All animals
Wildlife
Chicken
Gallus gallus domesticus
1 habitat
Chicken is found around Various settlements, one of 1 habitat the compendium records for it.
Everything else that breathes, swims or flies. Habitat and loot are what the compendium asks you to fill in; the three-star carcass is what the trapper asks for.
- Scientific name
- Gallus gallus domesticus
- Habitats
- Various settlements
- Carcass yields
- Chicken Feathers
Trivia
- โDead chickens can be found in stores hanging or standing flat, and some meats appear in plates which are possibly chicken meat. Sometimes butchers will go their bench and cut dead chickens' heads off, before throwing the separated body and head into different barrels.
- โThe breed of chicken used as the gameplay model is an amalgamation of a Rhode Island Red and a New Hampshire Red. This is an unlikely breed to be found in the American West at the time.
- โIt's possible to kick chickens in both games by pressing the fire button with no weapon drawn.
- โIf kicked too many times, the chicken can be knocked out, but not killed. The player will then be unable to take its feathers.
- โOddly, if the player kicks a chicken into the water it will not drown, unlike other animals.
- โChickens can be trampled if run over by a cart or other vehicle.
- โUnlike other farm animals, the player does not incur a bounty for killing livestock when killing a chicken.
- โOddly, in rare cases, shooting the chicken will not harm it, even with the strongest weapons. The chicken will become invincible, able to withstand even an explosion.
- โDue to being a domestic animal, killing a chicken is not required for the Unnatural Selection trophy/achievement.
- โIn Rathskeller Fork, the dogs will often growl at and then attack the chickens, killing them. This is useful to get feathers which can be dropped at up to 5 per chicken.
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Last verified September 13, 2026