Rooster Distribution AKA Chickens Overrunning Continents Kitchens and Skyrim (C.O.C.K.S.)
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #216 of 249 Patches mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
If you're anything like me, you care an unreasonable amount about the intricacies of Skyrim's chicken population. Your immersion was absolutely destroyed by the lack of roosters. Luckily, MihailMods came to the rescue with Roosters- Mihail Monsters and Animals (SE-AE version) (''chicken''). I added roosters to places that already had chickens. I tried my best to keep it to one rooster per population of chickens and I kept the color distribution of the roosters I added somewhat random. Please bother me if you have an issue with my patches not the original mod authors. These patches were made by me ChickenMike and not MihailMods. All plugins are . ESL flagged . ESPs so they won't take up a place in your load order.
This is normally the spot where I say these patches don't work on a game in progress. Yes not changing your load order mid save is best practice, however in this specific instance it is most likely fine. If you have an issue, start a new game and see if its still there before filing a bug report please.
These patches require BEES to function properly on older game versions.
Plugins that add Roosters
Angis Camp Overhaul
Beyond Reach
Beyond Skyrim - Bruma SE
BUVARP SE RE - Barely Used Vanilla Actors Recycle Project Special Edition Revamped
Capital Whiterun Expansion
Capital Windhelm Expansion
CC Hendraheim - Tweaks and Enhancements (this plugin likely requires a new game)
City of Crossed Daggers - Riften Expansion
Cities of the North - Falkreath
Cutting Room Floor
Environs - The Ruined Tundra Farmhouse
Folkstead and the Border of Hammerfell
Gonzeh - Little Locations - Drelas Cottage
Grand Solitude - The Walls of High King Erling
Granite Hill
Granite Hill - Cut Content Restoration
Great Town of Karthwasten
Great Town of Shor's Stone
Great Village of Mixwater Mill
Great City of Winterhold
Hestra's Nest
Hjertesten Hall - Player Home and Settlement
Immersive Fort Dawnguard
JK's Riverfall Cottage
Juniper's House for Illia
Midwood Isle
Nyhus and the border of Cyrodiil
Orc Strongholds - Largashbur (supports version 2. 0 as well as prior versions via fomod.)
Orc Strongholds - Mor Khazgur (only for versions prior to v 2. 0. 0. The chickens we're removed in that update so I had to remove the rooster sadge)
Orc Strongholds - Narzulbur (only for versions prior to v 2. 5. 0. The chickens we're removed in that update so I had to remove the rooster sadge)
Quaint Hamlet of Soljund's Sinkhole
RedBag's Rorikstead
Riften Extension - Sou
This patch collection adds roosters to chicken populations across 20+ Skyrim mods, including Beyond Skyrim: Bruma, Falskaar, and Cities of the North. All plugins are ESL-flagged to save load order slots. Requires BEES for older game versions. Made by ChickenMike, not MihailMods.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 296 endorsements and over 13k downloads—clearly a niche need that's being filled.
- ESL-flagged plugins mean you can add a ton of these patches without bloating your load order.
- Covers a wide range of popular mods, from Beyond Skyrim to Cutting Room Floor, so you're likely covered.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires BEES as a dependency for older game versions, which adds an extra mod to manage.
- Some patches, like CC Hendraheim, may require a new game, which is a hassle if you're mid-playthrough.
- Compatibility risk: if you're not using the exact mod versions these patches were made for, you might run into conflicts.
For Skyrim modders who obsess over immersion and can't stand a chicken population without a rooster. If you're running any of the listed location mods and want that extra touch of realism, this is for you. Skip if you don't care about poultry gender balance or if you're not using any of the patched mods.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have BEES installed if you're on an older Skyrim version, or the patches won't work properly.
- Use a mod manager like MO2 or Vortex to install these patches and keep your load order clean.
- If you're adding these mid-save and run into issues, start a new game before reporting bugs—it's likely a load order problem.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- ChickenMike
- Version
- 2.5.0
- Downloads
- 13,916
- Endorsements
- 296
- Category
- Patches
- Created
- 8/26/2024
- Updated
- 6/6/2026
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