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Chicken Drops & Spawning in Minecraft

PASSIVE MOBS JAVA & BEDROCK

What does a Chicken drop in Minecraft? 1 Raw Chicken, 1 Cooked Chicken and 0–2 Feather. Spawns in 25 biomes. Drop chances per Looting level for Java & Bedrock.

3different item drops
25spawn biomes
+1.5Raw Chicken per kill with Looting III
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What does a Chicken drop? 3 items

Edition
Looting
ItemQuantityChanceAvg. per kill
Raw ChickenRaw Chicken1100%1
Cooked ChickenCooked Chicken1100%1
FeatherFeather0–266.7%1

Raw Chicken and Cooked Chicken only drop under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.

ItemQuantityChanceAvg. per kill
Raw ChickenRaw Chicken1–2100%1.5
Cooked ChickenCooked Chicken1–2100%1.5
FeatherFeather0–383.3%1.5

Raw Chicken and Cooked Chicken only drop under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.

ItemQuantityChanceAvg. per kill
Raw ChickenRaw Chicken1–3100%2
Cooked ChickenCooked Chicken1–3100%2
FeatherFeather0–491.7%2

Raw Chicken and Cooked Chicken only drop under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.

ItemQuantityChanceAvg. per kill
Raw ChickenRaw Chicken1–4100%2.5
Cooked ChickenCooked Chicken1–4100%2.5
FeatherFeather0–594.4%2.5

Raw Chicken and Cooked Chicken only drop under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.

ItemQuantityChanceAvg. per kill
Raw ChickenRaw Chicken1100%1
Cooked ChickenCooked Chicken1100%1
FeatherFeather0–266.7%1

Raw Chicken and Cooked Chicken only drop under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.

ItemQuantityChanceAvg. per kill
Raw ChickenRaw Chicken1–2100%1.5
Cooked ChickenCooked Chicken1–2100%1.5
FeatherFeather0–366.7%1.33

Raw Chicken and Cooked Chicken only drop under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.

ItemQuantityChanceAvg. per kill
Raw ChickenRaw Chicken1–3100%2
Cooked ChickenCooked Chicken1–3100%2
FeatherFeather0–466.7%1.67

Raw Chicken and Cooked Chicken only drop under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.

ItemQuantityChanceAvg. per kill
Raw ChickenRaw Chicken1–4100%2.5
Cooked ChickenCooked Chicken1–4100%2.5
FeatherFeather0–566.7%2

Raw Chicken and Cooked Chicken only drop under special conditions — the chance shown applies when the condition is met.

Chance = how likely one kill drops the item · Avg. per kill = expected amount per kill · Looting only counts when a player kills the mob with a Looting weapon.

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Where does a Chicken spawn? 25 biomes

Edition

In Java Edition the Chicken can spawn in 25 biomes. The bar shows its share of the spawn weight among the passive mobs of each biome.

Sparse Jungle Warm Chickenweight 20/58 · group 434.5%Birch Forestweight 10/40 · group 425%Dark Forestweight 10/40 · group 425%Old Growth Birch Forestweight 10/40 · group 425%Flower Forestweight 10/44 · group 422.7%Forestweight 10/45 · group 422.2%Windswept Forest Cold Chickenweight 10/45 · group 422.2%Windswept Gravelly Hills Cold Chickenweight 10/45 · group 422.2%Windswept Hills Cold Chickenweight 10/45 · group 422.2%Badlands Warm Chickenweight 10/46 · group 421.7%Eroded Badlands Warm Chickenweight 10/46 · group 421.7%Plainsweight 10/46 · group 421.7%
Show all 25 biomes
Sunflower Plainsweight 10/46 · group 421.7%Jungle Warm Chickenweight 20/93 · group 421.5%Wooded Badlands Warm Chickenweight 10/48 · group 420.8%Swampweight 10/50 · group 420%Dappled Forest Cold Chickenweight 10/52 · group 419.2%Savanna Warm Chickenweight 10/52 · group 419.2%Windswept Savanna Warm Chickenweight 10/52 · group 419.2%Old Growth Pine Taiga Cold Chickenweight 10/60 · group 416.7%Old Growth Spruce Taiga Cold Chickenweight 10/60 · group 416.7%Snowy Taiga Cold Chickenweight 10/60 · group 416.7%Taiga Cold Chickenweight 10/60 · group 416.7%Savanna Plateau Warm Chickenweight 10/68 · group 414.7%Bamboo Jungle Warm Chickenweight 20/172 · group 411.6%

In Bedrock Edition the Chicken can spawn in 25 biomes. The bar shows its share of the spawn weight among the passive mobs of each biome.

Birch Forestweight 10/50 · group 2–420%Dark Forestweight 10/50 · group 2–420%Old Growth Birch Forestweight 10/50 · group 2–420%Flower Forestweight 10/54 · group 2–418.5%Forestweight 10/55 · group 2–418.2%Plainsweight 10/55 · group 2–418.2%Sunflower Plainsweight 10/55 · group 2–418.2%Windswept Forest Cold Chickenweight 10/55 · group 2–418.2%Windswept Gravelly Hills Cold Chickenweight 10/55 · group 2–418.2%Windswept Hills Cold Chickenweight 10/55 · group 2–418.2%Badlands Warm Chickenweight 10/56 · group 2–417.9%Eroded Badlands Warm Chickenweight 10/56 · group 2–417.9%
Show all 25 biomes
Dappled Forest Cold Chickenweight 10/58 · group 2–417.2%Wooded Badlands Warm Chickenweight 10/58 · group 2–417.2%Swampweight 10/60 · group 2–416.7%Old Growth Spruce Taiga Cold Chickenweight 10/66 · group 2–415.2%Savanna Warm Chickenweight 10/70 · group 414.3%Windswept Savanna Warm Chickenweight 10/70 · group 2–414.3%Old Growth Pine Taiga Cold Chickenweight 10/71 · group 2–414.1%Snowy Taiga Cold Chickenweight 10/75 · group 2–413.3%Taiga Cold Chickenweight 10/75 · group 2–413.3%Savanna Plateau Warm Chickenweight 10/78 · group 2–412.8%Jungle Warm Chickenweight 10/130 · group 2–47.7%Sparse Jungle Warm Chickenweight 10/138 · group 2–47.2%Bamboo Jungle Warm Chickenweight 10/160 · group 2–46.3%
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Chicken FAQ

What does a Chicken drop in Minecraft?

A Chicken drops 0–2 Feather (66.7% chance) in Java Edition. Raw Chicken and Cooked Chicken only drop under special conditions.

Where does a Chicken spawn in Minecraft?

In Java Edition the Chicken spawns in 25 biomes, most often in Sparse Jungle, Birch Forest and Dark Forest. In Bedrock Edition it spawns in 25 biomes.

How common is a Chicken in Sparse Jungle?

In Java Edition the Chicken has a spawn weight of 20 out of 58 among the passive mobs of Sparse Jungle, so 34.5% of those spawn attempts pick it, in groups of 4.

Does Looting increase Chicken drops?

Yes. With Looting III a Chicken drops on average 2.5 Raw Chicken per kill instead of 1 without Looting (Java Edition). Switch the Looting level in the drop table to see every item.

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