Chickens do FLY
by Renthy
Chickens do FLY is a Fabric mod that lets a player glide down using a chicken, with a slow fall tied to holding a lead to a chicken.
What it does
Holding a lead attached to a chicken gives the player a slow fall, so a drop from height becomes a gentle descent. Pressing shift cancels the slow fall, which returns the player to a normal drop. The mechanic is built around the chicken, so the chicken is what makes the descent possible.
The mod runs on the server alone, so players join without installing anything. It targets Minecraft 1.21.5 and is published for Fabric only, with a single build, 1.0.0, dated 2025-05-25. The code is not open source; Renthy holds the rights under All rights reserved, and the mod was first published and last updated on the same day.
Key features
Chicken-assisted slow fall
A chicken on a lead lets the player fall slowly instead of dropping at full speed.
Shift to cancel
Pressing shift stops the slow fall, so the player can drop normally when needed.
Glide with chickens
The glide works through a chicken on a lead, turning the animal into a means of travel down from heights.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Descending from cliffs
A player who reaches a high ledge can use a chicken on a lead to come down slowly instead of taking fall damage.
Playful travel
The mechanic suits lighthearted survival and creative play where chickens are part of the route.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners on Fabric who want a silly, chicken-based way to descend. Because the mod is server-side only, a server can offer the mechanic without asking players to install anything.
How it compares
Cluckifer is a Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.21 and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later. It needs to run on both the client and the server, unlike Chickens do FLY. Everything hate you is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 and is open source under the MIT License, while it runs on the server alone, as Chickens do FLY does.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickens do FLY | Fabric | 1.21.5 | Server-side only | 2025-05-25 |
| Cluckifer | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 | Client and server | 2024-07-09 |
| Everything hate you | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-05-16 |
Questions
Does Chickens do FLY need to be installed on the client?
Which loader does Chickens do FLY support?
How does a player cancel the slow fall?
In the catalog
Chickens do FLY is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.
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What the author says
Chicken Do Fly Allows you to slow fall while having a chicken on a lead! Press shift to cancel the slow fall. Can I use this in my modpack? Yes. Go for it!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chickens-do-fly
- Owner
- Renthy
- Published
- 2025-05-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-05-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15