I've noticed since the latest snapshots that small animals, when they are pressed up against say, a cobblestone wall, they won't ever move away from it, as if they think they're stuck inside of it with nowhere to 'path out of the block', even if they aren't actually stuck inside said block.
I've noticed this happening in 12w49a as well as the version tagged above. (This could also have been happening in 1.4.5, but I wasn't paying much attention to it at that point)
The screenshot below is just showing the chickens all crowded up in the walls, and have been like that... for in game weeks.
Edit: It seems to happen most frequently around the corners of wall blocks and fences.
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I also have this problem in 1.4.7, chickens glitch into the cobblestone walls when they go between the wall and a chest.
I'd just like to add that while in this state the player cannot interact with the mob, at least when stuck in the "corner" of a fenced area.
eg. If you try to feed a "stuck" chicken, you can't, and if you try to attack it, you will hit the wall instead of the mob.
It really seems like the mob is stuck inside the wall block from more than just a pathing perspective.
As a temporary solution, you can throw snowballs or eggs at the chickens just over the fences (Thier hitboxes are taller) to dislodge them
Is this still a concern in the current Minecraft version 1.8.1 Prerelease 3 / Launcher version 1.5.3 or later? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases.
This is still a concern in the latest version. They are still getting stuck in the corners of fences.
A better view, you can see the chickens stuck next to the corner blocks of the walls, and watching me, as if they're trying to get to the seeds, but can't. (The second picture)