I'm playing Skyblock and I found a chicken in my mob spawner. I have set up a basic chicken farm in an Ice Biomes biome, and every so often I run by and see if there are any eggs the chicken has laid. I know chickens take a while to lay eggs (and I haven't left the chunk), but a while has gone by and there are no eggs from the chicken, is the biome too cold?
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Chickens should lay eggs in every biome. They do not lay eggs if:
- They are baby
- They are or were part of a Chicken Jockey
- The chunk the chicken in is unloaded
- If you're playing single player and the game is paused
Also, make sure the item didn't despawn. Items despawn after 5 minutes.
They do lay eggs in cold biomes, it doesn't matter where they are, just make sure they are not a baby (chick) or a part of a chicken jockey.
It takes 5 - 10 minutes (6000 - 12000 ticks [There are 20 ticks in 1 second][Half-Minecraft day]) for a chicken to lay an egg.
