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Quick answer
- Give villagers 3 bread, or 12 carrots, potatoes or beetroots each.
- There must be a free bed for the baby, with 2 empty blocks above it.
- Babies grow up in 20 minutes.
More villagers means more trades. Breeding them is easy once you know the two things they need: food and a spare bed.
Trading Hall PlannerPlan villagers, desired trades and workstation counts for a Minecraft trading hall→
Step 1: Feed them
A villager is "willing" to breed once it holds enough food. Throw food at them and they pick it up.
| Food | Needed per villager |
|---|---|
| Bread | 3 |
 Carrot | 12 |
 Potato | 12 |
 Beetroot | 12 |
Let farmers do itFarmer villagers share spare food with other villagers. Give them a crop farm and breeding runs on its own.
Step 2: Add beds
Every new baby needs a bed nobody has claimed yet. Place the beds near the villagers and make sure they can walk to them.
- Place one more bed than you have villagers.
- Leave 2 empty blocks above each bed. A slab or trapdoor on top can make it invalid.
- On Java, the bed must be within 48 blocks of the parents.
Angry particles?If two villagers show angry clouds, they wanted to breed but couldn't find a free bed. Add another one.
Timings
20 minfor a baby to grow up
5 minbefore parents can breed again
Job site blocks are not needed for breeding. Give the adults a 
Lectern or another job block later to choose their profession.
Cheat sheet
- 3 bread or 12 carrots, potatoes or beetroots
- One free bed per baby, 2 blocks of air above
- Babies take 20 minutes to grow up
- Angry particles mean you need more beds
Villager Trade GuideEvery Minecraft villager job, its job site block and what it trades, plus a librarian enchanted book price calculator and tips for cheaper trades→
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