
Better Animal Feeding
Feeding mobs in confined spaces is now easier.
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About this Mod
π Better Animal Feeding β Breeding Made Simple!
Requirements: Fabric API
β‘ About the Mod
Tired of struggling to feed animals in cramped farms? Better Animal Feeding solves one of Minecraft's most frustrating problems: feeding animals that are stacked together!
When you click on an already-fed, breeding, or baby animal with food, the mod automatically forwards it to the next unfed animal nearby. No more fighting with hitboxes, no more missed clicks β just smooth, efficient farming!
β Perfect for:
- Compact animal farms (24+ animals in a 1Γ1 space!)
- Mass breeding sessions
- Players who value their time
π― How It Works
Vanilla Problem:
You have 20 cows in a pen. You click the first one with wheat β it eats. You click again β still the same cow. You move your mouse slightly β nope, still blocked. You angle your view β finally, the second cow! π€
- With Better Animal Feeding:
You click ANY cow with wheat β it eats. You click the same cow again β food automatically goes to the next unfed cow. You keep clicking β all 20 cows are fed in seconds! π
π§ Features
Smart Food Forwarding:
- Click on already-fed animals β food goes to unfed ones
- Click on breeding animals β continues feeding others
- Click on baby animals β skips to adults
Zero Conflicts:
- Doesn't change vanilla breeding mechanics
- Compatible with other farming mods
- Wolves, cats, and other tameable animals work as normal
β€οΈ Why You'll Love It
Save time β Feed 20+ animals in seconds, not minutes
Less frustration β No more wrestling with overlapping hitboxes
Perfect for farms β Designed for compact, efficient breeding setups
Lightweight β Just one simple mixin, no performance impact
π Perfect For:
Efficient Farmers β Maximize your breeding efficiency
Base Builders β Compact farms that actually work
Anyone who's ever rage-quit trying to feed animals in a crowded pen!
Available Versions
How to Install Better Animal Feeding on Your Client
Install the Mod Loader Locally
Install fabric for your local Minecraft version.
Download the Matching File
Choose the Better Animal Feeding file for fabric and Minecraft 1.21.11.
Install Mod
Place the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and restart Minecraft. No server-side installation is required.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9 (+21 more)
Server-side
β UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Does Better Animal Feeding need to be installed on the Minecraft server?
No. Modrinth marks Better Animal Feeding as unsupported on the server side. Install it only in your local Minecraft mods folder. Your server can remain unchanged unless the mod page lists an additional dependency.
Which version and loader does Better Animal Feeding require?
Use a file for fabric and your exact Minecraft version. Supported versions include 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9. Files for different loaders are not interchangeable.
Better Animal Feeding is not working β what should I check?
First check the Minecraft version, loader version and required dependencies. Put the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and remove older duplicates. Because this mod is client-side, adding server RAM will not fix it.
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