How do I install Shear Chickens?

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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Shear Chickens work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Shear Chickens

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by jarpycat · on CurseForge

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader NeoForge1 build
Mod loader Forge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.1Newest

Minecraft 1.20.1Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21.1 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.20.1 · Forge

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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🐔 Shear Chicken

This mod gives you the ability to use shears like you would with sheep, but for chickens too.

Feel free to edit the config file that generates when you launch the game!

📜 Config

minFeathers - the least amount of feathers shearing can drop
maxFeathers - the most amount of feathers shearing can drop
shearCooldown - the time (in minutes) between being allowed to shear the same chicken
shearDamage - how much durability your shears use when shearing

🎉 Update

In the NeoForge version, I added new things!

Dispensers can now shear chickens
And chickens have a texture while they are sheared!!

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 shearchickens-1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 91 KB
Download link checked 2 Oct 2026 — working

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

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