Chicken Foot at a glance

Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -12 and gives 70 calories. It stays fresh for 2 days and rots after 4. It weighs 0.1.
Chicken Foot is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -12 and gives 70 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -12 and gives 70 calories. It stays fresh for 2 days and rots after 4. It weighs 0.1.
Food in Build 42 has a hunger value, calories and a shelf life. Fresh food goes stale and then rotten, so eat perishables first and keep tins and dry goods for later. Cooking raises the value of many ingredients.
More: Cooking guide · Food list.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.ChickenFoot | Food |
Chicken Foot is on 4 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butcher Chicken | Butcher (display case); Butchery (display case); GigaMart (display case); and 4 more places | 6.3% | 4 |
| Chinese Kitchen Freezer | Chinese kitchen (freezer) | 6.1% | 4 |
| Chinese Kitchen Fridge | Chinese kitchen (fridge) | 3.7% | 4 |
| Chinese Kitchen Butcher | Chinese kitchen (cupboard) | 2.8% | 4 |
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
Base.ChickenFoot.
70 calories, and it changes hunger by -12.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.