Egg Wiki Guide

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft an egg with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, an egg is an item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game.

Let’s explore how to add an egg to your inventory.

Where to find an Egg in Creative Mode

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Here is where you can find an egg in the Creative Inventory menu:

Platform	Version(s)	Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.8 – 1.11	Materials
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.12 – 1.19	Miscellaneous
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3	Combat
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	1.19.3	Ingredients

• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
• Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.

How to get an Egg in Survival Mode

You can add an egg to your inventory in Survival mode by finding a chicken and waiting for it to lay an egg. So let’s get started!

1. Find a Chicken

You first need to find a chicken. Chickens are very easy to find and can be found in most Overworld biomes on land.

2. Wait for the Chicken to Lay an Egg

A chicken will typically lay an egg every 5-10 minutes in the game. If you pause the game, the chicken will also pause and an egg will not appear. You need to keep the game active for the 5-10 minutes before the chicken will lay the egg.

As the chicken lays the egg, the chicken will make a particular “egg-laying” noise and an egg should appear next to the chicken.

3. Pick up the Egg

Make sure you pick up the egg right away, because it will disappear after a while.

Once you pick up the egg, it will appear in your hotbar.

An egg is a very useful item and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

Item ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, an egg has the following Name, ID and DataValue:

Item	Description (Minecraft ID Name)	Minecraft ID	Data Value	Stack Size	Platform	Version(s)
	Egg (minecraft:egg)	344	0	16	Java	1.8 – 1.12
	Egg (minecraft:egg)	344		16	Java	1.13 – 1.19.3

• Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
• Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the item.
• Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
• Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
• Platform is the platform that applies.
• Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.

Give Command for Egg

Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.3, the /give command for Egg is:

/give @p egg 1

In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Egg is:

/give @p egg 1 0

Things to Make with Eggs

You can use eggs to make items in Minecraft such as:

How to make a Cake
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Things to Do with Eggs

Here are some activities that you can do with eggs in Minecraft:

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