Update 5 added four chickens
The official description confirms the count, plus two new buy tiers and balance changes.
Chicken Farm Tier List: What Can Be Ranked Now
There is not enough verified current data for honest named S/A/B ranks. This role-first comparison still helps you choose what to keep, buy, or merge today.
This Chicken Farm tier list uses role-first decision groups, evidence status, verified Update 5 facts, and a transparent explanation of why honest named S/A/B ranks are not yet supportable. The current evidence packet covers official unnamed Update 5 chickens and reported tier leads. Compare starter production, merge input, production anchor, and late-game candidates by cost, output, recovery, replacement risk, and confidence.
Comparable roster and rates
The checked sources do not support a full named roster, current acquisition table, or equal-condition egg rates.
Measure the job, not the rarity
Compare cost, production, merge value, recovery time, and replacement risk for the same player task.
Role comparison
Best chicken means best for the next job
These groups are decision roles, not hidden S/A/B rankings. Put your current chickens into the matching job and compare with equal measurements.
1
Starter production
Use the cheapest reliable chicken that gets the egg-to-cash loop moving.
- Check
- Purchase cost and measured eggs over a short equal interval.
- Next decision
- Replace it when another option has a meaningfully shorter measured payback.
2
Merge input
Use same-tier chickens that complete the next merge with the least wasted production.
- Check
- Owned count, current merge size, and how long missing inputs take to earn.
- Next decision
- Run the merge calculator before buying the final inputs.
3
Production anchor
Keep the chicken that currently carries most of your farm output while you build around it.
- Check
- Eggs per hour before and after moving or merging other chickens.
- Next decision
- Protect the anchor until the replacement is measured, not assumed.
4
Late-game candidate
Compare expensive or newly released chickens only after acquisition and recovery costs are known.
- Check
- Current buy tier, added production, rebirth interaction, and replacement risk.
- Next decision
- Treat Update 5 additions as candidates until comparable data exists.
Fair test
How to compare two chickens
- 1. Keep the same nest and farm setup.
- 2. Record eggs before a fixed interval.
- 3. Change only the chicken being compared.
- 4. Record eggs after the same interval.
- 5. Compare added production with buy or merge cost.
Next update
What will change this page
A complete current roster, measured rates, named Update 5 chickens, or a new balance patch will trigger a fresh comparison. Exact tiers will appear only when the visible evidence can support them.
Read the evidence rulesQuestions
Chicken Farm tier list FAQ
What is the best chicken in Chicken Farm?
A complete current roster and equal-condition rates were not available, so compare the chicken that best solves your next production or merge job.
Why are there no named S, A, or B ranks?
Publishing those ranks without a complete comparable roster would create false precision.
How should I compare two chickens?
Use the same interval and compare cost, egg output, merge value, recovery time, and replacement risk.
Did Update 5 add chickens?
Yes. The official description says four new chickens and two new buy tiers were added.