Binarynova

Hello all! I'm actually wanting to do this exact thing. I'd like to make chickens pluckable using the shears. I'm completely new to Minecraft modding, but I've done a fair amount of C/C++ programming in the past and have a general concept of how programming works. But with regards to Minecraft and modding I'm pretty much at square one. I've downloaded the Java JDK, Forge setup, and a copy of Eclipse. And I've finished that first tutorial about setting up a base mod. If I understand correctly, the idea here is that I have to write a class that replaces the default functionality in Minecraft. One of the replies here suggests changing the item, Shears, and one suggests the mob, Chicken. Either way, I'm still a bit confused. I assume my code goes under Init, but how do I write it so it's modifying the existing class? What is the syntax/layout?