Breeding in Minecraft

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Requirements

• Two adult animals of the same species

• Suitable breeding food (depending on species)

• Light level of at least 9

• Animals must not have been bred recently (cooldown of approx. 5 minutes)

Breeding food according to species

• Cows & Sheep - Wheat

• Pigs - Carrots, potatoes or turnips

• Chickens - seeds (e.g. wheat, melon or pumpkin seeds)

• Horses & donkeys - Golden apples or golden carrots

• Wolves - meat (cooked or raw)

• Cats - Raw fish (cod or salmon)

• Pandas - Bamboo

• Foxes - Sweet berries

• Axolotl - tropical fish (in a bucket)

• Frogs - slime balls

Breeding procedure

• Hold the right food in your hand.

• Feed both animals - they show heart particles.

• A young animal appears.

• Waiting time until the next breeding: approx. 5 minutes

Growth & acceleration

• Young animals grow into adults in approx. 20 minutes.

• Additional feeding can accelerate growth.

Advantages of breeding

• Sustainable supply of food and materials (e.g. leather, feathers, wool)

• Effective source of XP through breeding & slaughtering

• Basis for automatic farms

• Enables animal collections for specific purposes (e.g. riding, taming, decoration)

Tips

• Set up fenced enclosures to control the animals.

• Have sufficient food supplies ready.

• Use wheat farms or automatic farms to produce food.

• Combine breeding with redstone farms for maximum efficiency.