Mods / Chicken Feed

Tags:
Crafting Food Creatures QoL
Author:
VulcanoLV
Side:
Both
Created:
Mar 13th 2024 at 5:53 AM
Last modified:
May 20th at 7:42 AM
Downloads:
35510
Latest release (for Vintage Story 1.22.0-pre.1 - 1.22.2, potentially outdated):
chickenfeed_v1.1.12.zip  1-click install

A simple mod that adds an item called chicken feed, crafted out of any grain and dry grass or any grain and certain vegetables. Also lets you put 16 portions into any trough. It only feeds chickens.

Compatibility with More Animals, The Critters Package (tested and working in 1.21.x).

Feverstone Wilds Fauna of the Stone Age: Casuariidae Plus and Fauna of the Stone Age: Dinornithiformes Plus (not tested for 1.21.x please let me know if there are any issues).

The game version 1.19.8 needs a compatibility patch for WildraftFruits which is available here. (Thanks Falco)

Please let me know if you have any feedback or want compatibility with other mods!

 

If you like this please be sure to check out my other mod Pig Feed.

Mod Version Mod IdentifierFor Game version Downloads Released Changelog Download 1-click mod install*
1.1.12 chickenfeed
1.22.0-pre.1 - 1.22.2
2985 May 20th at 7:42 AM chickenfeed_v1.1.12.zip 1-click install
  • Fixed Primitive Survival compatibility (Thanks @Luceo)
1.1.11 chickenfeed
1.22.0-pre.1 - 1.22.1
1345 Apr 30th at 6:32 AM chickenfeed_v1.1.11.zip 1-click install
  • Recompile for 1.22
1.1.10 chickenfeed 7157 Nov 11th 2025 at 9:53 AM chickenfeed_v1.1.10.zip 1-click install
1.1.9 chickenfeed 3787 Aug 31st 2025 at 12:27 PM chickenfeed_v1.1.9.zip 1-click install
  • Updated for 1.21
  • Removed ability to put chicken feed in large trough

I forgot which mod I added this for compatibility, if there's any issues I can easily add it back with that mod as a loading dependency.

1.1.8 chickenfeed 4594 Apr 23rd 2025 at 2:32 AM chickenfeed_1.1.8.zip 1-click install
  • Added compadability for FotSA Casuariidae and Dinornithidae
  • Updated for latest game version (should work on any though)
1.1.7 chickenfeed
1.20.5 - 1.20.7
1992 Mar 29th 2025 at 8:21 AM chickenfeed_1.1.7.zip 1-click install
  • Updated for 1.20.7
1.1.6 chickenfeed
1.20.4 - 1.20.5-rc.1
2212 Mar 4th 2025 at 1:21 PM chickenfeed_1.1.6.zip 1-click install
  • Should load on any version now
1.1.5 chickenfeed
1.20.4 - 1.20.5-rc.1
122 Mar 4th 2025 at 8:52 AM chickenfeed_1.1.5.zip 1-click install
  • Updated for latest 1.20 versions
1.1.4 chickenfeed 3664 Dec 8th 2024 at 2:36 AM chickenfeed_1.1.4.zip 1-click install
  • Updated for 1.20.0-rc.1
1.1.3 chickenfeed 2971 Jul 31st 2024 at 2:25 AM chickenfeed_1.1.3.zip 1-click install
  • Added compatibility with Feverstone Wilds' Cockatrice.
1.1.2 chickenfeed 2328 Mar 24th 2024 at 4:12 AM chickenfeed_1.1.2.zip 1-click install
  • Added insects to crafting recipe
1.1.1 chickenfeed 478 Mar 21st 2024 at 9:45 AM chickenfeed_1.1.1.zip 1-click install
  • Added compatibility with Primitive Survival (lets you craft feed with 1 worm and grain)
  • Seperated crafting in handbook for clarity
1.1.0 chickenfeed 451 Mar 18th 2024 at 7:44 AM chickenfeed_1.1.0.zip 1-click install
  • Custom textures!!!! (Thanks Bognof)
  • Added crafting recipes for most vegetables and changed base crafting recipe to 1 grain 1 dry grass only yields 2 feed now
  • Added French translation (Thanks Laerinok)
1.0.4 chickenfeed 430 Mar 15th 2024 at 1:16 AM chickenfeed_1.0.4.zip 1-click install

Added compadability for More animals and The Critter's package.

1.0.3 chickenfeed 334 Mar 14th 2024 at 7:46 AM chickenfeed_1.0.3.zip 1-click install

Adds recipe for 1 turnip and 1 grain.

1.0.2 chickenfeed 359 Mar 13th 2024 at 7:12 AM chickenfeed_1.0.2.zip 1-click install

Just a bit of file cleanup

1.0.1 chickenfeed 301 Mar 13th 2024 at 6:02 AM chickenfeed_1.0.zip 1-click install

Adds recipe and trough functionallity, textures use rye with a flat bottom at the moment to distinguish from the normal rye grain


65 Comments (oldest first | newest first) (threaded | flat)

Sidfu, Jul 12th at 7:00 PM

patch needs updating

Spoiler
12.7.2026 14:18:12 [Error] Patch 0 in chickenfeed:patches/fotsa_casuariidae.json: File casuariidae:entities/land/anatidae-adult.json not found
12.7.2026 14:18:12 [Error] Patch 1 in chickenfeed:patches/fotsa_casuariidae.json: File casuariidae:entities/land/anatidae-baby.json not found
12.7.2026 14:18:12 [Error] Patch 2 in chickenfeed:patches/fotsa_casuariidae.json: File casuariidae:entities/land/casuariidae-adult.json not found
12.7.2026 14:18:12 [Error] Patch 3 in chickenfeed:patches/fotsa_casuariidae.json: File casuariidae:entities/land/casuariidae-baby.json not found
12.7.2026 14:18:12 [Error] Patch 4 in chickenfeed:patches/fotsa_casuariidae.json: File casuariidae:entities/land/dromornithidae-adult.json not found
12.7.2026 14:18:12 [Error] Patch 5 in chickenfeed:patches/fotsa_casuariidae.json: File casuariidae:entities/land/dromornithidae-baby.json not found
12.7.2026 14:18:12 [Error] Patch 6 in chickenfeed:patches/fotsa_casuariidae.json: File casuariidae:entities/land/rallidae-adult.json not found
12.7.2026 14:18:12 [Error] Patch 7 in chickenfeed:patches/fotsa_casuariidae.json: File casuariidae:entities/land/rallidae-baby.json not found
BumbleBeagan, May 30th at 1:14 PM

Heyo! I made a quick patch file to make the chicken feed compatible with Sonya's Fowl Mod. The Critter's Mod has been forked over to 1.22.x (here) with compatibility to Sonya's Fowl Mod, so I quickly made it so Sonya's ducks can also eat the chicken feed :)

Spoiler!
[
{
"op": "addmerge",
"path": "/attributes/creatureDiet/weightedFoodTags/-",
"value": {"weight": 1, "code":"chickenfeed"},
"file": "fowlmod:entities/animal/bird/duck-adult.json",
"dependsOn": [ { "modid": "fowlmod" } ],
"side": "Server"
},

{
"op": "addmerge",
"path": "/attributes/creatureDiet/weightedFoodTags/-",
"value": {"weight": 1, "code":"chickenfeed"},
"file": "fowlmod:entities/animal/bird/duck-baby.json",
"dependsOn": [ { "modid": "fowlmod" } ],
"side": "Server"
}
]
Luceo, May 18th at 9:21 PM (modified May 18th at 9:57 PM)

It seems the last two comments are related, the recipe calling for primitive survival earthworms, but they've been renamed
Tested with just the latest Primitive Survival and this, singleplayer is fine, but adding grain into the crafting interface as a client to a server results in a freeze then kick

Edit: actually that was a pretty simple fix, PR made :)

Chiralitty, May 15th at 4:35 AM

Are there plans to become compatible with Primitive Survival again? There's some earthworm-related errors due to earthworms being vanilla now, I believe

Shinji170981, Apr 30th at 12:42 PM (modified Apr 30th at 1:35 PM)

VulcanoLV got a client kick, after i made some chicken feed with dry grass and grains.

 

Edit: It seems to happen right at that point, when i am pulling the grain into the crafting grid.

 

Crash Report
30.4.2026 13:39:53 [Server Event] Player Shinji170981 got removed. Reason: Threw an exception at the server
30.4.2026 13:39:53 [Server Error] Exception: Missing or errored output result for recipe 'chickenfeed:recipes/grid/chicken-feed.json'
at Vintagestory.API.Common.RecipeBase.GenerateOutputStack(ItemSlot[] inputSlots, ItemSlot outputSlot) in VintagestoryApi\Common\Crafting\RecipeBase.cs:line 292
at Vintagestory.Common.InventoryCraftingGrid.FoundMatch(GridRecipe recipe) in VintagestoryLib\Common\GameContent\Inventory\InventoryCraftingGrid.cs:line 211
at Vintagestory.Common.InventoryCraftingGrid.FindMatchingRecipe() in VintagestoryLib\Common\GameContent\Inventory\InventoryCraftingGrid.cs:line 190
at Vintagestory.Common.InventoryCraftingGrid.EndCraft() in VintagestoryLib\Common\GameContent\Inventory\InventoryCraftingGrid.cs:line 71
at Vintagestory.Common.InventoryCraftingGrid.ActivateSlot(Int32 slotId, ItemSlot sourceSlot, ItemStackMoveOperation& op) in VintagestoryLib\Common\GameContent\Inventory\InventoryCraftingGrid.cs:line 127
at Vintagestory.Common.InventoryNetworkUtil.handleActivateInventorySlotPacket(IPlayer byPlayer, Packet_Client packet, IWorldPlayerData plrData) in VintagestoryLib\Common\GameContent\Inventory\InventoryNetworkUtil.cs:line 258
at Vintagestory.Common.InventoryNetworkUtil.HandleClientPacket(IPlayer byPlayer, Int32 packetId, Packet_Client packet) in VintagestoryLib\Common\GameContent\Inventory\InventoryNetworkUtil.cs:line 95
at Vintagestory.Server.ServerSystemInventory.HandleActivateInventorySlot(Packet_Client packet, ConnectedClient client) in VintagestoryLib\Server\Systems\Inventory.cs:line 594
at Vintagestory.Server.ServerMain.HandleClientPacket_mainthread(ReceivedClientPacket cpk) in VintagestoryLib\Server\ServerMainNetworking.cs:line 275
at Vintagestory.Server.ServerMain.ProcessMain() in VintagestoryLib\Server\ServerMain.cs:line 964
Shinji170981, May 3rd at 9:53 AM
@VulcanoLV: Strange. I am not getting this on my end. do you have any other mods enabled?

Quite a bit, so it's a rather long list

 

Spoiler!
Antique Harmony
AttributeRenderingLibrary
Auto Map Markers 5.0.2
autoconfiglib
BetterRuins
bounties
butchering
CarryOn
cats
chickenfeed
ChiselTools
CMImpact
CommonLibForked
configlib
ConfigureEverything
Crock_Mod
DanaTweaks
deathcorpses
FemaleSeraph
Fieldsandplateaus
foodshelves
herbarium
itemrarity
Macuahuitl
MechanicalFix
medievalarchitecture
particlesplus
petai
pigfeed
Plainsandvalleys
playermodellib
portcullismod
primitivesurvival
realisticwater
renderfat
SaltAndSands
StoneQuarryForked
SubtleParticlesPlus
Synergy
tentbagreworked122plus
Tungsten
UnderwaterHorrors
UraniumExpanded
vsimgui
VSpaint-test
vsserverpanel
warmweathereffects
wolftaming
XLib Fork
xSkills Fork
xSkills Gilded
VulcanoLV , Jan 7th at 8:34 AM

DrBubba Hydromancerx Kyrios34 I will have a look at all of these, apologies for the poor response time.

Kyrios34, Dec 9th 2025 at 12:54 AM

any chance you can add fruit mash to chicken feed aswell ? I have too much mash for just the pigs lol

Hydromancerx, Nov 19th 2025 at 6:46 PM

Please adopt this mod, Sheep Feed.
Thanks

DrBubba, Nov 11th 2025 at 5:17 PM

Any plans to feed the poor Goats at some point, VulcanoLV?  They feel so neglected.

VulcanoLV , Nov 11th 2025 at 9:55 AM

MystRunner Hydromancerx Moonbyes Done. Should all be fixed now

VulcanoLV , Nov 11th 2025 at 8:29 AM

MystRunner Hydromancerx Seems like these mods have most likely changed their file structure I'll get a fix out soon. Please let me know about any other compatibility issues. :)

MystRunner, Nov 9th 2025 at 7:22 PM

I am having the same issue as Moonbyes. The Capercallies from More Animals will happily eat all other grains from the trough BUT will not eat the chicken feed. This also seems to apply to the Pheasants, and Turkey as well. Doing some further digging with these animals and looking at the handbook page for the Chicken Feed. It seems like only chicks from the More Animals mod are allowed to eat the chicken feed. The poults and adults are not enabled by the mod to eat chicken feed. As a result you can't use chicken feed to produce more birds.

Hydromancerx, Sep 5th 2025 at 9:29 PM (modified Sep 5th 2025 at 9:30 PM)

The ducks in the critter package have changed tags and there are more types of ducks plus some new birds like 2 types of swans and crows. Please patch for those new birds in the mod. Thanks!

VulcanoLV , Aug 31st 2025 at 12:46 PM

K1ll3rM Should be fixed now

K1ll3rM, Aug 31st 2025 at 9:22 AM

This seems to be broken in 1.21.0, the trough says it's "unsuitable fodder"

Draugar, Jul 14th 2025 at 9:41 AM

Что ж, этот мод не работает. Другие животные этого не едят. Может быть, нужно изменить какой-то код...

Well, I think I found a problem. Game not registred "Chickenfeed" valid foodtags. Maybe

Moonbyes, Jul 9th 2025 at 6:22 PM

my Capercallies from More Animals aren't eating the feed, for some reason! they will eat flax grains just fine when in the small trough but they won't touch the chicken feed.

crumps, May 8th 2025 at 12:48 AM

With compat for the critters, does that mean ducks?

VulcanoLV , Apr 23rd 2025 at 2:39 AM

Forgot to mention in changelog now also lets you place 16 feed in a large trough for mod compatibility.

VulcanoLV , Apr 18th 2025 at 3:12 AM

KiranaStarr

I can. I've found that finding feed for goats is quite easy to come by, being just dry grass and hay and I personally dont find that too tedious. Give me some ideas on what you want them to be crafted out of and I'll give it a crack.

KiranaStarr, Apr 16th 2025 at 5:08 PM

Can you make a sheep and goat feed mod?

VulcanoLV , Apr 7th 2025 at 1:47 PM

Hydromancerx I'm swampped with university at the moment, hang tight I'll try and get it done soon.

Hydromancerx, Mar 29th 2025 at 5:54 PM
VulcanoLV , Mar 4th 2025 at 1:23 PM

Kateish Oops... Both of them should load now.

Kateish, Mar 4th 2025 at 12:06 PM

I'm getting "Unable to load mod. Requires dependency game v1.20.5-rc.1" for this and for Pig Feed.

I'm running v1.20.4(stable)

VulcanoLV , Mar 4th 2025 at 8:53 AM

Saehlos Yes! I've just updated them to make sure.

Saehlos, Feb 28th 2025 at 3:49 AM

do these work in 1.20.4?

Falco, Jan 19th 2025 at 1:14 AM

I think this is fixed with wildcraftfruit v1.2.2, since they replaced the replace patches with addmerge. They also said it's fixed in that version's changelog.

akelai, Dec 9th 2024 at 8:42 AM

@IAMspEeDex They do you just can't be looking at them, because theyre spooked of you.

 

IAMspEeDex, Dec 8th 2024 at 9:56 PM

chickens dont eat it lol

KiriRae, Dec 8th 2024 at 6:52 AM

VulcanoLV Idea for Rabbit Feed: Rabbits always need hay in their habitat and then fresh veggies twice a day, so maybe dry grass and veggie make 4. Also if you want to include compatibility with Wildcraft: Herbs, dry grass and 2 of those herbs/veg give 2 (they don't give many calories)

Also FYI hare taming is a mod called Cuniculture, and they don't really tame, they'll just eat out of the small troughs.

VulcanoLV , Nov 10th 2024 at 7:31 AM

Infectous Yes sure, I didn't know you could tame hares. Any ideas on what you would want the feed to be crafted from?

Infectous, Oct 23rd 2024 at 8:30 PM

VulcanoLV Would you ever create a mod similar to this for hares? Farming them is already a pain so being able to make my carrot stocks last longer would be great.

VulcanoLV , Sep 23rd 2024 at 3:16 AM

Felniir No not at the moment, goats can eat dry grass and hay already, though if enough people want it I'll be happy to add something.

Snajper312 Hmm that does sound strange, I think I will wait until 1.20 comes out proper, or at least stable and then have a look.

Felniir, Sep 14th 2024 at 10:55 AM

Are you planning to add one for goats as well ?

Snajper312, Sep 3rd 2024 at 6:15 PM

I want to report something strange, like every animals(Bird like) from More animals mods, and Feverstone Wilds can eat Chicken feed, but Vanilla chicken doesn't eat that, like I left three full trough with chicken feed and there was roster and two hens, that had weight: low, byt they didn't eat any of that

gndrneutralnoun, Jul 31st 2024 at 9:11 PM

So update on the cockatrices: It appears they're designed to eat from large troughs, not small troughs. So far they've been eating the chicken feed, but no "portions eaten" or "ready to lay" appears. It's entirely possible that's an issue on Feverstone's Wilds side; I was feeding them spelt grain from a large trough before, which they ate and didn't breed as well. But it'd definitely be nice to have the chicken feed be usable in a large trough for the cockatrices.

Edit: Further update: Apparently you have to tame them as chicks to be able to breed them, first. Oops! Just from a quick test the tamed adult cockatrices don't seem to be eating the chicken feed from the small trough, but I could be wrong. Edit #2: It's fine, they're eating them and laying eggs.
 
 
gndrneutralnoun, Jul 31st 2024 at 12:44 PM

Thanks so much, that was fast! I'll let you know if I have any issues.

Hydromancerx, Jul 31st 2024 at 2:43 AM

VulcanoLV

Please add compatiblity with FotSA: Dinornithiformes Plus. It has a bunch of flightless birds.
Thanks in advance!

VulcanoLV , Jul 31st 2024 at 2:29 AM

gndrneutralnoun

Done! Let me know if there's any issues.

gndrneutralnoun, Jul 30th 2024 at 8:04 PM

Hi, not to be a bother, but I'd love it if you could add compatibility for the cockatrices from Feverstone Wilds. That is all, thank you for the great mod.

gndrneutralnoun, Jun 28th 2024 at 9:15 PM

I just saw! Thanks so much :)

Edit: Also you may want to report that bug to the author of the wildcraft fruits and nuts module.

Falco, Jun 28th 2024 at 2:59 PM

VulcanoLV

gndrneutralnoun

Made a compatibility mod for wildcraft: fruits and nuts.

 

Falco, Jun 27th 2024 at 6:18 PM

VulcanoLV

Chicken's don't eat this stuff, it lists a whole bunch of animals from the more animals mod, but not chickens.

I run a lot of mods, but disabling `Wildcraft: Fruits and Nuts` seems to make the chicken feed available for chickens to consume again. The other Wildcraft modules "Herbs and Spices" as well as "Trees and Shrubs" seem not to affect the chicken feed.

The problem seems to be in `\wildcraftfruit\patches\nuts-in-trough.json`

My best guess is that your patch adds the chicken feed, but then wildcraft just nukes it with the `replace`.

```json

{
"op": "replace",
"path": "/attributes/creatureDiet",
"value": {
foodCategories: ["Grain", "Protein"],
foodTags: ["fruitmash"]
},
"file": "game:entities/land/chicken-baby.json",
"side": "Server"
},
{
"op": "replace",
"path": "/attributes/creatureDiet",
"value": {
foodCategories: ["Grain", "Protein"],
foodTags: ["fruitmash"]
},
"file": "game:entities/land/chicken-hen.json",
"side": "Server"
},
{
"op": "replace",
"path": "/attributes/creatureDiet",
"value": {
foodCategories: ["Grain", "Protein"],
foodTags: ["fruitmash"]
},
"file": "game:entities/land/chicken-rooster.json",
"side": "Server"
},

```

you might also want to switch over to https://wiki.vintagestory.at/index.php/Modding:JSON_Patching#AddMerge_operation

gndrneutralnoun, Jun 24th 2024 at 5:00 PM

Yes, I do.

Pursec, Jun 23rd 2024 at 6:09 PM

This may be an issue from another mod patching the chickens, do you happen to run the Wildcraft fruits module? 
gndrneutralnoun

gndrneutralnoun, Jun 23rd 2024 at 2:29 PM

This is a great mod, but I noticed something odd on the latest version: when I put chicken feed in a small trough, it lists as being suitable feed for the animals from More Animals and the mallard ducks, but not chickens. However, I haven't been able to test if my chickens are actually eating the feed or not.

VulcanoLV , Mar 24th 2024 at 4:12 AM

Hydromancerx Completely forgot termites were in the game! Its been added.

Hydromancerx, Mar 21st 2024 at 4:48 PM

VulcanoLV

If you are adding worms please add termites and grubs!
Thanks in advance!

VulcanoLV , Mar 21st 2024 at 9:47 AM

GreenPig Done! I want to keep this mod just related to chicken feed and I'm not very familiar with Primitive Survival, maybe ask the PS dev for a worm farm.

VulcanoLV , Mar 21st 2024 at 8:58 AM

GreenPig I've never played Primitive Survival so I'll have to have a look at it, but that should be possible!

GreenPig, Mar 20th 2024 at 5:24 PM

Hi! If you'll ever make a compatibility with Primitive Survival, you can add the worms as potential chicken food and maybe a worm farm.
Thank You!

VulcanoLV , Mar 18th 2024 at 7:56 AM

Pallanza

Thats a good idea, I've added all the edible vegetables as recipes.

Pallanza, Mar 16th 2024 at 10:09 PM

@VulcanoLV

Thanks for implementing my suggestion, if you ever want to expand on that and add additional non-grain/fruit crops that can be used to make chicken feed, I researched the various crops in Vintage Story and divided them into two groups; ones safe to feed to chickens and ones that cause health issues/kill them:

Edible

Turnips (mature plants/roots only but that isn't relevant in VS, already added by you)

Carrots

Pumpkins (use the slices instead of the entire pumpkin)

Cabbage (mature plants only but that isn't relevant in VS)

Parsnips

 

Toxic

Onions (will cause anemia)

Bellpeppers (everything but the fruit flesh is toxic to chickens, and the fruit isn't well liked by them anyways)

Cassava (the VS variety is the one that requires long soaking to remove cyanide concentrations and is therefore harmful/lethal to chickens, although they could eat the processed meal)

Laerinok, Mar 15th 2024 at 6:43 AM

VulcanoLV

Thanks for doing it ! :)
And another thanks because I would be able to understand what you've done. I am going trying to understand how modding works. I tried to make some patches yesterday but nothing worked...

And for further updates (it doesn't need to be updated immediately as it's only is a very smal text ^^), this the french:

{
"item-chickenfeed": "Aliments pour volailles"
}

VulcanoLV , Mar 15th 2024 at 4:17 AM

Laerinok Yes its intended for the feed not to spoil, I based it off the chicken pellets you'd buy at the pet store, never had that spoil unless you got water in the bag somehow.

VulcanoLV , Mar 15th 2024 at 1:20 AM

Laerinok , AzuliBluespots ,

Done and done!

Laerinok, Mar 14th 2024 at 4:53 PM

I was thinking the same thing than AzuliBluespot, but with ducks too from The Critter's Package 😅
Moreover I noticed that chicken feed doesn't spoil over the time whereas other feed does. Is it intended ?

AzuliBluespots, Mar 14th 2024 at 4:23 PM

I know this is for chickens, but why not expand it to "birdfeed" and make it compatible with other small bird mods like "more animals"? There's pheasants, turkeys and more in there. Great idea btw.

VulcanoLV , Mar 14th 2024 at 7:49 AM

Pallanza Done! Let me know if the numbers feel balanced, I'd like to add a config file in the future so people could just adjust the numbers themselves but I still gotta learn that so 🤷‍♂️.

Pallanza, Mar 14th 2024 at 1:33 AM

Great mod idea, do you think you can add a second recipe for the feed that uses one grain and a turnip? Turnips are another common food given to chickens alongside grains in the form of their greens and the raw whole/grated tuber, and they're healthier for chickens compared to an all flax-diet which we can already do in base game.

Bognof, Mar 13th 2024 at 7:06 AM

great mod thank you for making this. I was just wonder if you could make chicken spear im having a hard time finding flint