diff --git a/mods/mobs/chicken.lua b/mods/mobs/chicken.lua
index e44cfc3a..bae2bd35 100644
--- a/mods/mobs/chicken.lua
+++ b/mods/mobs/chicken.lua
@@ -10,8 +10,17 @@ mobs:register_mob("mobs:chicken", {
 	visual = "mesh",
 	mesh = "chicken.x",
 	-- textures look repetative but they fix the wrapping bug
-	textures = {"mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png",
-				"mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png"},
+	available_textures = {
+		total = 2,
+		texture_1 = {"mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png",
+					"mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png",
+					"mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png"},
+		texture_2 = {"mobs_chicken_black.png", "mobs_chicken_black.png", "mobs_chicken_black.png",
+					"mobs_chicken_black.png", "mobs_chicken_black.png", "mobs_chicken_black.png",
+					"mobs_chicken_black.png", "mobs_chicken_black.png", "mobs_chicken_black.png"},
+},
+--textures = {"mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png",
+-- "mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png", "mobs_chicken.png"},
 	makes_footstep_sound = true,
 	walk_velocity = 1,
 	armor = 200,