[[Egg]]s can be used for [[cooking]], eating, or hatching new [[chicken]]s. To hatch eggs, lay one on a tile and allow it to decay. When it reaches 100 damage, there is a small chance that a chicken will emerge. ''Due to the low success rate of hatching (at least on Freedom), there is speculation that this function is perhaps bugged or is dependent on how dense the server animal population is.''
Hens will follow [[rooster]]s. [[Chicken]]s will follow hens. It can be quite difficult to separate the animals when this happens, so be careful about leading too close.
Hen will be hunted down by carnivorous animals or mobs.