Pink Piggies Populate Minecraft: Enchanting Additions to the Game

Raising pigs in Minecraft: a comprehensive guide to bacon and beyond! This guide covers everything from finding pigs to breeding them and even using them as a unique mode of transport.

Image: sketchfab.com

Why are pigs useful?

Image: minecraftforum.net

Pigs are a readily available food source. Cooked pork is highly nutritious. Furthermore, with a saddle and carrot on a stick, pigs offer a surprisingly stylish, albeit slow, method of transportation!

Image: abrakadabra.fun

Where to find pigs?

Image: youtube.com

Pigs are commonly found in Meadows, Forests, and Plains biomes, usually in small groups. Village farms may also house them.

What do pigs eat?

To breed pigs, you'll need carrots, potatoes, or beetroots. Feeding two pigs these items initiates breeding. A piglet will appear, maturing into an adult after 10 minutes (this can be sped up with more food).

Image: sportskeeda.com

How to breed pigs?

Image: psynapticmedia.com

While not tamable like cats or wolves, pigs can be ridden. This requires a saddle (found in chests or via villager trades) and a carrot on a stick:

1. Craft a fishing rod: Combine three sticks and two string.
2. Create a carrot on a stick: Combine the fishing rod and a carrot.
3. Saddle a pig: Equip the saddle.
4. Control with a carrot on a stick: Hold it to steer.

Image: store.steampowered.com Image: youtube.com Image: planetminecraft.com Image: gurugamer.com

Building a pen to contain your pigs is highly recommended.

Image: planet-mc.net Image: telegra.ph Image: youtube.com Image: cvu.by Image: youtube.com

New Pig Variants

Minecraft Bedrock Edition introduces "adaptive" pigs with cold and warm climate variations. These have unique models and spawn in different biomes.

Image: youtube.com

Breeding pigs provides food and potentially amusing transportation. Their low-maintenance nature makes them ideal farm animals.