"Jack Black broke it": Minecraft player discovers bug that breaks automatic cooked chicken farms

Minecraft allows players to either play the game in a simple way or explore complex avenues. They can go with building houses, growing crops, breeding animals, and finding various ores. The other option includes using redstone to make complicated farms and contraptions to automate processes and turn the blocky game into a factory simulator.

Minecraft player and Redditor u/SomethingRandomYT shared a short video on the game's subreddit. The clips show an automated cooked chicken farm working in the 1.21.4 version. The caption of the post stated that these farms are broken in the particular version where each chick is immediately killed by the next egg that is thrown.

Automated Cooked Chicken Farms are broken in 1.21.4; each chick is immediately killed by the next egg that's thrown. byu/SomethingRandomYT inMinecraft

Reacting to this post, user u/EverythingBOffensive said:

"Jack Black broke it"

This was a reference to the official trailer of the upcoming Minecraft movie released a few days ago. The video showed Steve, played by Black, using the cooked chicken farm.

Comment byu/SomethingRandomYT from discussion inMinecraft

u/vouchdye said that using a cauldron with lava would work perfectly as they have tested it on the Java Edition. Under this comment, u/Any_Mouse2165 vouched for the suggestion, saying it would fix the issue without making any complicated circuits.

Comment byu/SomethingRandomYT from discussion inMinecraft

User u/smooopz claimed they have never seen anyone using a cooked chicken farm with an amethyst. They asked if there was any benefit to using this crystal or if a normal slab would suffice.

Reddit reacts to the issue with the automated farm (Image via Reddit/SomethingRandomYT/Mojang Studios)

In replying to the comment, u/KillerTheHelldragon2 mentioned that using the amethyst affects the hitbox side. Daylight sensors would also work better than a slab as they are slightly shorter in height.

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Automation farms using redstone in Minecraft

Redstone is a powerful item in the game (Image via Reddit/CommandLeo_/Mojang Studios)

Minecraft players have consistently amazed the community with the use of redstone to create some impressive machines. Redstone works like electricity in the game, allowing players to make things that might seem impossible.

Automated farms are some of the most interesting structures in the game. A common example is the chicken farm as shown in this post. It uses redstone-powered dispensers to automatically collect eggs and cook chicken.

Similarly, mob farms use redstone mechanisms like pistons, hoppers, and dispensers to gather drops from hostile or passive mobs. Not only that, but players have created working displays, moving machines, computers, and even functional games using this item.

Players also exploit game bugs to make automation even better. Some bugs, treated as unofficial mechanics, have actually become fan favorites. For instance, "duplication glitches" can be used to replicate certain items, reducing the need for manual resource gathering.

Other mechanics such as zero-tick farms exploit specific timing inconsistencies in block updates, enabling quicker growth of crops that usually take a long time. Despite occasional patches that fix bugs, players consistently find new methods to improve their systems.