User:Kabberwock/Tutorials/Defeating a chicken

The chicken is a relatively easy mob to defeat, compared to some bosses. However, it is very common in most inhabitable biomes, and it can be a huge threat in large numbers if you're underprepared.

Finding the chicken
Chickens spawn in the majority of biomes, but in Java Edition, they are more common in sparse jungles.

If you cannot find any suitable biome in which chickens can spawn naturally, you can alternatively look for villages that contain fletcher's chests. In each one of these chests, you may find 1 to 3 eggs. Throw the eggs at a wall for a 1/8 chance of spawning baby chickens. Then wait for them to grow up. This spawning method has the advantage that you can spawn the chicken directly in a trap, which will make the kill process much, much easier.

Items required

 * A full set of or netherite armor, enchanted with Protection IV, Thorns III, Unbreaking III and Mending. The boots also need to have Feather Falling IV in case you fall.
 * A shield enchanted with Unbreaking III and Mending.
 * 3 pairs of elytra enchanted with Unbreaking III and Mending.
 * 10 stacks of firework rockets.
 * At least 2 netherite swords enchanted with Fire Aspect II, Sharpness V, Sweeping Edge III, Looting III, Unbreaking III and Mending. The Smite enchantment is useless, as the chicken is not an undead mob.
 * At least 2 netherite axes enchanted with Sharpness V, Efficiency V, Unbreaking III and Mending. The Smite enchantment is useless, as the chicken is not an undead mob.
 * A bow enchanted with Flame, Power V, Piercing II or above, Unbreaking III and Mending.
 * At least 12 stacks of arrows. Use arrows of harming if available.
 * 30 stacks of TNT, as well as 1 flint and steel with Unbreaking III and Mending.
 * At least 10 splash harming potions to harm the chicken.
 * At least 16 regeneration potions.
 * At least 16 strength potions.
 * 2 stacks of Anvils or 10 stacks of Pointed dripstone to crush the chicken from above.
 * 10 stacks of ender pearls to escape quickly in case you're close to dying.
 * At least 16 totems of undying, 64 if in Hardcore mode.
 * 8 stacks of highly nutritious food, such as cooked chicken.
 * At least 64 enchanted golden apples.
 * 10 shulker boxes to store some of the aforementioned items. Color them so that you can easily distinguish between them.
 * An ender chest to store the shulker boxes and any extra supplies.

Also, set up 6 full netherite beacons to give you the 6 different beacon effects, and a stack of netherite blocks to pillar up.

Sniping
Go about 32 blocks away from the chicken, pillar up at least 20 blocks and try to shoot the chicken to death. If you're not very good at sniping, make sure you have plenty of arrows in your ender chest.

Anvils
Carefully lead the chicken into a trap, then kill it with falling anvils. Not recommended for Hardcore players since you may die while trying to lure the chicken.

Explosives
Go far away from any buildings, cover a large area in TNT, and ignite it when the chicken enters said area. Then quickly ender pearl or fly away so that you don't get destroyed in the process. This method is the most effective for killing chickens, but it would also destroy the loot, raw chicken.