diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/fauna/chicken.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/fauna/chicken.xml
index 9ade0dbeac..74ac903613 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/fauna/chicken.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/art/actors/fauna/chicken.xml
@@ -14,4 +14,12 @@
       <texture>skeletal/animal_chicken_b.dds</texture>
     </variant>
   </group>
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="100" name="Idle"/>
+    <variant name="death">
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/blood_01.xml" attachpoint="root"/>
+      </props>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
 </actor>