Is Chicken hostile or passive?

Chicken is classified as a "animal" mob (Passive mobs).

Does Chicken have a spawn egg?

Yes - the Chicken Spawn Egg can be used in creative mode to spawn it.

Chicken has a hitbox roughly 0.4 blocks wide and 0.7 blocks tall.

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Chicken in Minecraft | MinecraftBible

Chicken is an animal mob in Minecraft 1.21.4 with 4 HP and a dedicated spawn egg.

What is Chicken?

Chicken is a Minecraft animal mob in the Fowl family. Chicken has specialised behaviour — refer to the sections below for stats, spawns, and drops.

Namespaced ID: minecraft:chicken. Summon with /summon minecraft:chicken ~ ~ ~.

Combat & stats

Health: 4 HP (2 hearts)
Natural armor: 0
Movement speed: 0.25
Knockback resistance: 0%
Aggro range: 10 blocks
Hits with Iron Sword (6 dmg): 1
Hits with Diamond Sword (7 dmg): 1
Hits with Netherite Sword (8 dmg): 1

Physical size

Chicken's hitbox is 0.4 blocks wide and 0.7 blocks tall.

Where Chicken spawns

Grass biomes. Biomes: Plains, Meadow, Sunflower Plains, Taiga. Group size: 4. Spawn weight: 10.

Detailed drop table for Chicken

Item	Base drop	Looting bonus	Condition
Feather	0–2	+1 max per Looting level	—

Chicken behavior & AI

Lays an egg every 5–10 minutes (6000–12000 ticks).
Fall damage immunity — chickens flap slowly to descend.

Chicken passive behaviour

Never attacks. Flees erratically for a few seconds when hit and can be bred with any type of seed.

Breeding Chicken

Food: wheat_seeds, melon_seeds, pumpkin_seeds, beetroot_seeds, torchflower_seeds, pitcher_pod. Cooldown: 300s (5 min). Baby grows up in: 20 minutes.

Spawn egg

In creative mode, the Chicken Spawn Egg spawns Chicken instantly. Command: /give @p chicken_spawn_egg 1.

Overview

Chicken is an animal mob in Minecraft 1.21.4 — part of the Fowl family. This page covers its classification, size, spawn-egg availability, real health, and confirmed drops.

Pro tips

Breed with wheat seeds,melon seeds,pumpkin seeds,beetroot seeds,torchflower seeds,pitcher pod — 300s cooldown per pair.
Use a lead or boat to relocate rather than fight — passive mobs despawn if they wander too far from the player.

Difficulty and time commitment

Difficulty: Easy
Estimated time per run: 5-15 min

Frequently Asked Questions

How much health does Chicken have?

Chicken has 4 HP (2 hearts).

What does Chicken drop when killed?

Chicken can drop Feather, Raw Chicken.

Is Chicken dangerous to the player?

Chicken is a animal mob - dangerous mobs will attack on sight, while passive mobs generally ignore the player unless provoked.

How many hits does it take to kill Chicken?

With an unenchanted sword, Chicken takes about 1 hit with an Iron Sword (6 damage), 1 with a Diamond Sword (7 damage), and 1 with a Netherite Sword (8 damage).