Crow

Feeding and trust

Hold an accepted food and right-click to feed it. A crow first puts down anything it is carrying in its beak, then takes the food. Feeding increases affinity, briefly calms it and restores a little health. Repeated friendly feeding can establish a companion bond.

It remembers players who hurt it and alerts nearby crows. Feeding a crow that holds a grudge can reduce hostility, but does not immediately remove all wariness.

Companion commands

Once tamed, the owner can sneak and right-click with an empty hand to cycle through Free, Follow, Stay and Return to Nest. The current mode appears on screen. Servers can disable this feature. A bird may still prioritize escaping danger.

Collecting and nests

Crows pick up eligible food, minerals or shiny items and carry them back to their claimed Bird Nest. Right-click to open the nest and automatically search it, then click the revealed items to take them.

Named items, items with special data, containers and rare items are protected by default. Collection range, quantities and whether crows claim player-placed nests depend on server settings.

Food list

Rotten flesh, spider eyes, raw beef, raw porkchops, raw chicken, raw mutton, raw rabbit, raw cod, raw salmon, tropical fish, pufferfish, sweet berries, glow berries, wheat seeds, melon seeds, pumpkin seeds, beetroot seeds, torchflower seeds, pitcher pods, wheat, bread, steak, cooked porkchops, cooked chicken, cooked mutton, cooked rabbit, cooked cod, cooked salmon, apples and beetroot.

These are the food tags in the current local build. Items contaminated with bird droppings are not treated as normal food for feeding.