Why won t the villagers breed?

A village needs to have enough beds for the villagers and the child they produce to be able to breed. You'll need 3 blocks of wool and 3 wooden planks. Villagers need to be in close proximity and have an inventory full of food before they'll breed (either 3 loaves of bread, 12 carrots, 12 beetroot, or 12 potatoes).

Why are my villagers not breeding?

One reason why Villagers are not breeding can related to the day's time. When players first meet these mobs, they will notice how they follow a set routine based on the day-night cycle in the game. This also applies to their breeding since they will not breed during the night.

How do you force villagers to breed?

Check to see if the villagers are willing to breed. Each villager requires 12 food points to activate willingness, with loaves of bread worth 4 points and carrots, potatoes, and beetroots worth 1 point each. When they are willing, hearts appear over them.

Why is my villager breeder not breeding anymore?

The most common cause of not breeding is the Villagers need to be fed. While villagers will eat potatoes, carrots and beets (12 per couple minimum), I have found they breed best if fed bread (3–8) per villager. Just toss the bread at their feet. The villagers will take it up if they have empty food slots.

Why is it taking so long for my villagers to breed?

Because they have really strict requirements to breed, they need spare beds, the village hasn't reached population cap and both villagers are “willing”. Villagers can become willing if the player trades with them.

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What is the fastest way to breed villagers?

How close do beds need to be for villagers to breed?

You need to place a bed for each villager while leaving two empty blocks above each bed. The empty space above the bed allows the baby villagers to jump, and thus, improves the circumstances of their spawning.

Do villagers need sunlight to breed?

No, villagers don't need sunlight to breed in Minecraft. But providing additional light sources is recommended to prevent zombies and other hostile mobs from spawning.

How fast do villager breeders work?

Leave two villagers alone in a building. Don't forget to leave 3 beds with 2 free block spaces above them. Check the building in about 20 minutes—a baby villager should appear.

Will villagers breed if you watch them?

Villagers do not breed on their own. Villagers need to unlock their willingness by completing a trade with a player.

Do villagers need privacy to breed?

Villagers needed doors to breed before the version 1.14. For versions 1.14 and above, villagers require beds to breed instead.

Can nitwit villagers breed?

Breeding. Even though it may feel like they do not do anything, they can still breed like regular villagers. Players can easily create a villager breeder where they use only nitwits for breeding.

Why are my villagers throwing food but not breeding?

Really it's just that you met a group of villagers huddled together, nothing strange is going to happen, it's just their nature: because their mating conditions are not met: Villagers will mate depending on the number of valid doors.

How many carrots does it take to breed villagers?

To get villagers to breed, you need to give them at least 12 Beetroots, 12 Carrots, 12 Potatoes, or 3 Bread.

Why wont my villagers pick up bread to breed?

By your image, it seems that the villagers do not pick up the food. This is most likely because the game rule mobGriefing is set to false . This is commonly used to disable creeper explosions from breaking blocks, but it also affects other things, like your villagers.

Do villagers need open air to breed?

The answer is a little complicated, as villagers need access to the sky to breed correctly. However, the community has found a way to work around this restriction without punching holes in their caves or underground villages roofs.

What age do villagers stop having babies?

Villagers can produce children once they are fully adult (age 18 & up). Once a female villager reaches the age of 50, she will no longer be able to have babies.

Do cured villagers not breed?

Zombie villagers that have been cured and are used to start a new village (player made) never breed, even if given more than enough food/beds. This does not affect naturally spawned/bred villagers.

How often can villagers mate?

Farmers will give any excess food they create to villagers, building their willingness to breed. At that point, all you need to do is place down beds, and your villagers will breed indefinitely.

What happens if you break a villagers bed?

When you break a bed while a villager has "claimed" the bed, the villager will aimlessly wandering around and will not stop. In one of the 1.13 betas, the behavior has changed. They will no longer wander constantly, but they will still do this only for 5 seconds.

Can villagers open fence gates?

The short answer is no. Villagers cannot open gates. There are a few things to keep in mind when it comes to villagers and behavior around gates.

Can villagers open trapdoors?

Villagers can open wooden doors in minecraft and cannot open iron ones. They can not open any type of trapdoors regardless if it is made of wood. Villagers can not open gates and cannot jump over them or fences (just like most mobs).

How do you marry a villager in Minecraft without mods?

A villager can be married by gifting them a gold ring when their hearts exceed 100.