This datapack gives chickens speed 4 and makes them target players and then explode once within 5 blocks of the player. I decided to upload this to see if others would enjoy my projects as much as I do. To install simply download the zip file and when creating a world click on Data Packs (The Data Packs button is in the more section in 1.20), drag the data pack into the window, select the data pack, click done, and then create the world.
Working MC Versions - 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, and 1.20
Native MC Version - 1.19
That is all, have fun!
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.17, 1.17.1, 1.18
- 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 — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
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- Downloads as Explosive Chickens.zip
- Download size: 2.1 MB
- Download link checked 19 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.