diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/crates_lockers/largecrate.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/crates_lockers/largecrate.dm
index c9909656f4f..7c8f95ea430 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/crates_lockers/largecrate.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/crates_lockers/largecrate.dm
@@ -31,7 +31,14 @@
 		for(var/atom/movable/AM in contents)
 			if(AM.simulated)
 				AM.forceMove(T)
-
+			//VOREStation Add Start
+			if(isanimal(AM)) 
+				var/mob/living/simple_mob/AMBLINAL = AM
+				if(!AMBLINAL.mind)
+					AMBLINAL.ghostjoin = 1
+					AMBLINAL.ghostjoin_icon()
+					active_ghost_pods |= AMBLINAL
+			//VOREStation Add End
 		user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] pries \the [src] open.</span>", \
 							 "<span class='notice'>You pry open \the [src].</span>", \
 							 "<span class='notice'>You hear splitting wood.</span>")
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/animal/farm animals/chicken.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/animal/farm animals/chicken.dm
index 76d7bb9353a..d415ef30efb 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/animal/farm animals/chicken.dm	
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/animal/farm animals/chicken.dm	
@@ -141,7 +141,12 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(chicken_count, 0)	// How mant chickens DO we have?
 	if(!stat)
 		amount_grown += rand(1,2)
 		if(amount_grown >= 100)
-			new /mob/living/simple_mob/animal/passive/chicken(src.loc)
+		//VOREStation Edit Begin
+			var/mob/living/simple_mob/animal/passive/chicken/C = new (src.loc)
+			C.ghostjoin = 1
+			C.ghostjoin_icon()
+			active_ghost_pods |= C
+		//VOREStation Edit End
 			qdel(src)
 
 // Say Lists