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This article has a Slayer task guide: Birds. Information and strategy regarding this Slayer task will be on this page.
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| Chicken | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 4 January 2001 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Members | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Combat level | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | 1x1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | Yep. Definitely a chicken. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Combat info | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max hit | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aggressive | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poisonous | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attack style | Stab | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attack speed | 4 ticks (2.4 seconds) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Respawn time | 25 ticks (15 seconds) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Slayer info | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slayer level | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slayer XP | 3 xp | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Category | Birds | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| -47 | -42 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Melee defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| -42 | -42 | -42 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Magic defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| -42 | No elemental weakness | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ranged defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| -42 | -42 | -42 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Immunities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poison | 100% resistance | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venom | 100% resistance | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cannons | Not immune | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thralls | Not immune | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Monster ID | 1173,1174,9488 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chickens are a type of domesticated bird kept as livestock by farmers, and are often found inside pens in the farms of Gielinor.
Chickens are one of the weakest enemies in Old School RuneScape, and are often killed by low-level players training their combat skills as they have very low defence and cannot deal damage to players: the chicken farms in Lumbridge are often crowded for this reason. Chickens will sometimes try to retreat when they have 1 hitpoint left.
Chickens count for bird Slayer tasks, which can be given by Turael.
Chickens are a source of several useful items, as when they are killed they drop raw chickens for Cooking, bones for Prayer, and 5 or 15 feathers for Fishing or Fletching. Feathers are usually in high demand, therefore killing chickens and selling their feathers can be somewhat profitable for low level players.
In most populated worlds, chicken coops are often full of bones, feathers, and raw chicken left by players training on the chickens. If one chooses to bury the bones and cook the chicken, they will be able to gain a small amount of Prayer and Cooking experience for free.
A variant type of chicken is attacked on Tutorial Island during the Magic tutorial.
Locations
| Location | Levels | Members | Spawns | Map |
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| North of Etceteria Castle | 1 |  | 3 | Show map |
| West of Warriors' Guild (Tenzing's House) | 1 | | 4 | Show map |
| Between Ardougne and Witchaven | 1 | | 4 | Show map |
| Miscellania Castle Courtyard | 1 | | 4 | Show map |
| Tyras Camp | 1 | | 3 | Show map |
| Tyras Camp during cutscene | 1 | | 3 | Show map |
| Rellekka | 1 | | 4 | Show map |
| Gordon and Mary's farm | 1 | | 8 | Show map |
| Tai Bwo Wannai | 1 | | 4 | Show map |
| Lumbridge East Farm | 1 |  | 13 | Show map |
| Entrance of the Ranging Guild | 1 | | 4 | Show map |
| Miscellania Blacksmith area | 1 | | 4 | Show map |
| North of Lumbridge West Farm | 1 | | 1 | Show map |
| Entrana | 1 | | 6 | Show map |
| North of Land's End | 1 | | 5 | Show map |
| South of Kourend Castle | 1 | | 6 | Show map |
| Lumbridge West Farm | 1 | | 33 | Show map |
| White Knights Castle Courtyard | 1 | | 1 | Show map |
| South Falador Farm | 1 | | 10 | Show map |
| Sinclair Mansion | 1 | | 3 | Show map |
| Barbarian Agility Course | 1 | | 3 | Show map |
| Champions' Guild | 1 | | 5 | Show map |
| Etceteria Castle Courtyard | 1 | | 4 | Show map |
| Prifddinas, Crwys district | 1 | | 4 | Show map |
| Wizards' Tower Basement | 1 | | 1 | Show map |
| Isle of Souls | 1 | | 7 | Show map |
| South western Outer Fortis | 1 | | 1 | Show map |
| Aldarin windmill 3rd floor[UK]4th floor[US] | 1 | | 8 | Show map |
| Tal Teklan | 1 | | 5 | Show map |
| Goblin Cave when searching boxes or crates | 1 | | 1 | Show map |
| Wyrmscraig | 1 | | 3 | Show map |
Money making
The following money making guide is available for Chicken:
| Method | Hourly profit | Skills |
|---|---|---|
| Killing chickens | 13,913 | None |
Drops
The following drop rates are provided by Jagex, unless otherwise specified.
The average Chicken kill is worth 103.79.
100%
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
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 | Bones | 1 | Always | 40 | 0 |
 | Raw chicken | 1 | Always | 33 | 0 |
Other
Tertiary
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | Price | High Alch | |
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 | Key (medium)(m) | 1 | Always[d 1] | Not sold | 12 |
 | Clue scroll (beginner) | 1 | 1/300[d 2] | Not sold | 12 |
- ^ Keys are only dropped when completing a medium clue scroll asking you to kill a Chicken.
- ^ Clue scrolls will drop as scroll boxes after the completion of X Marks the Spot.
Treasure Trails
- Killing a chicken for a key to be able to search the drawers in the house in Seers' Village is the solution to the medium cryptic clue: In a town where everyone has perfect vision, seek some locked drawers in a house that sits opposite a workshop.
Gallery
Changes
| Date | Changes |
|---|---|
| 20 March 2007 (Update) |
The NPCs were graphically updated. |
Gallery (historical)
| Regular version 1 | |
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| 29 March 2004 – 20 March 2007 |
20 March 2007 – present |
| Regular version 2 | |
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| 9 August 2004 – 20 March 2007 |
20 March 2007 – present |
| Miscellania version 1 | |
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| 2 November 2004 – 20 March 2007 |
20 March 2007 – present |
| Miscellania version 2 | |
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| 2 November 2004 – 20 March 2007 |
20 March 2007 – present |
| Falador farm version 1 | |
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| 11 July 2005 – 20 March 2007 |
20 March 2007 – present |
| Falador farm version 2 | |
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| 11 July 2005 – 20 March 2007 |
20 March 2007 – present |
| Falador farm version 3 | |
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| 11 July 2005 – 20 March 2007 |
20 March 2007 – present |
Trivia
- If a chicken is afflicted with poison or venom, instead of taking damage from the poison or venom, it will squawk, flap its wings, and lay an egg.[1]
References
- ^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 17 August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Mod Ash: "If you poison a chicken, and let it continue attacking you without it dying, eventually it lays an egg."