Chicken

Chickens are passive mobs that first appeared in Alpha mode. The main purpose of chickens is to supply feathers, essential for arrows. Chickens are 0.875 blocks tall, 0.5 blocks wide and 0.8125 blocks long.

Behavior
Chickens wander around aimlessly. They will make no attempt to stay out of water, and a common sight is several chickens bouncing up and down in the water. Chickens in the water are sometimes called ducks. If you stand near a chicken, it will turn its head towards you for a few seconds, then resume its wandering. They seem to be drawn to caves and since the Beta update they seem to be the most common mob. Chickens often spawn alone, but can spawn in groups of 1-3. Like other passive mobs, they are attracted to lights, and can somtimes be seen jumping up and down on a Torch or other light source.

Since the Beta 1.0 update on December 20, Chickens have a 1/8 chance of being spawned from a thrown Egg.

Information & History

 * Chickens are the second smallest mob (the first being small slimes) being able to fit through 1x1 gaps.
 * They take no fall damage, and when they fall they make a flapping animation and fall slower than normal.

Appearance
Many people mistake chickens for ducks due to these facts:
 * Beaks are too wide and thick
 * Ability to swim

Drops
Beta
 * 0-2 feathers
 * Eggs (Random)