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How to Craft Hay Bale in Minecraft

Hay Bale in Minecraft, drawn from the game's own block model. Feeding horses. Minecraft has used the name Hay Bale since 1.6.1.

At a Crafting Table, a Hay Bale asks for 9 Wheat. That comes out as 1 Hay Bale.

Hay Bale Item ID and Give Command

The item ID for Hay Bale is minecraft:hay_block. In commands the namespace may be left off, so hay_block works too. Checked against Minecraft Java 26.2.

Give yourself one
/give @p hay_block
Give a full stack of 64
/give @p hay_block 64
Give it to a named player
/give Steve hay_block 1

Cheats have to be on for Hay Bale to appear this way, and the same command works on Bedrock Edition, where the name is written the same.

Overview

Hay Bales store wheat compactly. They reduce fall damage by 80% and are used to breed and heal horses. Hay Bale uses a shapeless recipe, so the ingredients can go in any cells of the grid as long as all of them are present.

Minecraft has used the name Hay Bale since 1.6.1, the oldest release whose language file lists it.

The materials come together from a few sources: you will be working with wheat (harvest wheat crops).

Per Stack

Work a stack down, 64 wheat, and you land on 7 hay bales. You keep 1 wheat for later.

Materials Needed

ItemAmountWhere to Find
WheatWheatWheat9xHarvest wheat crops

To make Hay Bale you will gather 9x Wheat (harvest wheat crops), and craft them at a Crafting Table.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    WheatWheat9x Wheat

  2. 2

    Hay Bale

Minecraft crafting recipe for Hay Bale: 9 x Wheat in a crafting table, making 1 Hay Bale.

Tips & Notes

  • Because this one is shapeless, Wheat can go in any cells you like. The grid only checks that they are all present.
  • One craft costs 9x Wheat. Start with the Wheat: harvest wheat crops.

Uses for Hay Bale

  • Feeding horses
  • Reducing fall damage by 80%
  • Decoration in farm builds

What Hay Bale Goes Into

One other recipe on this site lists Hay Bale as an ingredient.

TargetCrafting Table

View detailed item stats, durability and properties for Hay Bale on the Astroworld Items Database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do I need to craft a Hay Bale in Minecraft?
The list for a Hay Bale is short: 9 Wheat, worked at a Crafting Table. Any arrangement works as long as all of them are in the grid, and one craft produces one Hay Bale.
What can you make with Hay Bale?
Hay Bale is an ingredient in 1 other recipe on this site, including Target. The section above links to each of them.
Where do you find the materials for a Hay Bale?
The materials for a Hay Bale each come from somewhere different. Wheat: harvest wheat crops.
How many Hay Bales do you get from one craft?
The Hay Bale recipe makes one Hay Bale per craft.
What is the item ID for Hay Bale in Minecraft?
Hay Bale is registered as minecraft:hay_block. Commands accept the short form hay_block as well, and Bedrock spells it the same. Checked against Java 26.2.
What is the give command for Hay Bale?
The command for Hay Bale is /give @p hay_block. Add a number for more than one, so /give @p hay_block 64 hands you a full stack, and it only runs with cheats enabled.
Is the Hay Bale recipe the same in Java and Bedrock Edition?
It is the same recipe on both: 9 Wheat at a Crafting Table gives you a Hay Bale, in the layout shown above, one at a time.
Does it matter where you put the ingredients for a Hay Bale?
No, a Hay Bale is a shapeless recipe, so 9 Wheat can go in any slots you like. Only the set of ingredients is checked, not their arrangement.
What version of Minecraft added the Hay Bale?
Minecraft 1.6.1 is the earliest release that spells out hay bale. What you see in the grid above is how it works in the current release.

Sources

Grid, ingredients and yield
9 Wheat in, 1 Hay Bale out, Crafting Table. Java 26.2, .
That Bedrock agrees
Bedrock 1.26.40.05, same ingredient.
How far back it goes
Minecraft Java 1.6.1 uses this name and the release before it does not. From all 163 released Java clients, rd-132211 to 26.2.
That the ingredients come back
What drops, what villagers trade and what farms regrow in Minecraft Java, followed through the recipes to see what those ingredients can be turned into.
Stack size
The Astroworld Items Database, built from the same jar.
The stack sum
Counted, not played: 1 Hay Bale per craft against the stack size.

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