Forest monster · tameable
Hen
Hen2 starsspawn Hen 1 3Drops
| Item | 0★ | 1★ | 2★ | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicken Meat | 1 | 2 | 4 | 100% |
 Feathers | 1–2 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 100% |
From CharacterDrop in the files. Stars multiply chance and amount of the drops marked for it by 2 per star. Amounts are what the game can roll (it never rolls the upper number written in the files). Chances of 30% or less use a pseudo-random counter, so long dry streaks can't happen.
Attacks
| Attack | Damage | 2★ total | Every |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boar base attackmelee | 10 Blunt | 20 | 5 s |
Each star adds 50% damage (Attack.GetLevelDamageFactor). Check what your shield can hold in the block calculator.
Spawners and nests
- Spawner Henlevel 1–1, once
Taming
Eats
Dandelion
Barley
Beech Seeds
Birch Seeds
Carrot Seeds
Onion Seeds
Turnip Seeds
Taming takes 30 min of being fed and near you; one meal lasts 10 min.
Breeds: 33% chance per check once loved 3 times, pregnancy 1 min, up to 10 nearby. Offspring: ChickenEgg.
Hen in other languages
SwedishHöna
UkrainianКурка
Portuguese BrazilianGalinha
DanishHøne
NorwegianHøne
HungarianTyúk
FrenchCocotte
ItalianGallina
GermanHenne
SpanishGallina
RussianКурица
RomanianGăină
BulgarianКокошка
FinnishKana
IcelandicHæna
TurkishTavuk
LithuanianVišta
CzechSlepice
PolishKura
Chinese母鸡
Chinese Trad母雞
Japanese雌鶏
Korean암탉
Thaiแม่ไก่
AbenakiAhamo
LatvianVista
From the game's own localization files (27 languages).
Source: prefab Hen (Character, CharacterDrop, spawn lists) in Valheim 1.0.16 (2026-09-24).