Chicken
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 Every chicken inNew Horizons. From left to right:Egbert,Goose,Ken,Ava,Becky,Knox,Plucky,Benedict, andBroffina. | ||||||||
| Villagers | Islanders | Special | ||||||
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| 13 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
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| 14 | ||||||||
Name in other languages ニワトリ 鸡 雞 닭 Poulet (male) / Poule (female) Poulet (male) / Poule (female) Pollo Pollo Pollo Петух (male) / Курица (female) Hähnchen Kip | ||||||||
Chickens are a species ofbirdvillager in theAnimal Crossing series. They are characterized by theircockscombs. They also have small heads which end in a ruff of feathers, with the exception ofKnox, who wears a helmet. Unlike their real-life counterparts, chickens inAnimal Crossing lackwattles, and their combs are of equal size on either gender.
There are fourteen chicken villagers, of which seven are male and seven are female. Of these, three arejock, three aresnooty, two arelazy, two arenormal, one ispeppy, one iscranky, one issmug, and one isbig sister.Plucky was originally a peppyislander before becoming a big sister villager inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo. There are currently no peppy chickens inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons.
Betty,Hank,Hector,Leigh, andRhoda are the only chickens who have not reappeared sinceDoubutsu no Mori e+. All of the chickens who appear inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons also appear inAnimal Crossing: Pocket Camp.
Villagers[edit]
Female
Male
Statistics[edit]
Count by game[edit]
| Game | Count |
|---|---|
| Doubutsu no Mori | 8 |
| Animal Crossing | 9 |
| Doubutsu no Mori e+ | 11 |
| Wild World | 3 |
| City Folk | 5 |
| New Leaf | 9 |
| Happy Home Designer | 8 |
| Pocket Camp | 9 |
| New Horizons | 9 |
Count by personality[edit]
| Personality | Count |
|---|---|
 Lazy | 2 |
 Jock | 3 |
 Cranky | 1 |
 Smug | 1 |
 Normal | 2 |
 Peppy | 1 |
 Snooty | 3 |
 Big sister | 1 |
Trivia[edit]
- All three chickens who appear inAnimal Crossing: Wild World are male.
- Of the nine chickens available inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, five of them have birthdays in October. Ava, Becky, and Ken are the only chickens without a fall birthday.
Names in other languages[edit]
 | ニワトリ Niwatori | Chicken |
 | 닭 Dak | Chicken |
 | 鸡 Jī | Chicken |
 | 雞 Jī | Chicken |
 | Петух(male) Курица(female) Petukh Kuritsa | Rooster Hen |
 | Kip | Chicken |
 | Hähnchen | Chicken |
 | Pollo | Chicken |
 | Poulet(male) Poule(female) | Chicken Hen |
 | Pollo | Chicken |
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