In Minecraft's blocky world, a stable food supply is crucial for survival. While cows offer milk and steak, and chickens lay eggs, pigs stand out for their ease of breeding and consistent meat production. These pink pals are readily available, requiring no special conditions, and always ready to become delicious bacon.
Before you build your pig farm, let's explore how to raise these oinking companions.
Table of Contents
- Why Are Pigs Useful?
- Where to Find Pigs?
- What Do Pigs Eat in Minecraft?
- How to Breed Pigs in Minecraft?
- A New Kind of Pig
Why Are Pigs Useful?
Pigs are a readily available food source. Cooked pork is highly nutritious. Beyond sustenance, with a saddle, they become surprisingly stylish transport!
While not the fastest mode of travel, saddling a pig and using a carrot on a stick offers a fun and unique way to explore the Minecraft world.
Where to Find Pigs?
These pink creatures thrive in common biomes:
- Meadows: Ideal grazing pastures.
- Forests: Frequently found among the trees.
- Plains: The open space and grass make it a pig paradise.
They usually spawn in groups of 2-4. Check near villages; farmers sometimes keep them in pens.
What Do Pigs Eat in Minecraft?
To breed pigs, use carrots, potatoes, or beetroots. Simply holding one attracts pigs.
Feeding two pigs initiates breeding; a piglet appears shortly after, maturing into an adult in 10 minutes (this can be sped up with more food).
How to Breed Pigs in Minecraft?
While not tamable like cats or wolves, pigs can be ridden. You'll need a saddle and a carrot on a stick:
- Craft a fishing rod: 3 sticks and 2 string (from spiders).
- Create a carrot on a stick: Combine a fishing rod and a carrot.
- Find a pig and saddle it: Saddles are found in dungeon, temple, or stronghold chests, or traded with villagers.
- Use the carrot on a stick: Control the pig's movement.
- Build a pen: Keep your pigs contained.
- Gather at least two pigs.
- Lead them into the pen.
- Feed them carrots, potatoes, or beetroots.
- Wait 10 minutes for the piglet to grow.
A New Kind of Pig
Minecraft Bedrock Edition features "adaptive" pigs for warm and cold climates, with different models and spawn locations. The classic pig remains in temperate biomes. This is currently part of experimental gameplay.
Raising pigs offers more than just food; it's a fun, low-maintenance way to add charming companions and quirky transportation to your Minecraft world.
