Chicken

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Chicken
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
Assigned by
Combat stats
3				1				1				1				1				1
Aggressive stats
-47				-42				+0				+0				+0				+0
Melee defence
-42								-42								-42
Magic defence
-42												No elemental weakness
Ranged defence
-42								-42								-42
Immunities
Poison								100% resistance
Venom								100% resistance
Cannons								Not immune
Thralls								Not immune
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Advanced data
Monster ID								1173,1174,9488
Link								MOID

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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.

Location	Levels	Members	Spawns	Map	League region
North of Etceteria Castle	1		3	Show map	Fremennik✓
West of Warriors' Guild (Tenzing's House)	1		4	Show map	Asgarnia✓
Between Ardougne and Witchaven	1		4	Show map	Kandarin✓
Miscellania Castle Courtyard	1		4	Show map	Fremennik✓
Tyras Camp	1		3	Show map	Tirannwn✓
Tyras Camp during cutscene	1		3	Show map	Tirannwn✓
Rellekka	1		4	Show map	Fremennik✓
Gordon and Mary's farm	1		8	Show map	Kourend✓
Tai Bwo Wannai	1		4	Show map	Karamja✓
Lumbridge East Farm	1		13	Show map	Misthalin✓
Entrance of the Ranging Guild	1		4	Show map	Kandarin✓
Miscellania Blacksmith area	1		4	Show map	Fremennik✓
North of Lumbridge West Farm	1		1	Show map	Misthalin✓
Entrana	1		6	Show map	Asgarnia✓
North of Land's End	1		5	Show map	Kourend✓
South of Kourend Castle	1		6	Show map	Kourend✓
Lumbridge West Farm	1		33	Show map	Misthalin✓
White Knights Castle Courtyard	1		1	Show map	Asgarnia✓
South Falador Farm	1		10	Show map	Asgarnia✓
Sinclair Mansion	1		3	Show map	Kandarin✓
Barbarian Agility Course	1		3	Show map	Kandarin✓
Champions' Guild	1		5	Show map	Misthalin✓
Etceteria Castle Courtyard	1		4	Show map	Fremennik✓
Prifddinas, Crwys district	1		4	Show map	Tirannwn✓
Wizards' Tower Basement	1		1	Show map	Misthalin✓
Isle of Souls	1		7	Show map	Misthalin✓
South western Outer Fortis	1		1	Show map	Varlamore✓
Aldarin windmill 3rd floor	1		8	Show map	Varlamore✓
Tal Teklan	1		5	Show map	Varlamore✓
Goblin Cave when searching boxes or crates	1		1	Show map	Kandarin✓
Wyrmscraig	1		3	Show map	N/A

The following money making guide is available for Chicken:

The following drop rates are provided by Jagex, unless otherwise specified.

The average Chicken kill is worth 92.79.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Bones	1	Always	30	0
	Raw chicken	1	Always	32	0

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Feather	5	64/128	15	5
	Feather	15	32/128	45	15
	Nothing	N/A	32/128	N/A	N/A

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	Price	High Alch
	Key (medium)(m)	1	Always[d 1]	Not sold	12
	Clue scroll (beginner)	1	1/300[d 2]	Not sold	12

• 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.

• 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]