How to Grow a Chicken from Egg in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to grow a chicken from an egg with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can grow your own chicken from an egg in your inventory. Let's explore how to grow a chicken from an egg.

Required Materials to Grow Chicken

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to grow a chicken:

Steps to Grow a Chicken from an Egg

1. Throw the Egg

You can take an egg from your inventory and use it to spawn a baby chicken in Minecraft.

In this example, we have built a fence to keep our baby chicken. Also, we have selected an egg in the hotbar so now we can see that we are holding the egg in our hand.

Next, position your pointer (the plus sign) on the block where you want to spawn the baby chicken. You should see the block become highlighted in your game window.

chicken egg

The game command to throw the egg depends on the version of Minecraft:

  • For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click on the block.
  • For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap on the block.
  • For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.
  • For PS3 and PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.
  • For Wii U, press the ZL button on the gamepad.
  • For Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.
  • For Windows 10 Edition, right click on the block.
  • For Education Edition, right click on the block.

egg cracking

2. Watch a Baby Chicken Spawn

You should see the egg crack on the ground and a baby chicken will spawn. You may need to throw more than one egg on the ground before a baby chicken will spawn. Just keeping throw eggs until a baby chicken appears.

baby chicken spawned

This is what a baby chicken looks like when you throw an egg on the ground. A baby chicken is much smaller than an adult chicken.

Things to Do with Chickens

Here are some activities that you can do with chickens in Minecraft: