Chicken
A farm bird: it pecks from a feed trough or grazes, drinks from a trough or a pond, and hunkers down to roost wherever it is.
- Bird
- Troughs or grass
- Sleeps anywhere
| Becomes a pet | Use a Pet Collar on it. |
|---|---|
| Needs |  Hunger  Thirst  Hygiene  Mood  Energy |
| Eats | From a Feed Trough; without one it grazes on grass (within 10 blocks). Never from pet bowls. |
| Drinks | From a Water Trough; without one, from a pond, river or lake (within 10 blocks). |
| Favourite kibble | Seed Mix (by hand) |
| Hand-feed with | Seeds, or Pet Kibble or Seed Mix |
| Toilet | None: only cats, ocelots, dogs and foxes have a bladder need. |
| Sleeps | Roosts where it is, hunkered down (or on its Rest Spot). It doesn't use pet beds. |
| Plays | Chases a thrown Pet Ball and noses it around. |
| Can sit | No: on Stay it just stands still. |
| Petting | Sneak + use with an empty hand. |
Eating & drinking
Chickens eat seeds from the trough (any seeds, or other farm animal food), and peck at it.
A hay bale fills a Feed Trough (6 servings); its usual food, apples, or other farm animal food adds one serving each. Kibble doesn't go in troughs.
To eat, it walks up to the side of the trough and puts its head down over the rim, nibbling. Troughs placed side by side join into one long trough, so a whole herd can eat at once.
Sleeping
When it gets tired (or at night, if it's Idle) it roosts right where it is: it hunkers down with its legs tucked in. It doesn't use perches or pet beds.
Life as a pet
A chicken hunkers down to roost, legs tucked under it, wherever it gets tired. It pecks at its food and flutters its wings when you pet it.
Its favourite kibble doesn't go in troughs, so it only gets it from your hand. Hand it some Seed Mix for an extra happy chicken.
Tips
- One trough per few animals is plenty: troughs hold 6 servings and a hay bale fills one completely.
- Set the herd to Idle in the middle of its field so it stays within 12 blocks of its troughs.
