Feeding: Equipment That Saves You Steps Every Single Day

Feeding: from the bucket to the feed wagon

Feeding happens twice a day, seven days a week, so the equipment decides whether a round takes twenty minutes or forty. Here you will find the gear for feeding: containers for portioning, fixed and hanging troughs, airtight bins for the feed room and feed wagons for the trip down the stable aisle, plus the small accessories that keep everything in its place.

Portioning, transporting, serving

For a single ration a bucket or a bowl is enough: food-safe, with a scale for measuring and with a lid when the feed is prepared in advance or taken along. If you look after many animals in a row, a feed wagon saves you the carrying and lets you portion as you go. At the feeding place itself the trough takes over: screwed to the wall, hooked into the box door or as a long trough for the whole group. Which design fits depends less on the animal than on how often you clean and whether the place stays the same for good.

Storing feed properly

Whatever stands in an open paper bag draws moisture and attracts mice. Airtight bins and stackable boxes keep pellets, muesli and dry food fresh for months and save space in the feed room. Look for food-safe plastic and a lid that really closes: with mash and muesli the residual moisture is the reason feed goes off. The same applies to dry food for dogs and cats, only in a smaller format. If you buy in larger amounts, two medium bins usually work better than one big one: the opened bin stands ready to hand, the full one stays closed.

Frequently asked questions

How do I recognise food-safe containers?
Manufacturers state it in the product description. A plain builder's bucket made of recycled plastic does not belong near feed, even if it looks the same. When in doubt, look for the glass-and-fork symbol on the bottom.

Should I mount the trough or hang it in?
Fixed mounting is the permanent solution in the box. Hanging is more practical if you clean often, move things around or feed away from home.

What size does a feed wagon need?
That depends on the number of animals and the width of the aisle. In narrow stables a 600-litre wagon is hard to manoeuvre, so 200 to 250 litres is often the better choice.