| Key | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Released | 21 January 2001 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quest item | Ernest the Chicken | ||||||||||||||||||
| Properties | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tradeable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stackable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noteable | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Drop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | A slightly smelly key (Used in the Ernest the Chicken quest). | ||||||||||||||||||
| Values | |||||||||||||||||||
| Value | 1 coin | ||||||||||||||||||
| High alch | 0 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Low alch | 0 coins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 0.01 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced data | |||||||||||||||||||
| Item ID | 275 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||

The Key is a quest item used only in Ernest the Chicken. It is found by using a spade on the compost heap inside Draynor Manor's west wall during the quest.
It is used to open the door to the room containing a skeleton and the rubber tube. It can only be obtained during the quest and is kept upon completion.
Changes
| Date | Changes |
|---|---|
| 11 January 2023 (Update) |
It is no longer possible to use this key to gain entry to the Clock Tower by using it on the boarded-up door. |
| 10 December 2015 (Update | poll) |
The examine of this key has been updated from "A slightly smelly key." to "A slightly smelly key (Used in the Ernest the Chicken quest)." so its purpose is better described. |
Gallery (historical)
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| RuneScape 2 Beta |
29 March 2004 – present |
Trivia
- Curiously, this key could also be used to walk through the boarded-up door in the Clock Tower building before an update on 11 January 2023 removed the interaction. While it was generally not very useful, it could be used to save a few seconds when routing paths during quests like Clock Tower or Hazeel Cult.



