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Chickens
Fallout 76 NPC

Chickens spawn across Appalachia in Fallout 76 at level 1. They count as animals in kill challenges. Killing one usually drops Ammo and Chicken Thigh.

They spawn at 136 locations in Appalachia. The largest counts are at The Trading Post, Transmission Station 1AT-U03 and Garrahan Mining Headquarters. They count toward 11 daily and weekly challenges.

Level
1
Health
5

Find It on the Map

Open the Challenge Navigator with its 11 challenges added, then add the rest of today's challenges and plan one route for all of them.

Open the Challenge Navigator

Chickens Spawn Locations

Found at 136 locations across Appalachia, 3 in fixed spawns and 535 at chance spawn points. The largest share is at The Trading Post (2).

A plain number is how many are always there. The number after the is spawn points that may roll it; hover one for the odds.

The Trading Post
2 fixed
Transmission Station 1AT-U03
1 fixed
Garrahan Mining Headquarters
14 × 9% chance nearby
Twin Lakes
13 × 9% chance nearby
Autumn Acre Cabin
11 × 9% chance nearby
Lake Eloise
9 × 9% chance nearby
Monongah Power Substation MZ-01
9 × 9% chance nearby
Yellow Sandy's Still
9 × 9% chance nearby
Green Country Lodge
9 × 8% chance nearby
Fissure Site Beta
8 × 9% chance nearby
The Bounty
8 × 9% chance nearby
Hunter's Ridge
8 × 8% chance nearby
Camp Adams
8 × 8% chance nearby
Camp Adams Lookout
8 × 8% chance nearby
Fort Atlas
7 × 9% chance nearby
The Thorn
7 × 9% chance nearby
Mire's Eye
7 × 8% chance nearby
Wade Airport
7 × 8% chance nearby
Ammo Dump
6 × 9% chance nearby
Bailey Family Cabin
6 × 9% chance nearby
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Drops

What a kill leaves behind, averaged over every Chickens the map spawns. Kinds of loot stand for lists too long to spell out; the chance is how often the roll includes them, not how many turn up.
Drops
Chance
Ammo
always
Chicken Thigh
always

Challenges

Challenge
Daily / Weekly
Kill a Creature
Daily ×12 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature while in a Team
Daily ×10
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Hard Lemonade
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Lead Champagne
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Mire Magic Moonshine
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature While Mutated
Epic Weekly ×25
Kill a Creature while Wearing a Costume
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature while Well Fed
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature with a Hammer
Epic Weekly ×15
Kill Animals with a Pipe Gun
Daily ×3 · Weekly ×25 · Epic Daily ×5
Kill Creatures with the Cold Shoulder
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×30
Kill a Creature · Kill a Creature while in a Team · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Hard Lemonade · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Lead Champagne · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Mire Magic Moonshine · Kill a Creature While Mutated · Kill a Creature while Well Fed
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
Show all 46
Kill a Creature while Wearing a Costume
Kill a Creature with a Hammer
Kill Animals with a Pipe Gun
Any of 19
BeaversBrahminCatsChickensFoxesMega SlothsGlowing Mega SlothMole RatsGlowing Mole RatOwletsRabbitsRad PheasantsRad RatsGlowing Plagued RadratRad TurkeysGlowing Rad Turkey
Show all 19
Kill Creatures with the Cold Shoulder
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
Show all 46
Weapons that count