Chicken¶
A humble clucker that pecks around the yard.
The Chicken Egg¶
Sold by Farmhand Steve after you defeat him in battle. It is a one-time-use spawn egg: right-click the ground inside a claim or rented plot where you can build (overworld only) to release a permanent Chicken onto your ranch. Requires Gathering level 1 to buy AND to use, and the animal counts toward your 50-animal ranch cap. Ranch Protection (toggled per claim in /claimmanager) keeps released animals safe from harm.
Steve's price:
x64 Wheat Seeds
x32 Apple
x64 Red Apricorn
A Turtle Ticket (earned by defeating the Ninja Turtle) pays for any ONE egg in place of its full item cost - the Gathering gate still applies.
Other ways to find the egg¶
Once you have the Gathering level, chickens can hand you the egg themselves: every time you feed one, defeat one in combat, or startle one with the Leaf Staff, there is a 1 in 10,000 chance it leaves a Chicken Egg behind (announced server-wide). That rate is tuned by how cheap and renewable its food is.
Feeding chickens¶
Right-click any adult chicken while holding any seeds (Wheat, Melon, Pumpkin or Beetroot Seeds) to feed it, as often as you like. Each feed has a 1 in 10 chance to produce an Egg. While your Chicken Pet follows you, its happiness improves those odds (up to twice as good at maximum mood).
The Chicken Pet¶
Feeding (1 in 50,000), defeating (1 in 5,000), or leaf-startling chickens can earn you the Chicken Pet - one per player, ever. While it follows you it improves that animal's feeding odds and can add a bonus drop on your kills.
The Chicken Spawner¶
Trade Chicken Eggs back to Steve for a Chicken Spawner: a placeable spawner that keeps a hardy, farmable chicken on your claim - complete with its own job.