Overview
The Low-Poly Chicken — simple, adorable, and surprisingly full of life.
A stylized 3D chicken built for Unity, this model balances minimal polygon count with lively animations.
It’s a drop-in character for farm simulators, mobile games, or comedic AI test scenes — wherever a low-poly bird might bring joy.
“It has a lot of idle animations so that it looks interesting and busy when it is not doing anything (a strategy I employ for myself as well).”
This little avian personality flaps, struts, pecks, and loafs about like it owns the coop.
Design Concept
The design prioritizes motion over realism — exaggerated shapes and idle variety make it feel alive even when stationary.
The colors are flat-shaded, but enhanced with subtle normal maps for light response in Unity’s built-in renderer.
Despite its simplicity, it feels expressive and ready to plug into any light-hearted or stylized environment.
It’s also small enough for large-scale crowd scenes (think: hundreds of chickens running loose in a medieval market).
Technical Details
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| Polygon Count | 934 tris |
| Texture Resolution | 1024 × 1024 (color and normal maps) |
| Rigging | Standard biped setup, Unity-compatible |
| LODs | None (single optimized mesh) |
| Animations | Multiple idle cycles, walking, flying, and eating |
| File Format | FBX with demo animation scene |
| Compatibility | Unity Built-in Render Pipeline (2020.3+) |
Usage Notes
The asset includes an example animation scene (embedded in the FBX),
but you’ll want to drive the animations yourself with your own controller setup.
Idle loops make it perfect for NPC background activity.
- Flying and walking are loop-ready.
- Eating should not loop continuously unless you want a spherical chicken.
- Works beautifully with toon-style shaders or cel-lighting setups.
- No LODs included; use the model as-is or generate them automatically if needed.
Please do not abuse the chicken. It just wants to vibe.
Live Demo
You can see it in action here:
https://lb3d.co/demos/simple-chicken/index.html
Unity Asset Store
Purchase or view the full asset listing:
Unity Asset Store — Low Poly Chicken
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Final Thoughts
The Low-Poly Chicken is proof that even the simplest models can have personality.
It’s small, expressive, and ideal for stylized projects or mobile games where performance matters.
Think of it as the comic relief in your asset roster — the one character guaranteed to bring charm to a scene full of robots and monsters.