Registry record · minecraft:egg

Egg

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An egg is an avian item laid by chickens, used for baking cakes and pies, and hatching baby chicks.

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Versioned source data

Edition availability

Java Edition

Source version 26.1

Registry ID: 1032
Source display name: Egg
Maximum stack: 16

Bedrock Edition

Source version 1.26.60

Registry ID: 393
Source display name: Egg
Maximum stack: 16
Component-based: No
Source version tag: Unclassified by source

Recipe information · Java 26.1

No Java recipe recorded

Not recorded

No recipe for this item is recorded in the selected Java source snapshot. This does not establish that no recipe exists in other versions or editions. Bedrock recipe data is not included, so its recipe availability cannot be determined here.

Field guide

Item details

How to obtain

Laid naturally by living chickens every 5 to 10 minutes. Source
Easily automated in massive numbers using hopper-floored chicken breeding pens. Source

Practical uses

Crafted with pumpkin and sugar to bake pumpkin pie, or with wheat, milk, and sugar for cake. Source
Thrown by players with a 12.5% chance to hatch a baby chicken (and a 0.39% chance for four chicks). Source

Mechanics

Stacks up to 16 in inventory; thrown eggs deal minor knockback to mobs without inflicting damage. Source

Reverse recipe lookup · Java · 26.1

Used In · Crafting recipes

Used in 2 outputs

Recorded Java recipe outputs that use Egg. Bedrock recipe data is not included.

Cake 1 recorded recipe

View recipe

Uses Egg × 1 · makes 1 Cake

Cake1 crafted

Pumpkin Pie 1 recorded recipe