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Feathers are items dropped by killed Chickens. Feathers are used to make Arrows to shoot from a Bow or Dispenser. They are also used to make book and quill (in the latest snapshot).

As a Crafting Ingredient

Ingredients Input » Output
Flint + Stick + Feather Template:Grid/Crafting Table
Feather + Ink Sac + Book Template:Grid/Crafting Table

Note: The Book and Quill can only be crafted in Snapshot 12w17a and later. The recipe is shapeless.

History

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Feathers were introduced in Indev on February 19, 2010.

During the early stages of Indev, they had a slightly different appearance: File:Oldfeather.png

Until Beta 1.8, Zombies dropped feathers instead of Rotten Flesh. Now, chickens are the only source of feathers. The reason that zombies used to drop feathers is that they were used as a placeholder (before chickens were implemented in the game). It stayed this way because Notch did not know what exactly zombies would drop.

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