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(Undo revision 69294 by Delbow (talk) Works for any edible corpse, not just a chicken.)
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==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
While not a threat in and of itself, chickens share a glyph with the [[instadeath]]-causing [[chickatrice]].  Players should very careful not to mistake a chickatrice for a chicken, therefore.  Note that they both tend to appear in small groups.
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While not a threat in and of itself, chickens share a glyph with the [[instadeath]]-causing [[chickatrice]].  Players should very careful not to mistake a chickatrice for a chicken, therefore.  Both tend to appear in small groups.
  
 
Chickens are hardly worth taming: they have low carrying capacity, are weak in combat and cannot [[growing up|grow up]] into anything better.
 
Chickens are hardly worth taming: they have low carrying capacity, are weak in combat and cannot [[growing up|grow up]] into anything better.
  
 
[[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]
 
[[Category:SLASH'EM monsters]]

Revision as of 20:11, 31 August 2011

A chicken is a monster added in SLASH'EM. Feeding it vegan food may tame it. Contrary to what one might expect, they cannot lay eggs, and no eggs will hatch as chickens.

Strategy

While not a threat in and of itself, chickens share a glyph with the instadeath-causing chickatrice. Players should very careful not to mistake a chickatrice for a chicken, therefore. Both tend to appear in small groups.

Chickens are hardly worth taming: they have low carrying capacity, are weak in combat and cannot grow up into anything better.