The Parrots and the Bats
Breed two animals together
Requirements: Feed two animals of the same type their preferred food to breed them.
Advancement Made!The Parrots and the BatsOverview
The Parrots and the Bats is a task advancement in the Husbandry tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Breed two animals together." It branches directly off Husbandry, so that earlier advancement is its prerequisite and must be earned first. The Husbandry tab covers advancements related to farming, animal breeding, food, and the natural world. The Parrots and the Bats was added in Minecraft 1.12 and is still in the 26.2 advancement set.
It is rated Easy difficulty on this site: can be completed quickly with minimal resources. Good for beginners. It uses the standard task frame, meaning it is a normal step in the tree rather than a goal or challenge milestone. One further advancement, Two by Two, is gated behind it.
In tree terms, The Parrots and the Bats sits first along its line: the full path from the Husbandry root reads Husbandry -> The Parrots and the Bats. That means 1 advancement must be completed before this one becomes available, and The Parrots and the Bats is one of 31 total advancements in the Husbandry tab. It shares its parent with 12 sibling advancements (Bee Our Guest, Best Friends Forever, A Seedy Place, Fishy Business, Glow and Behold!, Whatever Floats Your Goat!, Total Beelocation, Bukkit Bukkit, Smells Interesting, You've Got a Friend in Me, Stay Hydrated!, and Uh Oh), all of which open from the same point in the tree.
How to Complete The Parrots and the Bats
Earning The Parrots and the Bats comes down to the following, performed in order:
- Feed two animals of the same type their preferred food to breed them.
- For example, give wheat to two cows, seeds to two chickens, or carrots to two pigs.
- A baby animal will spawn.
Tips & Fastest Route
Tips & Fastest Route- Fastest route: Feed two animals of the same species their breeding food to make a baby.
- Cows take wheat, pigs take carrots/potatoes/beetroot, chickens take seeds.
- Both parents must enter love mode at once, so feed them in quick succession.
- Make sure Husbandry is already ticked off before you start, otherwise The Parrots and the Bats will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
- This is one of the more approachable Husbandry advancements, so it is a good early target while you build toward the harder entries deeper in the branch.
Common Mistakes
Common Mistakes- Remember that The Parrots and the Bats will not appear as available until Husbandry is done, since the game only tracks an advancement once its parent has been unlocked.
Reward & What It Unlocks
Reward & What It UnlocksThe Parrots and the Bats grants no experience directly; its value is progression rather than a point payout.
Earning it unlocks Two by Two, which becomes the next step along this branch of the tree.
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