Buckets and Chickens

Tame chickens with sweet berries, make them sit, and carry them in buckets just like axolotls! Perfect for traveling with your feathered friends.

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About this Mod

🐔 Buckets and Chickens

Ever wanted to take your feathered friends on an adventure without the hassle of leads or seeds? Buckets and Chickens turns your ordinary Minecraft chickens into loyal companions!

✨ Key Features:

Tame with Berries: Use Sweet Berries to earn a chicken's trust. Once tamed, they will follow you anywhere!
Sitting Mode: Want them to stay put? Just Shift + Right-Click with an empty hand to make your chicken sit. They'll wait patiently until you tell them to stand.
Chicken in a Bucket: Just like axolotls, you can now pick up tamed chickens using a standard Bucket.
Stasis Buckets: Baby chickens (chicks) caught in a bucket will not grow up while inside. They stay small until you release them!
Visual Feedback: Custom particles show you exactly when a chicken is happy to see you or when it's time for them to take a seat.

🛠 How to use:

Find a chicken and feed it Sweet Berries until hearts appear.
Use a Bucket on your tamed chicken to pick it up.
To toggle sitting/standing, crouch (Shift) and Right-Click the chicken with an empty hand.

Available Versions

Buckets and Chickens 1.1.0release

MC 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11neoforge

March 25, 2026

Buckets and Chickens 1.1.0release

MC 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6forge

March 25, 2026

How to Install Buckets and Chickens on Your Server

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Buckets and Chickens". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

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Minecraft Versions

1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9 (+16 more)

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Buckets and Chickens server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Buckets and Chickens compatible with forge and neoforge?

Buckets and Chickens officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Buckets and Chickens – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Buckets and Chickens consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.