Cattlestrophic!
Cattlestrophic! changes how farm animals age, breed, starve and drop loot, with each part controlled by a config file.
What it does
Animals that appear naturally from eggs count as wild, while animals bred by players become domesticated. Wild animals face more limits: they cannot be leashed until they are domesticated through breeding, they drop fewer items when killed, they have a lower chance of a successful breed, and they wait longer between breedings. Domesticated animals gain bonus loot, and they live longer than wild ones, which die of old age sooner.
Hunger is part of the survival system: a domesticated animal that is not fed will die of starvation. Players feed animals by right-clicking them with an Animal Feed item, or place a Feeding Trough nearby, which is stocked with generic food and slowly restores hunger. The mod works in single-player and on multiplayer servers, and it includes modded animals. Age, hunger rates, maximum ages, trough range and feeding amount are all set in the config file. The mod is client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with builds covering 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 under the MIT License, and it is not open source.
Key features
Wild and domesticated animals
Eggs produce wild animals, and breeding produces domesticated ones, each with its own limits and rewards.
Hunger and aging
Animals grow old and need food, and their age and hunger rates are both set in the config.
Feeding Trough
A trough stocked with food feeds nearby animals over time, with range and amount adjustable in the config.
Inspection tool
A tool in the creative inventory shows an animal's age and hunger, indicated by particle effects.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want farm animals to need feeding and care, and server owners who want to adjust animal rules through the config.
How it compares
Auto Feed Animals is client and server, not open source under All rights reserved, and supports 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Animal Plus is NeoForge only, client or server optional, open source under the MIT License and covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.8, so it works with a client alone or a server alone. Cattlestrophic! is client and server and is published for the same loaders without the 1.21.8 build.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattlestrophic! | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-20 |
| Auto Feed Animals | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-28 |
| Animal Plus | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Client or server, optional | 2025-09-18 |
Questions
Does Cattlestrophic! need to be installed on the server?
How do wild animals become domesticated?
Which loaders does Cattlestrophic! support?
In the catalog
Cattlestrophic! is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod adds animal survival mechanics to Minecraft, making animals die from hunger and old age. Cattlestrophic! is designed to be fun and challenging in both singleplayer and multiplayer.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cattlestrophic
- Owner
- theblackfox97
- Published
- 2025-05-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15