Minecraft Dungeons mob, see "Baby Chicken" redirects here. For themob, see MCD:Baby Chicken

Chickens are common passive mobs found in grassy biomes.

Spawning [ edit ]

Chickens spawn naturally in groups of 2-4 on grass blocks[a] with 2 blocks of free space above it at a light level of 9 or more.

After the world generation, they spawn individually.

5% of chickens spawn as babies.

They require a light level of 7 or more to spawn.‌[BE only]

Chicken Jockey [ edit ]

All baby zombie variants and baby zombified piglins have a 5% chance to spawn riding a chicken, forming a chicken jockey. Because a baby zombie occurs from 5% of zombie spawns, the chicken jockey spawns consist of 0.25% 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:

/summon minecraft:chicken ~ ~ ~ {isChickenJockey:1b,Passengers:[{id:"minecraft:zombie",IsBaby:1b}]}

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

Drops [ edit ]

When an adult chicken is killed, it drops:

0–2 feathers . The maximum is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 0-5 with Looting III.

. The maximum is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 0-5 with Looting III. 1 raw chicken (1 cooked chicken if killed while on fire) The maximum is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 1-4 with Looting III.

(1 if killed while on fire) The maximum is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 1-4 with Looting III. 1–3 when killed by a player or tamed wolf ( 10 if it was part of a chicken jockey).

They also lay 1egg every 5 to 10 minutes.

Upon successful breeding, 1–7 is dropped.

Killing a baby chicken yields no items or experience.

Behavior [ edit ]

Chickens wander aimlessly, chicks also follow adults. When falling, they flap their wings and fall slowly, thus they are immune to fall damage. However, they avoid falling off cliffs. When harmed, they flee around. Chickens uniquely attempt to jump up to climb stairs instead of climbing them normally.[1] They are attacked by ocelots, untamed cats,‌[JE only] and foxes. Chickens follow players holding various seeds within 6 blocks.

While in a loaded chunk, a chicken lays an egg every 5-10 minutes (6000-12000 ticks), unless it is, or was, a part of a chicken jockey. If the player is close enough to a chicken when it lays an egg, a pop sound is heard.

They swim, visibly flapping their wings and staying on the water surface. While swimming, chicks need only one block of air above their heads. Full-grown chickens need two blocks of air above their heads or else they are harmed.

Breeding [ edit ]

A baby chicken with its parents.

If two adult chickens are fed wheat seeds, beetroot seeds, melon seeds or pumpkin seeds, a baby spawns. They cannot breed for 5 minutes afterward.

Baby chickens take 20 minutes to grow up, but the growth time can be accelerated by 10% each time it is fed seeds.

Baby chickens do not lay eggs. Due to their small size, they can pass through openings even smaller than a full block, though not willingly.

Thrown eggs have a 1⁄ 8 chance to spawn a baby chicken. If successful, there is a 1⁄ 32 chance (1⁄ 256 per egg) to spawn 4 baby chickens instead.

Sounds [ edit ]

Sound Subtitle Source Description Namespaced ID Translation key Volume Pitch Attenuation

distance Sound parameters Volume Pitch Attenuation

distance Stream Preload https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Chicken_idle1.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Chicken_idle2.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Chicken_idle3.ogg Chicken clucks ? ? entity.chicken.ambient subtitles.entity.chicken.ambient ? ? 16 ? ? ? ? ? https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Chicken_hurt1.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Chicken_hurt2.ogg Chicken dies ? ? entity.chicken.death subtitles.entity.chicken.death ? ? 16 ? ? ? ? ? https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Chicken_plop.ogg Chicken lays ? ? entity.chicken.egg subtitles.entity.chicken.egg ? ? 16 ? ? ? ? ? https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Chicken_hurt1.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Chicken_hurt2.ogg Chicken hurts ? ? entity.chicken.hurt subtitles.entity.chicken.hurt ? ? 16 ? ? ? ? ? https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Chicken_step1.ogg https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Chicken_step2.ogg Footsteps ? ? entity.chicken.step subtitles.block.generic.footsteps ? ? 16 ? ? ? ? ?

Data values [ edit ]

ID [ edit ]

Java Edition:

Name Namespaced ID Translation key Chicken chicken entity.minecraft.chicken

Bedrock Edition:

Name Namespaced ID Numeric ID Translation key Chicken chicken 10 entity.chicken.name

Entity data [ edit ]

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

Entity data Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/entity/template Tags common to all mobs see Template:Nbt inherit/mob/template Additional fields for mobs that can breed see Template:Nbt inherit/breedable/template IsChickenJockey : 1 or 0 (true/false) - Whether or not the chicken is a jockey for a baby zombie. If true, the chicken can naturally despawn and drops 10 experience upon death instead of 1-3. Baby zombies can still control a ridden chicken even if this is set false. EggLayTime : 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.

Entity data

Advancements [ edit ]

Icon Advancement In-game description Parent Actual requirements (if different) Namespaced ID The Parrots and the Bats

Breed two animals together Husbandry — husbandry/breed_an_animal Two by Two

Breed all the animals! The Parrots and the Bats Breed pairs of each of these 19 mobs . A trader llama does not count as a llama, and a mule must be the result of breeding a horse and a donkey for this advancement as they are not breed-able together. Other breed-able mobs, if any, can be bred, but are ignored for this advancement. husbandry/bred_all_animals

History [ edit ]

Issues [ edit ]

Issues relating to "Chicken" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia [ edit ]

Gallery [ edit ]

A chicken.

A dying chicken and its item drops when killed.

A chicken farm containing over 100 chickens.

A chicken farm.

Around 240 adult chickens in a circle.

A chicken next to an egg.

A chicken next to a burning baby zombie.

A chicken looking at the player.

A chicken riding a minecart.

A chicken compared to a tiny slime.

A chicken on fire.

A chicken swimming.

A group of chickens following a player.

A chicken being attacked by an ocelot.

A chicken flapping its wings while falling from a high place.

A chicken compared to a lamb (baby sheep).

The chicken's texture.

Animation of a chicken floating and flying.

Other media [ edit ]

An artwork of a chicken by Mojang.

See also [ edit ]