ModsJava
Backported Animal Variants
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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.
Adds new farm animal variants and updated cow model introduced in 1.21.5:
- Cold Chicken (and its Blue Egg)
- Cold Pig
- Cold Cow
- Warm Chicken (and its Brown Egg)
- Warm Pig
- Warm Cow
- Cow, Mooshroom model update
- Sheep texture update
You can report bugs or share your suggestions on my Discord server or in the comments.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.1, 1.20.1
- 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 CurseForge — 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 backported_animal_variants-0.3-1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 104 KB
- Download link checked 28 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.