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{{Creature
| name        = Chicken
| image       = [[File:NB_Chicken_1x.png|link=|A chicken]]
| type        = Animal (bird)
| category    = Animals
| alignment   = Neutral
| karma       = 0
| fame        = 150
| aggression  = Only when attacked
| str         = 5
| dex         = 15
| int         = 5
| hits        = 3
| stam        = 15
| mana        = 0
| damage      = 1
| armor       = 2
| speed       = [[Movement Speeds|Medium]]
| tameable    = Yes
| taming      = −0.9
| slots       = 1
| bondable    = [[Animal Bonding|Yes]]
| rideable    = No
| food        = Grain and hay
| carve       = 1 raw bird, 25 feathers
}}
The '''Chicken''' is a tiny farm bird that anyone can tame. It only fights when attacked and is carved for feathers.

== Overview ==
* '''In-game name:''' ''a chicken''
* '''Corpse:''' ''a chicken corpse''
* '''Behavior:''' it leaves you alone unless you attack it, then fights in melee (animal AI).

== Stats ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Stat !! Value
|-
| Strength || 5
|-
| Dexterity || 15
|-
| Intelligence || 5
|-
| Hit points || 3
|-
| Stamina || 15 (same as its Dexterity)
|-
| Mana || 0
|-
| Melee damage || 1
|-
| Armor rating || 2
|-
| Fame / Karma || 150 / 0
|}

=== Skills ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Skill !! Range
|-
| [[Skills/Tactics|Tactics]] || 5.0
|-
| [[Skills/Wrestling|Wrestling]] || 5.0
|-
| [[Skills/Resisting Spells|Magic Resistance]] || 4.0
|}

== Taming ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Requirement !! Value
|-
| Minimum Animal Taming || −0.9 (anyone can try, even with no skill)
|-
| Control slots || 1
|-
| Maximum owners || 5 (each previous owner makes it harder to tame)
|-
| Bonding || [[Animal Bonding|Yes]]
|-
| Rideable || No
|-
| Favorite food || Grain and hay
|}

* '''Anyone can try.''' Its minimum is below 0, so you can tame it even with no Animal Taming skill.
* '''Success chance.''' For a first-time tame, your chance of success at the end of an attempt rises by about 2% per skill point and reaches '''100% at 49.0 skill''' (about 2% even at 0 skill). Every previous owner adds 6 points to the difficulty.
* '''Don't hurt it.''' If it takes any damage during your attempt, taming fails with ''"The animal is too angry to continue taming."''
* '''Stay close.''' You must stay within 6 tiles of it and keep a clear path to it.
* '''Obedience.''' Once tamed, its taming requirement is 29.1 or lower, so it always obeys its owner.
* '''Re-taming.''' If you've owned this one before, taming it again always succeeds (''"That wasn't even challenging."'').
* After its first tame, its skills drop to '''90%''' of their wild values, or 86% if it was paralyzed while you tamed it. Its stats don't drop.

=== Bonding ===
Only the owner can bond with a chicken. Its taming requirement is 29.1 or lower, so there's no Animal Taming requirement to bond. Feed it to start bonding, then feed it again after '''7 days''' to finish. When you see ''"Your pet has bonded with you!"'', it's done.

== Loot ==
It carries no loot.

=== Carving ===
Use a blade on the corpse to get:
* '''1 raw bird'''
* '''25 feathers'''

== Tips ==
* Anyone can tame a chicken, and it always obeys.
* With only 3 hit points it's no fighter.
* Carve the corpse for 25 feathers, useful for fletching arrows and bolts.

[[Category:Bestiary]]