Egg — Minecraft block

Egg

Egg is a throwable item dropped by chickens — toss one for a 1-in-8 chance to hatch a baby chick, or bake it into cake and pumpkin pie.

Block ID minecraft:egg
Mod Vanilla
Game versions
1.21

Description

Egg is a renewable throwable item that chickens drop automatically every 5 to 10 minutes in Minecraft, whether they wander wild or are kept in a coop. Egg stacks up to 16 and shows a white shell speckled with brown dots, matching the chickens that lay it. Because any breeding pair of chickens produces an endless supply, Egg is one of the easiest renewable resources to farm in both Java and Bedrock Edition.

Throwing an Egg gives a 1-in-8 chance to hatch one baby chick, with a rare 1-in-32 chance to spawn four chicks at once, making Egg the core of automatic chicken farms. Egg is also a cooking ingredient: one Egg goes into every Cake alongside milk, sugar, and wheat, and into every Pumpkin Pie with a pumpkin and sugar. Keep a few eggs in your inventory for quick food crafting or to kick-start a self-sustaining chicken farm.

Java & Bedrock Guide

How to get and use an Egg in Minecraft

  1. 1

    Find or breed chickens

    Locate wild chickens in grassy biomes or feed two chickens seeds to breed your own flock.

  2. 2

    Collect dropped eggs

    Each chicken lays one egg every 5 to 10 minutes; pick them up off the ground near your chickens.

  3. 3

    Throw eggs to hatch chicks

    Use the throw button to toss an egg; each throw has a 1/8 chance to spawn a baby chick.

  4. 4

    Cook with eggs

    Place one egg in the crafting grid with the right ingredients to make Cake or Pumpkin Pie.

Tip

Eggs cannot be smelted or used as fuel, and thrown eggs that fail to hatch are simply lost — collect plenty before mass-throwing for a chicken farm.

Used in crafts

  • Pumpkin Pie
  • Cake

Related blocks

Frequently asked questions

Can you craft an egg in Minecraft?

No. Eggs cannot be crafted; only chickens lay them, dropping one every 5 to 10 minutes.

What happens when you throw an egg?

A thrown egg has a 1/8 chance to spawn one baby chick and a 1/32 chance to spawn four, otherwise it breaks harmlessly.

Is the egg renewable?

Yes. Any pair of chickens breeds and lays eggs endlessly, making the egg a fully renewable resource.

What can you cook with eggs?

Eggs are used to craft Cake (with milk, sugar, and wheat) and Pumpkin Pie (with a pumpkin and sugar).

Do eggs work in both Java and Bedrock?

Yes. Eggs are dropped by chickens, throwable, and usable in the same recipes in both Java and Bedrock Edition.

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