



Animal Genders
Adds a male and female gender system to animal entities.

Overview
This mod introduces gender mechanics to animals, affecting breeding and certain gender-specific abilities. It enhances immersion while staying lightweight and compatible with most mods.
Features
- Animals are assigned either male or female
- Breeding now requires a male + female pair
- Gender is visually and mechanically recognized
Female-Exclusive Abilities
- Chickens can lay eggs
- Cows/goats can be milked
Configuration
The mod includes a configurable file allowing you to:
- Whitelist or blacklist specific entities from having genders
- Adjust the male/female ratio at gender assignment (Applies to naturally generated adults; does not affect newborns)
Compatibility
Designed for broad compatibility with other animal-related mods. The mod applies to entities extending the Animal class, ensuring it works with most modded animals automatically.
Modpacks
You can use the mod in your modpacks as long as I get credit for the mod.
Bug report
If you encounter compatibility issues, feel free to report them through Github — I’ll do my best to fix them!
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.11
- 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.
- Ships as animalgenders-1.21.11-neoforge-1.2.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 48 KB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.