. A chick fed a seed once per second grows up in approximately 48 seconds using 47 seeds.

Chicks are smaller than a half-block and can unwillingly pass through openings smaller than a full block, but do not walk through half-block-tall spaces. A chick riding a Minecraft:minecart cannot be hit because it is completely inside the minecart's Minecraft:hitbox.

Eggs

Template:See also Chickens are the only Minecraft:Overworld mob that can repopulate without breeding. Adult chickens lay eggs every 5-10 minutes and an Minecraft:egg thrown at the ground by a player or a Minecraft:dispenser has a Template:Frac chance of spawning a chick. If a chick spawns from a thrown egg, there is a further Template:Frac chance to spawn three extra chicks, or Template:Frac overall. It is theoretically possible for a stack of 16 eggs to yield 64 chickens if all spawn chances succeed for all eggs.

Different variants of chickens lay different types of eggs:

• Template:EntitySprite Temperate chickens lay regular eggs
• Template:EntitySprite Warm chickens lay brown eggs
• Template:EntitySprite Cold chickens lay blue eggs

If the Minecraft:player throws an Minecraft:egg at a Minecraft:glass pane, the chick can spawn on the far side of the pane.

Sounds

Adult

Generic

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Classic

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Picky

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Chick

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Data values

ID

Template:Edition: Template:ID table

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Entity data

Chickens have entity data associated with them that contain various properties.

Template:El: Template:Main

<section begin="entity data"/>

• Template:Nbt Entity data
  • Template:Nbt inherit/breedable
  • Template:Nbt inherit/entity
  • Template:Nbt inherit/mob
  • Template:Nbt: Number of ticks until the chicken lays its egg. Laying occurs at 0 and this timer gets reset to a new random value between 6000 and 12000.
  • Template:Nbt: 1 or 0 (true/false) - Whether or not the chicken is a jockey for a baby zombie. If true, the chicken can naturally despawn, drops 10 experience upon death instead of 1-3 and cannot lay eggs. Baby zombies can still control a ridden chicken even if this is set false.
  • Template:Nbt: The variant of the chicken. Represents the Template:DCL component.

<section end="entity data"/>

Template:El:

See Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Chicken variants

Template:JE: Template:Main Chicken variants can be configured using Minecraft:JSON files within a Minecraft:data pack in the path Template:Cd.

Achievements

Achievements that apply to all mobs: Template:Collapse

Advancements

Advancements that apply to all mobs: Template:Collapse

History

Trivia

• When a chicken is killed off a ledge, the corpse also falls more slowly than normal and the wings continue flapping.
• Chickens can "hide" within Minecraft:hoppers due to their small size, which protects them from dangers like Minecraft:lava on top of the hopper.
• A few weeks before the end of Minecraft:Java Edition Beta, Minecraft:Notch tweeted that he had changed the chickens to ducks,<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> causing a turmoil on Twitter. A few days later, Minecraft:Jeb, still receiving feedback on the idea, stated that it was just a joke.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> Later on, Mojang rejected the idea of adding ducks to Minecraft.<ref>Template:Cite </ref> However, ducks were added into Minecraft Dungeons.
  • The changelog for Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.3.0 alpha referred to chickens as ducks.<ref>Template:Cite</ref>
  • Minecraft:Notch later referred to chickens in a blog post as "the Chicken/duck/whatevers".<ref>Template:Tumblr</ref>
  • During Template:MCSM, Template:MCSM at one point questions whether Template:MCSMs are ducks.
  • In Minecraft: The Island, Minecraft:Guy refers to chickens as "chick-ducks."
  • In Template:AMCM, Template:AMCMs are designed with webbed feet closer to a duck.
  • In the first chapter of Minecraft:Overworld Adventures, Minecraft:Sofia Dankis remarks she crafted a Minecraft:Nether portal near a lake "in case [her] chickens one day wanted to see what the life of a duck was."<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>
• In the game code, the wattles of the chicken are called "red_thing".

Publicity

File:Tiny Takeover social icon.png

• In the game Minecraft:Choplifter HD, players can find a hidden island in the mission "Operation Charlie Takedown," where several chickens appear.
• A picture of a chicken appears on a stringboard during Minecraft:The Game Awards 2024, during a conversation between Template:Wikipedia and Minecraft:Muppets star Template:Wikipedia.
• Chickens are a frequently used minifigure in Minecraft:Lego Minecraft. A common fixture of sets are giant builds of mobs, chickens included.<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref>
  • For the Minecraft:BigFigs wave a scale figure of a chicken was also produced.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
• Since the name of the Minecraft:Tiny Takeover game drop was revealed, a temperate chick can be found in front of the creeper face in a Minecraft social media profile picture. This has been changed back to just a creeper face after a few weeks.
• Chicks are frequently used as a source of humor on Minecraft social media pages,<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Cite Instagram</ref> often being used for memes of the day.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Cite Instagram</ref>

Gallery

Renders

• Animation of a temperate chicken floating, flying, or sitting
  Animation of a temperate chicken floating, flying, or sitting

Mojang screenshots

• A chicken enjoying the sunset
  A chicken enjoying the sunset
• Chicken variants in a desert
  Chicken variants in a desert
• Chickens in the sunset
  Chickens in the sunset
• A cold chicken lays an egg
  A cold chicken lays an egg
• Warm chickens on a grassy ledge
  Warm chickens on a grassy ledge
• A bunch of chickens in water
  A bunch of chickens in water
• Baby zombies riding chicken variants
  Baby zombies riding chicken variants
• Chicken variants with their eggs
  Chicken variants with their eggs
• Two temperate chickens leading their chicks
  Two temperate chickens leading their chicks
• File:Chicks in every timeline.jpg
• File:Chicks in a henhouse.jpg
• File:Adoptable chick.jpg

Screenshots

• A chicken looking at the player
  A chicken looking at the player
• A dying chicken and its item drops when killed
  A dying chicken and its item drops when killed
• A chicken next to an egg
  A chicken next to an egg
• A chicken riding a minecart
  A chicken riding a minecart
• A chicken compared to a tiny slime
  A chicken compared to a tiny slime
• A chicken on fire
  A chicken on fire
• A chicken swimming
  A chicken swimming
• A group of chickens following a player
  A group of chickens following a player
• A chicken being attacked by an ocelot
  A chicken being attacked by an ocelot
• A chicken flapping its wings while falling from a high place
  A chicken flapping its wings while falling from a high place
• All the chicken variants and their respective chicks
  All the chicken variants and their respective chicks

Textures

• Chicken texture file
  Chicken texture file
• Minecraft:Programmer Art
  Minecraft:Programmer Art
• Cold Chicken texture file
  Cold Chicken texture file
• Warm Chicken texture file
  Warm Chicken texture file
• Chick texture file
  Chick texture file
• Cold Chick texture file
  Cold Chick texture file
• Warm Chick texture file
  Warm Chick texture file

In other media

• Artwork of a chicken
  Artwork of a chicken
• Artwork of a chicken by Mojang
  Artwork of a chicken by Mojang
• Ditto
  Ditto
• A chicken in promotional artwork for the Minecraft:Horse Update
  A chicken in promotional artwork for the Minecraft:Horse Update
• A chicken in promotional artwork for the first Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs update
  A chicken in promotional artwork for the first Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs update
• Minecraft:Efe clutching a chicken in an Minecraft:ancient city
  Minecraft:Efe clutching a chicken in an Minecraft:ancient city
• Minecraft:Sunny discarding an egg in front of a chicken
  Minecraft:Sunny discarding an egg in front of a chicken
• A chicken startling Sunny and Efe
  A chicken startling Sunny and Efe
• The Secret Chicken, featured in the Minecraft:Trails & Tales Event
  The Secret Chicken, featured in the Minecraft:Trails & Tales Event
• City texture pack
  City texture pack
• Greek Mythology mash-up pack
  Greek Mythology mash-up pack
• Halloween mash-up pack
  Halloween mash-up pack
• Chicken Body, sold as part of the Minecraft:Community Celebration event
  Chicken Body, sold as part of the Minecraft:Community Celebration event
• Chicken Hat, also sold as part of the Community Celebration event
  Chicken Hat, also sold as part of the Community Celebration event
• Chicken in a Suit, a skin featured in the Battle & Beasts skin pack
  Chicken in a Suit, a skin featured in the Battle & Beasts skin pack
• Chicken Tee
  Chicken Tee
• Zombie Jockey Harness
  Zombie Jockey Harness
• Chickens covering the Minecraft:Minecraft website during April Fools 2023
  Chickens covering the Minecraft:Minecraft website during April Fools 2023
• A chicken and chick as they appear in Template:WSC
  A chicken and chick as they appear in Template:WSC
• File:A chick calling all creators.jpeg
• Template:W for the 2026 Minecraft:Marketplace summer sale with a chicken
  Template:W for the 2026 Minecraft:Marketplace summer sale with a chicken

Social media

• Minecraft:Noor among chicken variants
  Minecraft:Noor among chicken variants
• A giant chicken be warded off, parodying a scene from Minecraft:Jurassic Park<ref>Template:YouTubeLink</ref>
  A giant chicken be warded off, parodying a scene from Minecraft:Jurassic Park<ref>Template:YouTubeLink</ref>
• Chicken but with pants on
  Chicken but with pants on
• A demotivational poster of a chicken with sunglasses
  A demotivational poster of a chicken with sunglasses
• A chicken waving hello
  A chicken waving hello
• Cold animal variants on the side of the road
  Cold animal variants in real life snow
• Cats taking photos of a chicken
  Cats taking photos of a chicken
• Chickens in a real life farm
  Chickens in a real life farm
• A chicken calling in a phone
  A chicken calling in a phone
• A boxtrap of a chick and other baby animals
  A boxtrap of a chick and other baby animals
• A chick reminding that the feed has been cleansed
  A chick reminding that the feed has been cleansed
• A chick hiding amongst the flowers
  A chick hiding amongst the flowers
• Several chicks taking over Instagram
  Several chicks taking over Instagram
• Someone holding a notebook with a doodle of a chick
  Someone holding a notebook with a doodle of a chick
• A baby chicken fading into a post-Minecraft:Tiny Takeover chick
  A baby chicken fading into a post-Minecraft:Tiny Takeover chick
• File:Chick family portrait.jpeg
• File:Mob or Food.png
• File:Chick asking to come over.jpeg
• File:Chick rent.jpeg
• File:Buff Chick Punch.jpg
• File:Buff Chick Taunt.png
• File:Chick in a hat.jpeg
• File:Remember who you are.jpg
• File:Shy chick 1.jpg
• File:Shy chick 2.jpg
• File:Chick cleansing.jpeg
• File:Cleansed chick.jpg
• File:Baby chick cleansed.jpg
• File:Steve walks chick 1.jpg
• File:Rage Baiting Chick.jpg
• File:Chicken good morning.png

Merchandise

• Minecraft:LEGO Minecraft chicken
  Minecraft:LEGO Minecraft chicken
• Flower Chicken, an official T-Shirt design
  Flower Chicken, an official T-Shirt design
• Jolly Mobs Chicken, an official T-Shirt design
  Jolly Mobs Chicken, an official T-Shirt design
• Wavy Chicken, an official T-Shirt design
  Wavy Chicken, an official T-Shirt design
• Acid Duck, an official T-Shirt design. Note the inverted feet
  Acid Duck, an official T-Shirt design. Note the inverted feet
• Evolution of the Chicken, a design featured on an official water bottle
  Evolution of the Chicken, a design featured on an official water bottle
• Blue Chicken Family, an official tote bag
  Blue Chicken Family, an official tote bag
• Chicken figure of Flippin' Figs
  Chicken figure of Flippin' Figs
• Lego baby chicken (chick)
  Lego baby chicken (chick)
• A Minecraft:Lego Minecraft set featuring a chicken jockey and a chick
  A Minecraft:Lego Minecraft set featuring a chicken jockey and a chick

Other appearances

• A Template:MCD as it appears in Template:MCD
  A Template:MCD as it appears in Template:MCD
• A Template:MCL as it appears in Template:MCL
  A Template:MCL as it appears in Template:MCL
• A Template:MCSM as it appeared in Template:MCSM
  A Template:MCSM as it appeared in Template:MCSM
• A Template:AMCM as it appeared in Template:AMCM
  A Template:AMCM as it appeared in Template:AMCM
• A chicken as it appears in Minecraft:Minecraft Blast
  A chicken as it appears in Minecraft:Minecraft Blast
• Ditto
  Ditto
• A chicken as seen in Minecraft Earth
  A chicken as seen in Minecraft Earth

References

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External links

• Template:Mcnet
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