How do I install Hungry Cows?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Hungry Cows work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Hungry Cows

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by pnku · on Modrinth

Cows/Mooshrooms now eat Grass/Mycelium/plants to restore their Milkability/Health, Milk functions as food and many more related features.

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Fabric only.

Minecraft 1.21.6–1.21.11Newest
Minecraft 1.21.5
Minecraft 1.21.4
Minecraft 1.21.2–1.21.3
Minecraft 1.21–1.21.1
Minecraft 1.20.5–1.20.6
Minecraft 1.20.4
Minecraft 1.20.1

⬇ Download for 1.21.6–1.21.11 ⬇ Download for 1.21.5 ⬇ Download for 1.21.4 ⬇ Download for 1.21.2–1.21.3 ⬇ Download for 1.21–1.21.1 ⬇ Download for 1.20.5–1.20.6 ⬇ Download for 1.20.4 ⬇ Download for 1.20.1

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Grazing Cow on the left and Grazing Mooshroom on the right of Hungry Cows Title

Cows are NOT infinite milk machines!

In Minecraft, Cows can give endless amounts of Milk,
and drinking it does nothing for your hunger. That, frankly, makes no sense!

Cows are hungry and milk fills you up!

Features:

Feature	`Cow`	`Mooshroom`	`Goat`	`Sheep`	⚙️ Configurable?
Eating Grass and some Plant Blocks restores Milkability ^{and health}	✅	✅ (Eats Mycelium)	❌ (Can only be fed)	✅ (for Wool)	✅ (Probability, Baby Growth, Healing, Plant Blocks via tags)
Milk restores Hunger & Saturation ^{+ stacks up to 16}	✅	✅	✅		✅ (Nutritional values per milk type)
Can be fed to regain Milkability ^{+ to restore 1 ❤ (Note: Feeding has a 5 min cooldown by default.)}	✅	✅	✅	✅ (for Wool)	✅ (Feedable items per animal, cooldown)
Dispensers can milk	✅	✅ (+ with Bowls)	✅		❌
*Show Milkability* through Model & Texture**	✅	✅	❌		✅
*Jade shows Milkability* and Feedability status**	✅	✅ (+ Flower for Suspicious Stew)	✅	✅ (Feedability)	✅ (Jade not required, toggleable each)

Compatibility:

Fully compatible with AppleSkin.
Fully compatible with Fresh Animations 1.10.4.
Extensive Jade integration.

If you encounter any incompatibilities, bugs or other issues — please report them on GitHub.

Special Thanks:

Nemo | Qu | Serilum

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as HungryCows-2.2.2+1.21.6(-11)-Fabric.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 197 KB
Download link checked 10 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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