BreedTimer
BreedTimer shows a countdown above each animal or villager that is waiting to breed again or whose baby is still growing up.
What it does
Floating labels sit above breedable animals and villagers. A label shows the time left until the next breeding, how long a baby needs to grow up, or the reason a pair cannot breed yet. Ready animals and villagers are marked as soon as they can breed, and love mode is shown while an animal is in it. A breed cooldown for villagers starts once they stop showing heart particles and runs for five minutes.
The mod covers cows, mooshrooms, sheep, pigs, chickens, rabbits, horses, donkeys, mules, llamas, wolves, cats, ocelots, foxes, pandas, goats, camels, sniffer, bees, turtles, axolotls, frogs, striders, hoglins, armadillos, nautiluses, dolphins and sulfur cubes. Villagers get full breed cooldown and baby tracking, tadpoles show a growth timer, and allays have duplication tracking. Chicken and armadillo egg or scute drop timers are available as an opt-in setting.
BreedTimer is a client-side mod for Fabric and NeoForge, so only the player's game needs it. It requires Mod Menu and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL). Files are published for 1.21 – 26.3, across 17 release versions, under the MIT License, and the source code and issue tracker are public. The latest build for 26.3 was released on 2026-09-27.
Key features
Breed cooldown timers
A countdown shows when an animal or villager can breed again, so players do not need to check each one by hand.
Baby growth timers
The time left before a baby animal, baby villager or tadpole grows up is shown directly above it.
Blocked reason labels
When a pair cannot breed, the label states the reason instead of only showing a timer.
Optional food hints
A setting adds a line under each label naming the food that breeds the animal.
Compact HUD and editor
A compact HUD lists only the counts that matter, with adjustable background opacity, text scale and a drag-and-drop position editor with presets.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
How it compares
ZenCraft is a client-side mod for Fabric and NeoForge, published for 1.21.11 under the MIT License and not open source. Time Of Day Indicator is client-side for Fabric only, published for 1.21.4 and released under All rights reserved. Minimal Status Effect Timer is client-side, open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and covers 1.21 – 26.3 on Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BreedTimer | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-27 |
| ZenCraft | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-31 |
| Time Of Day Indicator | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2025-01-31 |
| Minimal Status Effect Timer | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-13 |
Questions
Does BreedTimer need Mod Menu?
Does the server need BreedTimer?
Can the labels be turned off for animals or villagers separately?
In the catalog
BreedTimer is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Always know when your animals and villagers are ready to breed! This lightweight client-side mod for Fabric and NeoForge displays floating timers above breedable animals and villagers, showing exactly when they can breed again, how long babies take to grow up — and, when they can't breed right now, why.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/breedtimer
- Owner
- dennis.thegamer96
- Published
- 2026-04-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15