Chicken Jockey

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A chicken jockey is the rare appearance of a baby zombie, baby husk, or a gurgle (or baby zombie villager, or baby zombified piglin in Java Edition^[1]) riding a chicken. In Bedrock Edition, baby zombies and variants can also mount other common mobs.

In Java Edition, chicken jockeys spawn directly in the world, like all other mobs. In Bedrock Edition, baby zombies and certain variants do not spawn directly but instead mount other nearby mobs.

Each baby zombie, baby zombie villager, baby husk, baby drowned or baby zombified piglin that spawns naturally has a 5% chance to check for an existing chicken within an approximately 10×6×10 (L*H*W) box centered on the baby's spawn location and spawn riding one of those chickens if there are any. If it fails that 5% chance, there is an additional 5% chance of the baby spawning mounted on a new adult chicken.

Therefore, in a chicken-free environment, each baby zombie has a 4.75% chance of spawning directly as a chicken jockey. If chickens are present, this chance increases to 9.75%.

Taking into consideration the fact that each type of zombie has a 5% chance of spawning as a baby, each spawned zombie has a 0.2375% chance of directly spawning as a chicken jockey in a chicken-free environment. If chickens are present, the chance increases to 0.4875%.

Chickens that are mounted by zombies despawn naturally, cannot lay eggs, and drop 10XP experience instead of the usual 1–3XP. If a jockey spawns riding a new chicken, the variant of the chicken depends on the biome it spawns in. If a jockey spawns riding an existing chicken, the chicken keeps its NBT data (variant, health, custom name, age, etc), but its IsChickenJockey tag is set to 1.

Chicken jockeys can sometimes spawn with equipment. Zombie, zombie villager and husk chicken jockeys may spawn holding an iron sword, iron spear, or iron shovel, and wearing armor. Drowned chicken jockeys may spawn holding a trident, fishing rod, or nautilus shell. Zombified piglin chicken jockeys always spawn holding a golden sword or golden spear.

Although chickens take damage from standing on magma blocks, zombified piglin chicken jockeys still spawn on them, killing the chicken and leaving just the baby zombified piglin.

Zombified piglin chicken jockeys do not become hostile if the chicken is attacked or killed.

Due to the biomes the riders spawn in, husk and zombified piglin chicken jockeys can only spawn with a warm chicken, unless they spawn riding an existing chicken. If a zombified piglin chicken jockey spawns from a Nether portal block, the variant of the chicken depends on the biome the portal block is located in.

In Bedrock Edition, 15% of naturally spawned baby zombies, baby husks and gurgles can mount other mobs when spawned. This includes baby zombies summoned by monster spawners and spawn eggs. Such a mob can be summoned with the minecraft:as_baby_jockey spawn event.

The following mobs can be mounted:

Due to a bug, baby zombified piglins jockeys don't spawn properly.^[2][3]

Due to another bug, baby zombie villagers can no longer mount mobs as jockeys.^[4]

The baby zombie (or variant) and the ridden mob each drop the same items they normally would. If the baby zombie or baby husk‌^{[BE only][5]} is killed by a player or tamed wolf while riding a chicken, it also drops the Lava Chicken music disc. Note that the jockey must be a zombie, not a zombie villager, husk,‌^{[JE only]} drowned, or zombified piglin, and it must ride a chicken.

The jockey’s behavior is controlled by the rider.

• Chicken jockeys fall slowly and do not take fall damage, like normal chickens.
• The ridden mob can run through 1 block high gaps if its hitbox allows it. The rider suffocates unless the above block is transparent.
• The rider can pick up/equip items if capable.
• Chickens (unless spawned with commands without the IsChickenJockey tag) do not lay eggs.^[6] However, they can still breed with other chickens, and the offspring do lay eggs. In Bedrock Edition, if a baby zombie or a variant mounts a normal chicken, the chicken stops laying eggs. If the rider is killed, the chicken starts laying eggs again.
• Zombie riders (both the riders and ridden mobs^[7]) despawn like regular hostile mobs.
• In Java Edition, the chicken acts like a regular passive mob again if the rider is killed, but still does not lay eggs and may despawn.
• Only the ridden mob needs a name tag to prevent both the ridden mob and rider from despawning.
• Curing a zombie villager jockey:
  • In Java Edition: turns it into a villager chicken jockey. The baby villager continues to ride the chicken if it grows up^[8] or turns into a witch.
  • In Bedrock Edition: dismounts the villager riding the jockey after it has been cured.

Issues relating to "Chicken Jockey" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

• In Java Edition, the chance for a baby zombie villager to spawn wearing full enchanted diamond armor holding an enchanted iron sword in its left hand while riding a chicken is about 1 in 2.91082×10²², however it is still not the rarest jockey.
• In Java Edition, the rarest mob is the zombie villager chicken jockey from abandoned jungle village with fully enchanted diamond armor, jack o'lantern, leader attributes, and an enchanted iron sword in its left hand.
• In Bedrock Edition, the rarest jockey is a baby zombie with full enchanted diamond armor with an enchanted iron spear riding a baby brown panda.
• In Bedrock Edition as of 26.0, if there were no bugs, there are 3074 possible zombie (variant) riders, when including all mob variants. This does not include different armor configurations for zombies, husks, and zombified piglins, cat, chicken, cow, pig, and wolf sound variants, and statistics.
• Zombified piglin chicken jockeys can spawn from portals in the Overworld.
• A chicken jockey is the main protagonist of the openings for MINECON Live 2019 and Minecraft Live 2020.

• 👁 A zombie villager chicken jockey, wearing full enchanted diamond armor and holding an enchanted iron sword in its left hand. This is one of the rarest possible jockeys in Java Edition.
  
  A zombie villager chicken jockey, wearing full enchanted diamond armor and holding an enchanted iron sword in its left hand. This is one of the rarest possible jockeys in Java Edition.
• 👁 A zombie chicken jockey with diamond armor and a diamond sword.
  
  A zombie chicken jockey with diamond armor and a diamond sword.

• 👁 Adult zombie jockey
  
  Adult zombie jockey
• 👁 Adult zombie villager jockey
  
  Adult zombie villager jockey
• 👁 Adult husk jockey
  
  Adult husk jockey
• 👁 Adult zombified piglin jockey
  
  Adult zombified piglin jockey
• 👁 Pig jockey
  
  Pig jockey
• 👁 Cow jockey
  
  Cow jockey
• 👁 Mooshroom jockey
  
  Mooshroom jockey
• 👁 Sheep jockey
  
  Sheep jockey
• 👁 Wolf jockey
  
  Wolf jockey
• 👁 Ocelot jockey
  
  Ocelot jockey
• 👁 Stray cat jockey
  
  Stray cat jockey
• 👁 Horse jockey
  
  Horse jockey
• 👁 Panda jockey
  
  Panda jockey
• 👁 Spider jockey
  
  Spider jockey
• 👁 Cave spider jockey
  
  Cave spider jockey
• 👁 Adult husk jockey
  
  Adult husk jockey
• 👁 Zombie nautilus jockey
  
  Zombie nautilus jockey

• 👁 A baby zombie inside a chicken before 1.7.4 and in 14w25b
  
  A baby zombie inside a chicken before 1.7.4 and in 14w25b
• 👁 A chicken jockey with some other chickens walking around
  
  A chicken jockey with some other chickens walking around
• 👁 Chickens can still lay eggs while being ridden when spawned with commands without the IsChickenJockey tag.
  
  Chickens can still lay eggs while being ridden when spawned with commands without the IsChickenJockey tag.
• 👁 A chicken jockey named "Dinnerbone"
  
  A chicken jockey named "Dinnerbone"
• 👁 A baby zombie villager chicken jockey
  
  A baby zombie villager chicken jockey
• 👁 The chicken hitbox below the zombie
  
  The chicken hitbox below the zombie
• 👁 Hitting from below leaves the zombie unharmed
  
  Hitting from below leaves the zombie unharmed
• 👁 The four variations of chicken jockeys using "Grumm" or "Dinnerbone" name tags
  
  The four variations of chicken jockeys using "Grumm" or "Dinnerbone" name tags
• 👁 The zombie on the chicken jockey (pre-1.8) has picked up an egg that the chicken laid.
  
  The zombie on the chicken jockey (pre-1.8) has picked up an egg that the chicken laid.
• 👁 A chicken jockey in Bedrock Edition
  
  A chicken jockey in Bedrock Edition
• 👁 A chicken jockey that broke into a house before Tiny Takeover
  
  A chicken jockey that broke into a house before Tiny Takeover
• 👁 A drowned chicken jockey
  
  A drowned chicken jockey
• 👁 A zombified piglin chicken jockey in the Nether
  
  A zombified piglin chicken jockey in the Nether
• 👁 A detached chicken jockey
  
  A detached chicken jockey
• 👁 A chicken jockey's zombie burning up in the sun
  
  A chicken jockey's zombie burning up in the sun
• 👁 A baby zombified piglin chicken jockey spawned by a monster spawner
  
  A baby zombified piglin chicken jockey spawned by a monster spawner
• 👁 A chicken jockey found in a cave
  
  A chicken jockey found in a cave
• 👁 A baby zombified piglin riding an existing baby cold chicken
  
  A baby zombified piglin riding an existing baby cold chicken
• 👁 A giant chicken jockey
  
  A giant chicken jockey
• 👁 A chicken jockey leading 3 chicks
  
  A chicken jockey leading 3 chicks

• 👁 The first image of chicken jockeys.
  
  The first image of chicken jockeys.
• 👁 An image that inspired the chicken jockey.
  
  An image that inspired the chicken jockey.
• 👁 An image that inspired the chicken jockey.
  
  An image that inspired the chicken jockey.
• 👁 A chicken jockey in a chicken pen.
  
  A chicken jockey in a chicken pen.

• 👁 A chicken jockey in the Mounts of Mayhem key art
  
  A chicken jockey in the Mounts of Mayhem key art
• 👁 Front and back of a chicken jockey
  
  Front and back of a chicken jockey
• 👁 Chicken jockey artwork
  
  Chicken jockey artwork
• 👁 Chicken jockeys artwork
  
  Chicken jockeys artwork
• 👁 Animation of a chicken running, created for the Mounts of Mayhem trailer
  
  Animation of a chicken running, created for the Mounts of Mayhem trailer
• 👁 Chicken jockey animated artwork
  
  Chicken jockey animated artwork
• 👁 A chicken jockey trying to keep up with an array of minecarts
  
  A chicken jockey trying to keep up with an array of minecarts
• 👁 Chicken jockey from the Mobestiary
  
  Chicken jockey from the Mobestiary
• 👁 Lego Minecraft chicken jockey
  
  Lego Minecraft chicken jockey
• 👁 Ditto, but as a larger build
  
  Ditto, but as a larger build
• 👁 Flippin' Figs figure of a chicken jockey
  
  Flippin' Figs figure of a chicken jockey
• 👁 Magnetic chicken jockey plush toy
  
  Magnetic chicken jockey plush toy
• 👁 A chicken jockey in Minecraft: Story Mode
  
  A chicken jockey in Minecraft: Story Mode
• 👁 The chicken jockey in A Minecraft Movie
  
  The chicken jockey in A Minecraft Movie
• 👁 Chicken jockeys racing
  
  Chicken jockeys racing
• 👁 A chicken jockey tower in Minecraft Dungeons
  
  A chicken jockey tower in Minecraft Dungeons

• "Meet the Chicken Jockey" by Emily Richardson – Minecraft.net, October 10, 2017.