diff --git a/src/Mobs/Chicken.cpp b/src/Mobs/Chicken.cpp
index c6042e420..5393a8a35 100644
--- a/src/Mobs/Chicken.cpp
+++ b/src/Mobs/Chicken.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ void cChicken::Tick(std::chrono::milliseconds a_Dt, cChunk & a_Chunk)
 {
 	super::Tick(a_Dt, a_Chunk);
 
+	if (IsBaby())
+	{
+		return;  // Babies don't lay eggs
+	}
+
 	if ((m_EggDropTimer == 6000) && (m_World->GetTickRandomNumber(1) == 0))
 	{
 		cItems Drops;