Rhode Island Red Chicken - New Domestic Species (1.17)
🟠 Updated over a year agoPreview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #13 of 1613 Animals - New mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Thank you for taking the time to check out my mods for Planet Zoo! My name is Leaf, and I'm so thankful that you chose to use one of my animals or one of my mods for your Planet Zoo experience!
I've been a long-time Zoo Tycoon Player and Modder, and I'm so thankful I've been able to bring it to Planet Zoo. If you like the work that I do, be sure to check out my channel by clicking the banner above, and consider endorsing my mods that you enjoy! I hope you have lots of fun with my mods, and I hope you have a great day!
The mod you are downloading currently features:
New Species Coding - Boost your basegame roster with this additional animal!
Juvenile Scaling - As babies are born, they will scale with age until they mature.
Full Zoopedia - Genuine and well-developed information goes into perfectly fulfilling animal knowledge in the Zoopedia.
Education Boards - Specifically developed for education of guests, with beautiful shots of the animal!
Interspecies Enrichment - Adds appropriate Interspecies Enrichment to create more dynamic habitats!
Petting Zoo Functionality - Let your guests greet and get face-to-face and interact with these wonderful animals!
This animal is based off of the Sussex Chicken, and will only use the enrichment and habitat items originally designed for it.
This mod requires ACSE.
ACSE is a tool for modders to add more special features to mods that we couldn't add without it. You install it exactly the same way as other mods by unpacking the file and placing the folder into your Steam Library via: \steamapps\common\Planet Zoo\win64\ovldata
If you like this mod and my other content, please consider taking a look at my Ko-Fi! This is the best way to commission animals or support me directly, as well as contributing to stretch goals for future mods!
Thank you to Cenozoic for sponsoring this fantastic breed! For more information on sponsoring mods, please reach out via Discord.
If you are interested in translating this mod into another language, please join the Modding Discord and find your way to the "PZ - Translations" Channel. Contact BongoHardwood[s
Adds the Rhode Island Red Chicken as a new domestic species to Minecraft 1.17. A simple animal mod with 506 endorsements and nearly 20k downloads, last updated January 2025. For players who want a familiar farmyard addition without complex features.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community support with 506 endorsements
- Nearly 20k downloads show real demand
- Simple concept – adds a new chicken variant without bloat
⚠️ Cons
- Only updated for 1.17 – won't work on newer versions without updates
- No mention of compatibility with other animal mods or resource packs
For Minecraft players who want a fresh take on farm animals and enjoy collecting different breeds. If you're playing 1.17 and want a simple, no-fuss addition to your world, this is for you. Skip if you're on newer versions or expect complex behaviors – this is a straightforward cosmetic species mod.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you're on Minecraft 1.17 – this mod won't work on other versions.
- Use a mod loader like Forge or Fabric; check the mod's page for which one it supports.
- If you have other animal mods, test in a new world first to avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Planetzoo Mods
- Author
- Leaf
- Version
- 1.17.4
- Downloads
- 19,792
- Endorsements
- 506
- Category
- Animals - New
- Created
- 4/17/2021
- Updated
- 1/2/2025
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