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Minecraft Players: Discover the Hidden Secrets of Rare Bird Variants

by Ellie Feb 20,2025

Minecraft's 25w06a Snapshot introduces exciting new chicken variants! This guide details how to locate and breed all three types.

Locating Minecraft Chicken Variants

Chicken Variants in Minecraft.

Warm Chickens: These yellow and orange feathered birds thrive in warmer biomes. Look for them in: Badlands, Bamboo Jungle, Eroded Badlands, Jungle, Savanna, Savanna Plateau, Sparse Jungle, Windswept Savanna, and Wooded Badlands.

Cold Chickens: Sporting blue feathers, these chickens inhabit colder climates. Check these biomes: Old Growth Pine Taiga, Old Growth Spruce Taiga, Snowy Taiga, Taiga, Windswept Forest, Windswept Gravelly Hills, and Windswept Hills.

Temperate Chickens: The classic white chickens, now called Temperate Chickens, reside in all biomes not listed above.

Taming Chickens in Minecraft

To collect your chicken flock, remember that chickens aren't traditionally tamed. Instead, lure them with seeds. Once they follow, guide them to a secure enclosure. Be mindful of travel time, especially in Survival mode, and consider establishing temporary holding areas.

Breeding Chicken Variants in Minecraft

To breed chickens, feed two of the same type seeds to produce an egg of that variant. For a surprise, feed seeds to two different types – the resulting egg will hatch a random variant.

Where to Find More Information

This guide covers finding and breeding Minecraft's chicken variants. For other in-game resources, search for guides on obtaining Armadillo Scutes.

Minecraft is available on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC, and mobile devices.