Baby Animals
Minecraft Java mod. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForge





Overview
This is a continuation of the original Baby Models mod, originally by cocoavalley.
Replaces the vanilla baby models with the models created for the original Baby Animals Mod. Model Swapper does not have any of the functionality of the Baby Animals mod, it only changes the look of the baby animals. You still interact with them the same way as you would the vanilla animals.
NOTE: Baby Animals Model Swapper is client-side only; it should not be installed on a server.
Permission
Baby Animals Model Swapper is licensed under MIT by CocoValley, and the continuation is open source by MrIbby.

Until further notice, I will no longer be updating these mods. A lot has changed in the past year ... Perhaps one day if/when the fabled official API is released I will be able to revive these projects in a more sustainable way. Until then, however, there will be no more official updates. I'm glad so many, many, people have enjoyed them :)
I'm leaving links to the very latest source javas. Squickens files are from 1.6.4 but probably don't need much changing. The model swapper files are not standalone, they are core class modifications. There are some fancy things in the unofficial APIs that can probably be used to insert the code at runtime and make the model swapper more compatible. Someone who knows what they are doing should able to very easily get them working in any version, and probably better than I ever could.
― cocoavalley
Modpack Permission
You don't need it! Please feel free to include the mod in your mod packs!
Installation and Instructions:
- FORGE 1.6.4 and later - Drop the jar file into "mods" in your .minecraft folder -OR-
- No Forge or pre-1.6.4 - Backup your minecraft.jar. It wouldn't hurt to back up your saves folder, either. Unzip the downloaded Baby Animals Model Swapper file. Open minecraft.jar using your preferred compression software (7-zip, WinRAR, etc.) Copy the .class files and the 'mob' folder into minecraft.jar. Delete META-INF if it exists. Run Minecraft.
Compatibility
Add any of my mods at your own risk, back up your jars and saves, I won't be held responsible for failure to read directions, so on and so forth. Mods that change the original animals will likely have issues with Model Swapper. If you are having trouble with other mods check the ForgeModLoader-client- log file in your .minecraft folder. It will tell you if there are problems.
Model Swapper Affected Classes
ModelChicken.class
ModelCow.class
ModelPig.class
ModelSheep1.class
ModelSheep2.class
ModelWolf.class
RenderChicken.class
RenderCow.class
RenderMooshroom.class
RenderPig.class
RenderSheep.class
RenderWolf.class
Videos
Thanks cocoavalley, NWizUnicorn, cybrbeast, MadTortle and others for the following videos!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4F86F2556309D7CB&si=IlCKb5DrWckA4vyE
Credits
- MrIbby_: Original developer, ported to 1.7+
- Echo_Weaver: 1.11/1.12 RandomMobs compatibility fix
- cocoavalley: Original developer
- ExtraSpicy: Bunny models
Special Thanks
- MCArchive - Preserving the mods and archiving them
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- 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.
- Ships as BabyAnimalsModelSwapper_147_fix.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 60 KB
- Download link checked 2 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.