How To Breed Cows In Minecraft?

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How to breed cows in Minecraft? Are you looking for a video guide to show you how to breed cows so that you can get more milk for cooking and brewing in your Minecraft world? Well, look no further. This is a step-by-step guide that will show you how to breed sheep, pigs, cows, and other animals in Minecraft

Breed cows in Minecraft

This tutorial provides an easy step-by-step guide on how to breed cows on Minecraft. Learn how to use to adult cows to produce super cute baby cows. Cows are a great source of meat for nourishment, leather for armor, and books.

Let’s get started!

What Materials Are Needed to Breed Cows?

Before you begin the cow-breeding process, there are some items that you will need get ready first. They include:

  • 1  Wheat

Firstly, you need two bundles of wheat for the cows to eat. They look like this:

the cows to eat

  • 2  A farm

You need to harvest wood to create gates and fences for your farm enclosure. Your farm enclosure is where your cows will live. It will keep them safe.

You can make an enclosure inside or outside. But it’s easier to have one outside to lead the animals to.

The gates and fences should be 1.5 blocks high, to prevent intruders. The gates are usually made from wood. The wood for the fence automatically connects when placed close together. A right click opens or closes the gate.

opens or closes the gate

  • 3  Cows

Lastly, you need two cows. In Minecraft, the animals are female and male, so just get two cows.

animals are female and male

To get cows, find a spawn egg to use, or summon one using a cheat code. To breed, the cows need to be close together

The next step is to lead your cows into the enclosure. You can do this by clicking the wheat and the cows will follow the food. You can enter the enclosure yourself through the gate or by leaping off the block.

You will be grateful now for the fences. It will also prevent your cows from escaping.

Click on the image of the wheat. The wheat is found in your bar. Feeding the cows wheat depends on your version of Minecraft:

  • Java Edition, Pocket Edition - right click on one cow at a time to feed it.
  • Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 - press down the L2 button of the game controller.
  • Wii U, Nintendo Switch – press down the ZL button of the gamepad.
  • Windows 10, Education Edition – right click on one cow at a time.

After each feed, your cows will have red hearts over their heads. After being fed, the two cows will turn to each other in order to breed.

red hearts over their heads

Soon enough, you will see a calf standing in between the two cows.

see a calf standing

You will need to let your cows rest for 5 minutes before you try to make the adult cows breed again.

What Else Can You Do with Your Cows?

Something else that you can do with your adult cows is milking them. Find the cow and hold a bucket from the hot bar. The cow will fill up the bucket with milk.

bucket with milk

And for your calves to grow, make sure you feed them wheat. It takes calves 20 minutes to grow into full adults. Wheat makes them grow faster. Each feed removes 10% of the time for their growth.

Summary: Breed cows in Minecraft

  • Find two cows.
  • Make sure they're willing.
  • Make sure they're close enough together.
  • Find some wheat.
  • Start feeding the cows wheat.
  • Wait for the love hearts.
  • Wait a bit longer for the baby cow.