Great Chicken War

A group of chickens in a cave under the Empire of Greater Gex

### Result

**Anti-Chicken victory*** Thousands of chickens are killed throughout the server, with most caves being liberated of the mob
* The last surviving bobux is executed
* International prejudice against chickens grows

The **Great Chicken War** is an ongoing war, which sees several states and organizations fighting against chickens, who would excessively spawn in caves, resulting in lag.

## History

### Background

A chicken issue had been present on the server since May 2021, when chicken spawners were placed in Kamaro alongside the destruction of Treekono's house, leading to a small chicken infestation in the then-district. Around the same time, several chickens named "bobux" were spawned by Jade in the Republic of Gex and the Gravel Sea, further strengthening the server's chicken issue.

### Early Stages

The server's chicken issue became exceedingly worse with the 1.17 update, which made chickens start to excessively spawn in caves. As the chickens would lay eggs, several zombies would begin to pick up them up, removing them from the mob cap and making them not despawn, causing lag. The chickens would also manifest in the Nether through zombified piglin jockeys.

### Retaliation

After several caves had been found flooded with chickens and egg-holding zombies, the Empire of Greater Gex informally declared war on chickens. r/home would later follow suit. Western Sahara joined the war on November 19, 2021, as a part of conditions of the Treaty of Bombs.

On November 21, 2021, Greater Gex Emperor Luke approved the use of banned experimental 7CEA weapons against the chickens. A plugin was also added that prevented zombies from picking up eggs.

### 1.18 Update

With the 1.18 update, chickens would stop spawning in caves, although all chickens that spawned prior to the update would still remain.

On February 5, 2022, the Lancer Fanclub, better known as the Taliban, performed a raid on Chayse's house in Spawn, named Operation Great Heist. During the raid, the Taliban found chickens in Chayse's basement, leading them to conclude that Solorigate-Syndicate, Chayse's company, was supporting the chickens in the war.

Shortly after the Taliban's raid on Chayse's house, the chickens would enlist the help of Tiny Jenses in the war through the Tiny Jens (Jeb) Nooo Scream resource pack by Kreazive.

### February-March Push

*Main article:* Execution of the Last Bobux
On February 25, 2022, Gexan forces captured the last surviving bobux chicken at Fruit Mountain, imprisoning it at the Dababy Prison in Gravel Post, with plans being made to execute the chicken to bring an official end to the war. In the following days, a large amount of chickens residing in the Obama Continent were killed with the help of the Glowing effect, causing Greater Gex to claim victory in the war.

On March 15, 2022, the public execution of the last bobux was performed outside the Gex Capitol Building via stoning. Although the execution also led to the death of Tighten, the bobux was eventually killed by Snowyy in a cave, bringing a *de jure* conclusion to the war.

### Aftermath

While most chickens were killed during the February-March Push, some managed to evade anti-chicken forces, and continue to hide in caves, which are currently being hunted by several enemies of the chickens, most predominantly Greater Gex and r/home.