What is the Sunny-Side Chicken?

The Sunny-Side Chicken is an uncommon pet in Roblox Grow A Garden, added during the second part of the Cooking Event on August 9th, 2025. Most players recognize it as one of the more useful event pets for egg-related progress, especially for players who hatch eggs often or leave the game running in the background.

In general, the Sunny-Side Chicken is not about raw profit or crop boosts. Instead, it focuses on saving time, which is something many long-term players care about once their farm setup is already stable.

How Do You Get the Sunny-Side Chicken?

The Sunny-Side Chicken is obtained as a reward from the Taste Testing Rat Connoisseur during the Cooking Event. It is not obtainable anymore once the event ends, so players who missed it cannot currently earn it through normal gameplay.

Most players who own this pet earned it by completing event-specific tasks and turning in required items to the Taste Testing Rat Connoisseur. It was not a random drop and did not come from standard eggs or shops.

Because of this, the Sunny-Side Chicken is usually seen on accounts that actively participated in the Cooking Event rather than newer accounts.

Is the Sunny-Side Chicken Still Obtainable?

No. As of now, the Sunny-Side Chicken is not obtainable through regular gameplay. There is no current method to hatch it, buy it from an NPC, or earn it through quests.

In general, pets like this may return in future events or reruns, but most players assume that event pets remain unavailable unless the developers decide otherwise. This makes the Sunny-Side Chicken somewhat exclusive, though its value depends more on usefulness than rarity.

What Does the Sunny-Side Chicken Do?

The Sunny-Side Chicken has a passive ability called Better Eggcelerator.

Better Eggcelerator: Increases egg hatch speed by more than 20%.

In practice, this means eggs finish hatching faster when this pet is active. Most players use it to reduce waiting time rather than to change their overall strategy.

How Does Better Eggcelerator Work in Practice?

While the trait description says a 20% increase, the actual behavior is a bit more complicated.

Here is how it usually works based on player testing:

  • The hatch speed boost stacks with multiple Sunny-Side Chickens

  • The stacking is not linear

  • Two chickens do not give a clean 40% speed boost

  • The result feels similar to 40%, but the math behind it is different

Most players describe it as a diminishing or adjusted stacking system. It is unclear whether this is intentional or a bug.

Is There a Hatch Speed Limit?

Yes, and this is important.

Even with multiple Sunny-Side Chickens active, egg hatch speed cannot exceed 2x. Once that limit is reached, additional chickens do not push it further.

Many players believe this cap is a bug, but it has remained unchanged for a while. In general, players plan around the 2x limit rather than trying to go beyond it.

Does the Ability Work While Offline?

Yes. One of the most useful parts of the Sunny-Side Chicken is that Better Eggcelerator works while offline.

This matters because:

  • Eggs continue hatching when you are not in-game

  • The speed bonus still applies

  • You do not need to re-equip the pet every session

Most players who hatch eggs overnight or during long breaks benefit the most from this feature.

How Many Sunny-Side Chickens Should You Use?

Most players follow a simple rule:

  • Use one or two if you just want faster hatching

  • Use multiple if you hatch eggs constantly and want to reach the 2x cap

Beyond reaching the cap, adding more does not help. In general, players stop equipping additional chickens once they notice no further speed change.

How Does It Compare to Other Chicken Pets?

The Sunny-Side Chicken shares its trait with other chicken-type pets, including:

  • Chicken

  • Rooster

All of these pets offer similar egg hatch speed bonuses. The main difference is availability and event exclusivity.

Most players who already owned Chicken or Rooster before the Cooking Event did not see the Sunny-Side Chicken as mandatory. However, players without any egg-speed pets found it very helpful.

When Is the Sunny-Side Chicken Most Useful?

In general, the Sunny-Side Chicken is most useful when:

  • You hatch eggs frequently

  • You are farming for rare pets

  • You leave the game offline often

  • You want passive progress without micromanagement

It is less useful if you rarely hatch eggs or if your focus is purely on crops and cooking rewards.

Visual Appearance and Small Details

The Sunny-Side Chicken has:

  • A white body

  • Orange feet

  • A small beak

  • A fried egg sitting on its head

It looks similar to a normal chicken, but the egg detail makes it easy to recognize.

During the Aurora Borealis weather event, the egg white on its head visually matches the glowing effect seen on aurora-mutated crops. This is purely visual and does not change gameplay, but many players notice it because it stands out.

Hunger and Maintenance

The Sunny-Side Chicken has a hunger value of 3400, which is fairly standard for an uncommon pet.

Most players find it easy to maintain. It does not require special food or extra attention compared to other pets in the same tier. As long as you already feed your pets regularly, this one does not add extra work.

Is the Sunny-Side Chicken Worth Using Long-Term?

For most players, the answer depends on playstyle.

  • If you hatch eggs daily, it stays useful

  • If you stop hatching eggs, it becomes irrelevant

  • It does not lose value over time, but it does not scale either

Some experienced players keep it equipped permanently, while others swap it out once their egg goals are complete.

Common Player Questions About the Sunny-Side Chicken

Does it affect all eggs? Yes, it affects all egg types equally.

Does it work in all servers? Yes, server type does not matter.

Does it need to be active to work offline? Yes, it must be equipped before you log off.

Is it better than spending resources elsewhere? Usually yes, if egg hatching is part of your routine. Some players prefer time-saving bonuses over currency bonuses, especially if they already have enough resources and occasionally choose to buy grow a garden tokens roblox to speed up other parts of progression instead.

Final Thoughts from an Experienced Player

The Sunny-Side Chicken is not flashy, rare-tier, or game-changing by itself. What it offers is consistency. It quietly saves time, works offline, and stacks reasonably well with similar pets.

Most players who understand how Grow A Garden works long-term appreciate tools that reduce waiting rather than increase complexity. If you own this pet, it is usually worth keeping in your active setup whenever eggs are involved.