Butchery

⭐ ⭐ (617 endorsements) 📥 1.1M downloads 📌 v5.2 📅 2/22/2024
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By MC_jmods · decoration

⬇ Download Mod Source: Modrinth ↗ 📅 Updated: 7/29/2026 📅 Created: 2/22/2024
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🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
  • 🏆 #287 of 435 decoration mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

!(https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/0dfe69bafcb7.png) !(https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/793c6ef076c7.png) ## **🔪 What is Butchery?** Butchery is a mod that makes harvesting mobs and animals much much more immersive and fun. Whilst simply killing mobs is still an option with this mod installed, you have the added option of kill a mob with the new Butcher's Knife. Killing a mob with the butchers knife will cause the mobs corpse to drop instead of their original loot (with the exception of sheep, they drop their corpse in addition to their wool). Once you've aquired their corpses you're free to start the butchering process. ## **🥩 Features** Config file to customise the mod to your specific needs Kill mobs with the new butchers knife to obtain their corpse (You can also use the Butcher enchant or enable any tool/weapon to obtain corpses in the config. Hang corpses from hooks to drain their blood and begin the butchering process. Skin corpses - Hang them on skin racks, dampen and cover in salt to obtain leather. Cut up corpses hanging or on the butchers table to obtain different selections of meat (Farmers Delight food and Vanilla foods can be enabled as an alternative in the config) Place corpses on the rotisserie and a campfire underneath to cook the meat Fill a mincer with beef or lamb to obtain the minced version Use the hammer to break open turtle shells Various different decoration blocks including barrel of cod/salmon, jar, brain in a jar, singing salmon, head mounts, barrel of bones and more Functional blocks such as butchers display (storage for food), spike trap (made from elder guardian drop damages and applies mining fatigue on contact) ## **🐖 Currently Included Mobs & Bosses** <details> <summary>Spoiler</summary> !(https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/26081dcfed5f.png) </details> ## **🦬 Addons** Alex's Mobs - (https://modrinth.com/mod/butchery-alexs-mobs-addon) ## **🤩 Support Me** Creating this mod is taking me a lot of time and effort, if you'd like to support me and supply me with tasty italian fuel to continue with this mod and my others you can buy me a pizza by clicking the link below! (https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=YQU6QGQ5N9ALW) ## **📜 Common Questions** Q: Will you port to a version BELOW 1.20.1? A: No, sorry this is not possible for me to do. Butchery will only ever update to newer versions of Forge. Q: Fabric? A: No, sorry. Q: Can I request a compatibility? A: Sure, head over to the discord and make a thread with your suggestion. Q: How do I add mobs to the tag files so that they drop carcasses? A: Download the butchery datapack and follow the guide in the description. You can download it here: https://legacy.curseforge.com/minecraft/data-packs/butchery-add-mobs-datapack

!(https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/0dfe69bafcb7.png) !(https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/793c6ef076c7.png)

## 🔪 What is Butchery?

Butchery is a mod that makes harvesting mobs and animals much much more immersive and fun. Whilst simply killing mobs is still an option with this mod installed, you have the added option of kill a mob with the new Butcher's Knife. Killing a mob with the butchers knife will cause the mobs corpse to drop instead of their original loot (with the exception of sheep, they drop their corpse in addition to their wool). Once you've aquired their corpses you're free to start the butchering process.

## 🥩 Features

Config file to customise the mod to your specific needs Kill mobs with the new butchers knife to obtain their corpse (You can also use the Butcher enchant or enable any tool/weapon to obtain corpses in the config. Hang corpses from hooks to drain their blood and begin the butchering process. Skin corpses - Hang them on skin racks, dampen and cover in salt to obtain leather. Cut up corpses hanging or on the butchers table to obtain different selections of meat (Farmers Delight food and Vanilla foods can be enabled as an alternative in the config) Place corpses on the rotisserie and a campfire underneath to cook the meat Fill a mincer with beef or lamb to obtain the minced version Use the hammer to break open turtle shells Various different decoration blocks including barrel of cod/salmon, jar, brain in a jar, singing salmon, head mounts, barrel of bones and more Functional blocks such as butchers display (storage for food), spike trap (made from elder guardian drop damages and applies mining fatigue on contact)

## 🐖 Currently Included Mobs & Bosses

Spoiler

!(https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/26081dcfed5f.png)

## 🦬 Addons Alex's Mobs - (https://modrinth.com/mod/butchery-alexs-mobs-addon)

## 🤩 Support Me

Creating this mod is taking me a lot of time and effort, if you'd like to support me and supply me with tasty italian fuel to continue with this mod and my others you can buy me a pizza by clicking the link below! (https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=YQU6QGQ5N9ALW)   ## 📜 Common Questions

Q: Will you port to a version BELOW 1. 20. 1? A: No, sorry this is not possible for me to do. Butchery will only ever update to newer versions of Forge.

Q: Fabric? A: No, sorry.

Q: Can I request a compatibility? A: Sure, head over to the discord and make a thread with your suggestion.

Q: How do I add mobs to the tag files so that they drop carcasses? A: Download the butchery datapack and follow the guide in the description. You can download it here: https://legacy.curseforge.com/minecraft/data-packs/butchery-add-mobs-datapack

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📊 Mod Details

Game
Minecraft Mods
Author
MC_jmods
Version
5.2
Downloads
1,086,585
Endorsements
617
Category
decoration
Created
2/22/2024
Updated
7/29/2026
Game Versions
26.1.2
Tags
decoration, food, mobs

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Which Minecraft Mods versions does Butchery support?

The author lists 26.1.2. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.

What is the latest version of Butchery?

Version 5.2, published 2026-07-29 with 1.1M downloads recorded at the source.

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