How to Feed a Horse, Donkey, & Mule

# How to Feed a Horse in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to feed a horse with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can restore a horse's health by feeding it and you can also speed up how fast a baby horse grows by feeding it food. Let's explore how to feed a horse.

**TIP:** A horse will only eat food if its health bar is down or if it is a baby horse (foal) that is growing. If you try to feed a horse otherwise, it will not eat the food.

## Foods to Feed a Horse

In Minecraft, these are the foods that you can feed a horse:

**Note:** The chart above shows the amount of health restored for each type of food eaten by a horse. It also displays the amount of time that it speeds up growth if you feed the food to a baby horse (foal).

## Steps to Feed a Horse

### 1. Find a Horse

Once you have one of these foods, you will need to find a horse to feed.

Horses are usually found in the Plains biome.

If you are having trouble finding a horse, you can summon a horse using a cheat or you can use a spawn egg.

### 2. Use the Food

Next, with the food selected in your hot bar, you will need to feed it to the horse. In this example, we are going to feed the horse wheat.

**TIP #1:** To feed a horse, you must have the food item selected in your hot bar and the horse must "be hungry". Otherwise, the horse will not eat.

**Tip #2**: If you are **not** holding a food item and you follow the instructions below, you may end up mounting the horse instead. So be sure to hold the food first before trying the instructions.

The game control to use/feed the wheat to the horse depends on the version of Minecraft:

* For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click on the horse.
* For Pocket Edition (PE), you move your pointer over the horse and press the `Feed` button.
* For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.
* For PS3 and PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.
* For Wii U, press the ZL button on the gamepad.
* For Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.
* For Windows 10 Edition, right click on the horse.
* For Education Edition, right click on the horse.

Once you have fed the horse, the wheat will disappear from your hot bar.

The horse's health will be increased and if the horse was a baby, it will grow into an adult in less time than normal.

Congratulations, you just learned how to feed a horse in Minecraft!

## Things to Do with Horses

Here are some activities that you can do with horses in Minecraft:

# How to Feed a Donkey in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to feed a donkey with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can restore a donkey's health by feeding it and you can also speed up how fast a baby donkey grows by feeding it food. Let's explore how to feed a donkey.

**TIP:** A donkey will only eat food if its health bar is down or if it is a baby donkey that is growing. If you try to feed a donkey otherwise, it will not eat the food.

## Foods to Feed a Donkey

In Minecraft, these are the foods that you can feed a donkey:

**Note:** The chart above shows the amount of health restored for each type of food eaten by a donkey. It also displays the amount of time that it speeds up growth if you feed the food to a baby donkey.

## Steps to Feed a Donkey

### 1. Find a Donkey

Once you have one of these foods, you will need to find a donkey to feed.

Donkeys are usually found in the Plains biome.

If you are having trouble finding a donkey, you can summon a donkey using a cheat or you can use a spawn egg.

### 2. Use the Food

Next, with the food selected in your hot bar, you will need to feed it to the donkey. In this example, we are going to feed the donkey a hay bale.

**TIP #1:** To feed a donkey, you must have the food item selected in your hot bar and the donkey must "be hungry". Otherwise, the donkey will not eat.

**Tip #2**: If you are **not** holding a food item and you follow the instructions below, you may end up mounting the donkey instead. So be sure to hold the food first before trying the instructions.

The game control to use/feed the hay bale to the donkey depends on the version of Minecraft:

* For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click on the donkey.
* For Pocket Edition (PE), you move your pointer over the donkey and press the `Feed` button.
* For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.
* For PS3 and PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.
* For Wii U, press the ZL button on the gamepad.
* For Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.
* For Windows 10 Edition, right click on the donkey.
* For Education Edition, right click on the donkey.

Once you have fed the donkey, the hay bale will disappear from your hot bar.

The donkey's health will be increased and if the donkey was a baby, it will grow into an adult in less time than normal.

Congratulations, you just learned how to feed a donkey in Minecraft!

## Things to Do with Donkeys

Here are some activities that you can do with donkeys in Minecraft:

## Donkey Generators

Here are some of our other tools to automatically generate donkey commands in Minecraft:

# How to Feed a Mule in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to feed a mule with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, you can restore a mule's health by feeding it and you can also speed up how fast a baby mule grows by feeding it food. Let's explore how to feed a mule.

**TIP:** A mule will only eat food if its health bar is down or if it is a baby mule that is growing. If you try to feed a mule otherwise, it will not eat the food.

## Foods to Feed a Mule

In Minecraft, these are the foods that you can feed a mule:

**Note:** The chart above shows the amount of health restored for each type of food eaten by a mule. It also displays the amount of time that it speeds up growth if you feed the food to a baby mule.

## Steps to Feed a Mule

### 1. Find a Mule

Once you have one of these foods, you will need to find a mule to feed.

Mules are usually found in the Plains biome.

If you are having trouble finding a mule, you can summon a mule using a cheat or you can use a spawn egg.

### 2. Use the Food

Next, with the food selected in your hot bar, you will need to feed it to the mule. In this example, we are going to feed the mule wheat.

**TIP #1:** To feed a mule, you must have the food item selected in your hot bar and the mule must "be hungry". Otherwise, the mule will not eat.

**Tip #2**: If you are **not** holding a food item and you follow the instructions below, you may end up mounting the mule instead. So be sure to hold the food first before trying the instructions.

The game control to use/feed the wheat to the mule depends on the version of Minecraft:

* For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click on the mule.
* For Pocket Edition (PE), you move your pointer over the mule and press the `Feed` button.
* For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.
* For PS3 and PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.
* For Wii U, press the ZL button on the gamepad.
* For Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.
* For Windows 10 Edition, right click on the mule.
* For Education Edition, right click on the mule.

Once you have fed the mule, the wheat will disappear from your hot bar.

The mule's health will be increased and if the mule was a baby, it will grow into an adult in less time than normal.

Congratulations, you just learned how to feed a mule in Minecraft!

## Things to Do with Mules

Here are some activities that you can do with mules in Minecraft:

## Mule Generators

Here are some of our other tools to automatically generate mule commands in Minecraft: