The Sunny-Side Chicken is one of the special pets you can obtain in Grow a Garden, and it’s not just cute—it comes with a very useful passive that can speed up your progress. Added on August 9th, 2025, this pet has already become a target for many players who want to optimize their farming and hatching efficiency. Here’s a complete guide on how to get it, plus details about its ability.
How to Get Sunny-Side Chicken
The Sunny-Side Chicken is not found in the wild or through regular farming. Instead, you can only obtain it from the Rat Connoisseur, an NPC available during the second part of the Cooking Event. Here’s what you need to do:
- Locate the Rat Connoisseur – This is a giant rat NPC wearing a suit, top hat, and mustache.
- Prepare Mutated Food – The Rat Connoisseur only accepts mutated food items.
- Offer the Mutated Food – Giving him one will give you a chance to receive one of several possible rewards.
- RNG Factor – The Sunny-Side Chicken has a 30% drop rate, meaning it may take several attempts before you get it.
Sunny-Side Chicken Ability – Better Eggcelerator
This pet’s passive is Better Eggcelerator, which boosts egg hatching speed by more than 20%. This makes it perfect for players focusing on collecting pets or speeding up breeding cycles.
- Boost Effect: Speeds up hatch time for all eggs in your incubators.
- Best Use: Combine with other hatch-speed boosts to stack the effect.
- Hunger Stat: 3400, so it can stay active for longer without frequent feeding.
If you’re aiming to grow your pet collection quickly or are involved in farming strategies that require rapid egg production, the Sunny-Side Chicken can save you a lot of time in Grow a Garden. While it’s not guaranteed every time you give mutated food to the Rat Connoisseur, the 30% chance makes it worth farming for during the event.