Chicken's EU: the chicken farm game

Chicken's EU is a farm game in Telegram. You keep hens, collect eggs, grow sunflowers and, according to its authors, can earn real money doing it. Promises like that call for a careful reading. 🐔

Below is how the game works, what its own description says, and where the line runs between a game and a scheme.

What goes on at the farm

The game follows the familiar farm loop. Hens lay eggs, eggs pile up, and you can exchange them for in-game currency. Part of the process continues while you are away from the game.

There are different breeds of hens, a warehouse and upgrades. The main menu opens with /start, and a separate command leads to the hen page.

Four commands explained

• /start launches the game.
• /chicken_page opens the hen page.
• /news_channel leads to the project's news.
• /users_payout shows payouts to users.

A payout section proves nothing by itself. The organizer controls the list of payments, and there is no independent check of that data. 💰

Invite friends and take a share

The bot's description says it outright: earn by inviting friends. The game has a referral program in which a percentage of what invitees do goes to the person who invited them.

A referral reward is common in mobile games. It becomes dangerous when income depends mostly on newcomers.

Pyramid warning signs

If a game promises real money, sells upgraded hens and pays for bringing in people, it is built like a financial pyramid or close to one. Payouts to early members come from later members' money, and when the flow of newcomers slows, withdrawals stop.

• Withdrawable money depends on paid purchases inside the game.
• The reward for inviting is comparable to the reward for playing.
• There are no independent reviews of real payouts, only promo videos with referral links.
• Rules and the withdrawal threshold can change easily.

Do not put in money you cannot afford to lose. Treat any promise of income as advertising. ⚠️

Why playing for money changes everything

In an ordinary game you pay for fun and know the money is spent. In a game with advertised cash out, you start expecting a return, and purchase decisions change: you want to earn back what you put in.

That is a cognitive trap. The more you have spent, the harder it is to stop, even when there is no gain.

Testing the game without losses

1. Play without purchases and watch how eggs and currency accumulate.
2. Read the terms of service that the bot's profile points to.
3. Do not connect your main crypto wallet or enter a seed phrase.
4. Wait for a real withdrawal of the minimum amount before you think about spending anything.
5. Do not bring friends in for a reward: if the scheme collapses, you will answer to them.

With about 1.2 thousand users the game is still small. If you see it as entertainment with hens and sunflowers, keep your expectations low. 🌻