Parrot¶
A colorful bird that mimics every sound.
The Parrot 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 Parrot onto your ranch. Requires Gathering level 30 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 Melon Seeds
x64 Pumpkin Seeds
x64 Toast
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, parrots 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 Parrot Egg behind (announced server-wide). That rate is tuned by how cheap and renewable its food is.
Feeding parrots¶
Right-click any adult parrot while holding any seeds or Toast to feed it, as often as you like. Each feed has a 1 in 10 chance to produce a random piece of low-value treasure (gold nugget, lapis, amethyst, emerald, nautilus shell, name tag, saddle or glow ink sac); 1 in 500 of those is a random Bottle Cap instead (Rusty/Silver/Gold, 1 in 3 each). While your Parrot Pet follows you, its happiness improves those odds (up to twice as good at maximum mood).
The Parrot Pet¶
Feeding (1 in 50,000), defeating (1 in 5,000), or leaf-startling parrots can earn you the Parrot 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. Its unique perk - Swift Wings: your out parrot pet speeds its flights by up to 30%. All unique perks scale with the pet's mood.
The Parrot Spawner¶
Trade Parrot Eggs back to Steve for a Parrot Spawner: a placeable spawner that keeps a hardy, farmable parrot on your claim - complete with its own job.