MCPE-9125Chickens do not follow players holding breeding material other than wheat seeds
In survival, chickens follow you when you are holding regular wheat seeds, but do not follow you if you have melon or pumpkin seeds. You can breed chickens with melon or pumpkin seeds, but they won't follow you.
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Created Issue:
Chicken seed bug.
In survival, chickens follow you when you are holding regular wheat seeds, but do not follow you if you have melon or pumpkin seeds. You can breed chickens with melon or pumpkin seeds, but they won't follow you.
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Added Assignee: 
tommo
tommoChanged Summary:
Chicken seed bug.Chickens do not follow players holding breeding material other than wheat seeds
Added Affects Versions: 0.11.0 Beta 14 0.10.4 0.11.0
Added Affects Versions: 0.12.1 Pre-release 0.12.1 Beta 2 0.12.1 Beta 3
Added Affects Versions: 0.12.1 Beta 11 0.12.1 Beta 10 0.12.1 Beta 9 0.12.1 Beta 8 0.12.1 Beta 7 0.12.1 Beta 6 0.12.1 Beta 5 0.12.1 Beta 4 0.12.1 Beta 1
Added Affects Versions: 0.12.1 Beta 13 0.12.1 Beta 12
Added Labels: awaiting_confirmation
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Added Affects Versions: 0.12.3
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Added Fixed Versions: 0.13.0 Beta 1
Confirmed for 0.11.1 on iPhone 6 plus (iOS 8.4). Also occurs when the player wields beetroot seeds.