Chicken Jockey
by VidTDM_XD
Chicken Jockey is a NeoForge mobs mod that lets hostile mobs ride chickens and other small animals.
What it does
A share of zombies, skeletons and baby zombies spawn already mounted on a passive animal such as a chicken, and some of them actively search for a suitable mob to ride. Skeletons, strays, bogged skeletons and wither skeletons can ride spiders and cave spiders, while baby zombies, husks, drowneds and zombie villagers search for chickens, pigs, cows and sheep. Only the client and server need it: it is a client and server mod, so the server and every player must both run it. Files are published for NeoForge 1.21.1, and the code is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.
Key features
Chicken riders
About 15% of zombies and skeletons spawn riding chickens, spiders or similar mobs.
Active mount search
Some skeletons and baby zombies look for a mob to ride rather than waiting to be placed on one.
Mount pairings
Skeletons pair with spiders, baby zombies with chickens and pigs, and zombies with ocelots, pandas, horses, cats and wolves.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Spider Jockey is a server-side only Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20 – 1.21.8, under All rights reserved and not open source. Remove "Lava Chicken" Music Disc is server required with client optional, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.21.7 – 1.21.11 on four loaders.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Jockey | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-19 |
| Spider Jockey | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2025-08-10 |
| Remove "Lava Chicken" Music Disc | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.7 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-08-26 |
Questions
Does Chicken Jockey have to be installed on both sides?
In the catalog
Chicken Jockey is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,974 Mobs mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod makes it so that 15% of skeletons and baby zombies actively search for a mob to ride. Skeletons, Strays, Boggeds, and Wither Skeletons search for a Spider or a Cave Spider to ride.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chicken_jockey
- Owner
- VidTDM_XD
- Published
- 2025-07-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15