# 7 Days to Die V3.1.0 Henpocalypse Experimental Update! - Product: 7 Days to Die (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/7-days-to-die) - Vendor: The Fun Pimps - Date: 2026-07-22 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/251570/view/695393383984660842 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/7-days-to-die/releases/2026-07-22-v3.1.0-henpocalypse-experimental-update What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Chicken Coop workstation for farming chickens to produce eggs and feathers - **added** — Brooding Lamp tool slot for Chicken Coop to speed up production and chicken maturation - **added** — Chicken Run tool slot for Chicken Coop to let chickens hunt for bugs and cut feed cost by 50% - **added** — Nesting Box tool slot for Chicken Coop to unlock chicken breeding and add nesting slots - **added** — Rekt's Chicken Feed recipe made from Corn and Rotting Flesh to feed captured chickens - **added** — Chicken Stress event mechanic triggered when captured chicken reaches 100% stress - **added** — Chicken Nuggets recipe crafted from grilled meat, feathers, corn meal, and animal fat that temporarily removes encumbrance - **added** — Chicken Wings recipe crafted from domesticated chickens, corn meal, eggs, oil, and honey that boosts melee damage and grants infection immunity - **added** — Ash Chicken Stew recipe crafted from domesticated chickens, mushrooms, corn, coal, and water with no zombie smell - **added** — Roadrunner Chicken Jerky recipe crafted from domesticated chickens, yucca fruit, nitrate powder, and beer that temporarily boosts run speed - **added** — New Sandbox Settings for Chicken Coop Time, Chicken Coop Yield, Chicken Coop Input, and Chicken Stress Event - **added** — Split Density and Respawn rates into separate day and night options in Sandbox Settings - **added** — Split Density and Respawn types into separate enemy and animal options in Sandbox Settings - **added** — Infection Chance, Hunger Multiplier, Thirst Multiplier, and Stack Size Multiplier Sandbox options - **added** — New Chicken attack sound effects - **added** — Option to keep Discord DM notifications audible while in game - **added** — Discord login cancel button for Xbox Consoles - **added** — Four new Loading Screen Images with tooltips replacing old ones - **changed** — Replaced animal Boar with animal Bear and balanced environment in house_construction_02 - **fixed** — Increasing Sandbox Option for Dew Collector Time could instantly fill collectors The version 3.1.0 Henpocalypse Update is available now in experimental form on Steam only. The Stable version will come soon barring any critical bug fixes during the experimental phase. Read on for more details. **Here is how you participate:** - Right click on the game in steam - Click on properties - Click the “Game Versions & Betas” tab - The drop down menu will have latest_experimental available <— you want THAT - Select that and wait for the game to download Important Notes about this Experimental Release: - Sandbox Options for enemy and animal Density and Respawn rates have been split into day and night settings. Due to this change, please check your preset codes to make sure they are still valid. Invalid codes may default some or all settings. Official Presets have also been updated with this change in mind. - A late localization update was made to the chicken coop input tooltip where chickens were mistakenly mentioned as an input value. The chicken coop does require chickens for production. A localization update for additional languages will come with a future update. - Although new games will always be recommended, game saves should be compatible and a new game is not required. Don't forget that saves can be backed up with the Manage Saves function. Copy and name your save for future use. **The Henpocalypse V3.1.0 Update Release Notes** - Chicken farming in the apocalypse is harder than it sounds. First you have to sneak up on the fowl. When that fails, give chase until you catch it. Then defend your raucous, fidgeting feathered friend from zombies all the way back to base. Place it in your Chicken Coop workstation for a steady supply of eggs and feathers. Rinse. Repeat. Now you're an apocalyptic chicken farmer. - The Chicken Coop includes three tool slots: - Brooding Lamp: Speeds up production and chicken maturation - Chicken Run: Lets chickens hunt for bugs, cutting feed cost by 50% - Nesting Box: Unlocks chicken breeding and adds nesting slots - Once you catch a chicken and add it to your Chicken Coop, you will need to feed it by crafting ‘Rekt’s Chicken Feed’ made from Corn and Rotting Flesh. - In addition to capturing and carrying chickens, a new Chicken Stress event mechanic has been added for flavor. By default, when your captured chicken reaches 100% stress, you drop your chicken and a special event is triggered based on your game stage. These new events range from dropping your chicken to angered zombies to angry chickens! A sandbox option is available to tune these events to your liking. - Along with the new Chicken Coop Workstation comes four new Chicken-Centric Recipes including: - Chicken Nuggets - Crafted from grilled meat, feathers, corn meal, and animal fat. Not only are the nuggets filling, they temporarily remove encumbrance. - Chicken Wings - Crafted from domesticated chickens, corn meal, eggs, oil, and honey. Grandpa’s favorite wings give you temporarily boosted melee damage and infection immunity. - Ash Chicken Stew - Crafted from domesticated chickens, mushrooms, corn, coal, and water. Comes with plenty of food, but has no smell to zombies. - Roadrunner Chicken Jerky - Crafted from domesticated chickens, yucca fruit, nitrate powder, and beer. A moderate amount of food that temporarily boosts your run speed, beep beep. - The Big Beak cosmetic outfit, originally worn by Nana’s Famous Chicken Mascot, is coming with the Stable release. Cluck and load. Cock-a-Doodle Doom. - We’ve added new Sandbox Settings. Note: Existing custom presets may require updating with these new additions. New Sandbox Options: - Chicken Coop Time - Speed of production - Chicken Coop Yield - Amount produced per cycle - Chicken Coop Input - Required feed amount per production cycle - Chicken Stress Event - Controls events when chickens get stressed - Density and Respawn rates have been split into day and night options - Density and Respawn types have been split into enemy and animal - Infe _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/251570/view/695393383984660842]_