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Tame, breed, care for, fight with, level up and more all vanilla animals. Train beasts as combat pets, breed livestock for the best harvesting efficiency, and so much more!

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Feed Trough

Updated Jun 25, 2026

Feed Trough

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Feed Trough

The Feed Trough is a care block that helps automate food and hydration support in pens.

What It Does

  • Can store food or water to support nearby animals.
  • Works well for enclosed pens where natural water placement is awkward.
  • The feed/water level will visibly decrease as supply decreases.

Feed Trough Recipe

  • 10x Any Wood
  • Output: 1
  • Crafting station: Animal Husbandry Workbench
  • Craft time: 1 second

Bucket Recipe (For Trough Refills)

The Wooden Bucket is a base game item. Animal Husbandry does not change its recipe.

  • 3x Any Wood
  • 1x Iron Ingot
  • Output: 1
  • Crafting station: Farmer's Workbench
  • Craft time: 1 second

How To Use

Fill Feed Trough Water Fill Feed Trough Food

  1. Place a Feed Trough in your enclosure.
  2. Fill the trough.
    • Interact to store food like a normal chest.
    • Right-click with a bucket of water to fill with water.
  3. Keep it stocked to keep companions fed and watered.

Usage Tips

  • Keep troughs inside fenced pens and close to your animals.
  • Don't put troughs against single-height fences or animals may climb out.

Related Pages

[Screenshot Placeholder: Feed Trough placed in a livestock pen] [Screenshot Placeholder: Refilling trough water with a bucket]

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