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|name=Chicken coop
 
|name=Chicken coop
 
|image=A Chicken Coop.png|200px|right|]]
 
|image=A Chicken Coop.png|200px|right|]]
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|examine = A small house where female chickens are kept safe and secure.
 
|active=[[Plank]]
 
|active=[[Plank]]
 
|passive=1 [[Large nails]]
 
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
''A small house where female chickens are kept safe and secure''.
 
  
 
Used to store and feed [[Hen|hens]] and collect [[Egg|eggs]].
 
Used to store and feed [[Hen|hens]] and collect [[Egg|eggs]].
  
Coops contain multiple sub items inside.
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== Usage ==
  
*Nesting Box, this is where the loaded hens reside.
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* Coops contain multiple sub items inside:
*Feeder, this is where you place food.
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** Nesting Box, this is where the loaded hens reside.
*Drinker, this is where you place water.
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** Feeder, this is where you place food.
*Egg Box, this is where you get the eggs from when they are laid.
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** Drinker, this is where you place water.
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** Egg Box, this is where you get the eggs from when they are laid.
  
== Usage ==
 
 
* You can only load hens into the coop.
 
* You can only load hens into the coop.
 
* The "Load Creature" option will not appear if you are leading more than one hen.  
 
* The "Load Creature" option will not appear if you are leading more than one hen.  
 
* To load a hen, lead it, right click the coop and click "Load Creature".
 
* To load a hen, lead it, right click the coop and click "Load Creature".
 
* To be able to load the creature, there must be water in the drinker and food in the feeder.
 
* To be able to load the creature, there must be water in the drinker and food in the feeder.
* Loadable chicken count is QL / 10 + [[Rarity|rarity]] (maximum 13 for a 100 QL Fantastic coop). [[Quality_level|QL]] must be greater than or equal to 10 to load a chicken.
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* Number of Loadable hens is QL / 10 + [[Rarity|rarity]] (maximum 13 for a 100 QL Fantastic coop). [[Quality_level|QL]] must be greater than or equal to 10 to load a chicken.
  
====Feeding and watering====
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=== Feeding and watering ===
* You can only put food that can be planted in the ground into the feeder. Example: [[pumpkin]] seed, or [[corn]]. [[Herb]] seeds and [[Mixed_grass|mixed grass]] cannot be put in the feeder.  
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* You can only put food that can be sown in the ground into the feeder. Example: [[pumpkin]] seed, any grains, or [[corn]].  
* Polling for the feeder and drinker happens every 4 hours, at which time food equal to the number of hens in the coop is subtracted from the feeder.
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* You can not put [[Herb]] seeds and [[Mixed_grass|mixed grass]] in the feeder.  
E.g. if there are 4 hens loaded, 4 food will be subtracted. Also, 250 grams of water for each hen will be subtracted from the drinker.
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* Polling for the feeder and drinker happens every 4 hours, at which time food equal to the number of hens in the coop is subtracted from the feeder., e.g. if there are 4 hens loaded, 4 food will be subtracted. Also, 250 grams of water for each hen will be subtracted from the drinker.
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* If either the feeder or the drinker is empty on egg poll, the chickens will escape the coop onto the center of the tile where the coop resides.  
  
====Egg output====
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=== Egg output ===
  
 
* Eggs will be created every 12 hours.
 
* Eggs will be created every 12 hours.
 
* Egg QL is dictated by the QL of the coop.
 
* Egg QL is dictated by the QL of the coop.
 
* Egg count is equal to the count of the chickens.
 
* Egg count is equal to the count of the chickens.
* If either the feeder or the drinker is empty on egg poll, the chickens will be unloaded on the center of the tile where the coop resides.
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* Eggs in the egg box will not hatch when they decay, even if they are fertile. Fertile eggs must be on the ground in order to hatch.
* '''Eggs in the egg box will not hatch when they decay''', even if they are fertile. Fertile eggs must be on the ground in order to hatch.
 
  
====Security====
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=== Security ===
 
* Can be placed and planted or secured.
 
* Can be placed and planted or secured.
 
* Coops are [[Permissions#Containers|lockable]] and spawn on creation with a 1.0 QL [[Small_padlock|small padlock]].
 
* Coops are [[Permissions#Containers|lockable]] and spawn on creation with a 1.0 QL [[Small_padlock|small padlock]].
 
* Coops have manageable permissions, like any other lockable container.  
 
* Coops have manageable permissions, like any other lockable container.  
  
====Miscellaneous info====
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== Notes ==
  
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* 50 [[Fine_carpentry|Fine carpentry]] skill is required to start and continue building.
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* Can be loaded on a [[Wagon]].
 
* You cannot [[Load cargo|load]] a coop with chickens in it.
 
* You cannot [[Load cargo|load]] a coop with chickens in it.
 
* On [[Settlement|deed]], chickens in a coop count towards the creature ratio.
 
* On [[Settlement|deed]], chickens in a coop count towards the creature ratio.
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* The egg box will hold a maximum of 100 eggs.
 
* The egg box will hold a maximum of 100 eggs.
  
== Notes ==
 
* 50 [[Fine_carpentry|Fine carpentry]] skill is required to start and continue building.
 
  
== See Also ==
 
 
[[File: Coop.png|left|]]
 
[[File: Coop.png|left|]]
  
 
[[Category:Fine carpentry items]]
 
[[Category:Fine carpentry items]]
 
[[Category:Babel/C]]
 
[[Category:Babel/C]]

Latest revision as of 10:48, 30 May 2026

Main / Skills / Carpentry / Fine carpentry / Chicken coop

Chicken coop
A Chicken coop
Examine
A small house where female chickens are kept safe and secure.
Creation
Total materials
Result

Chicken coop

Skill and improvement

Contents

Description

Used to store and feed hens and collect eggs.

Usage

  • Coops contain multiple sub items inside:
    • Nesting Box, this is where the loaded hens reside.
    • Feeder, this is where you place food.
    • Drinker, this is where you place water.
    • Egg Box, this is where you get the eggs from when they are laid.
  • You can only load hens into the coop.
  • The "Load Creature" option will not appear if you are leading more than one hen.
  • To load a hen, lead it, right click the coop and click "Load Creature".
  • To be able to load the creature, there must be water in the drinker and food in the feeder.
  • Number of Loadable hens is QL / 10 + rarity (maximum 13 for a 100 QL Fantastic coop). QL must be greater than or equal to 10 to load a chicken.

Feeding and watering

  • You can only put food that can be sown in the ground into the feeder. Example: pumpkin seed, any grains, or corn.
  • You can not put Herb seeds and mixed grass in the feeder.
  • Polling for the feeder and drinker happens every 4 hours, at which time food equal to the number of hens in the coop is subtracted from the feeder., e.g. if there are 4 hens loaded, 4 food will be subtracted. Also, 250 grams of water for each hen will be subtracted from the drinker.
  • If either the feeder or the drinker is empty on egg poll, the chickens will escape the coop onto the center of the tile where the coop resides.

Egg output

  • Eggs will be created every 12 hours.
  • Egg QL is dictated by the QL of the coop.
  • Egg count is equal to the count of the chickens.
  • Eggs in the egg box will not hatch when they decay, even if they are fertile. Fertile eggs must be on the ground in order to hatch.

Security

  • Can be placed and planted or secured.
  • Coops are lockable and spawn on creation with a 1.0 QL small padlock.
  • Coops have manageable permissions, like any other lockable container.

Notes

  • 50 Fine carpentry skill is required to start and continue building.
  • Can be loaded on a Wagon.
  • You cannot load a coop with chickens in it.
  • On deed, chickens in a coop count towards the creature ratio.
  • You cannot bash a coop with chickens loaded.
  • The egg box will hold a maximum of 100 eggs.