Feather
Feather is a renewable resource (you can farm it endlessly by breeding chickens) in Minecraft, used to craft arrows and the archaeology Brush.
Description
Feather is the key fletching ingredient for arrows: one feather, one flint, and one stick crafted together yield four arrows. Since the Trails & Tales update (1.20), Feather also crafts the Brush from one feather, one copper ingot, and one stick — the tool used to excavate suspicious sand and gravel at archaeology sites. Stockpile feathers from an automatic chicken farm to keep a steady arrow supply for skeleton defense, ranged combat, and tipped-arrow brewing.
Java & Bedrock Guide
How to get and use Feathers in Minecraft
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Find or farm chickens
Locate chickens in plains and other grassy biomes, or breed two adults with any seeds to spawn chicks for a renewable feather source.
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Collect the feathers
Kill chickens to drop 0–2 feathers each; use a sword enchanted with Looting III to raise the maximum to 5 feathers per chicken.
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Craft arrows
Place one flint on top, one stick in the middle, and one feather at the bottom of the crafting grid to produce four arrows.
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Craft a Brush
Stack one feather above one copper ingot above one stick to craft the Brush for excavating suspicious sand and gravel.
Feather Falling is an armor enchantment named after feathers, but it is applied with an enchanting table or anvil and does not consume the feather item.
Used in crafts
- Book and Quill
- Brush
- Arrow
Related blocks
Frequently asked questions
How do you get feathers in Minecraft?
Feathers drop from chickens when they die, giving 0–2 per chicken and up to 5 with a sword enchanted with Looting III.
What can you craft with a feather?
A feather crafts arrows together with flint and a stick, and the Brush together with a copper ingot and a stick for archaeology.
Are feathers renewable in Minecraft?
Yes. Chickens breed with any seeds and lay hatchable eggs, so feathers are a fully renewable resource.
Does Feather Falling use feathers?
No. The Feather Falling enchantment reduces fall damage but is applied through enchanting and does not consume feather items.
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