Feeding Trough Long: One Feeding Place For The Whole Group
So the whole group reaches the feed at the same time. Discover long troughs for calves, sheep and goats, with or without a barrier.
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Feeding Trough Long: one feeding place for many mouths
When a group of calves or a flock of sheep pushes forward at feeding time, the length of the trough decides how calm things stay. A long feeding trough gives every animal its own place instead of gathering them all around one small bowl. Here you will find troughs made of glass-fibre reinforced plastic and polyethylene, plus matching frames, feed barriers and float valves.
Feeding several animals at the same time
A trough with 42 litres is enough for a whole group. You hand out the feed once and do not have to top up while the first animals have already finished. That reduces the unrest in the pen, because weaker calves or lambs are not pushed aside all the time. Hooked onto a panel, the bars or a box door it hangs high and stays clean; on a frame it stands free in the pen and can be pulled aside for mucking out. Sheep and goats do better with flatter shapes, calves with deeper ones. In both cases a smooth inner surface matters, so that leftovers rinse out completely.
Feed barrier, frame and float valve
A feed barrier stops sheep and goats climbing into the trough or shoving each other out of the way. Every animal gets its own opening, the feed stays clean and losses drop noticeably. An adjustable steel frame can be set to the size of your animals: lower for young calves, then step by step higher as they grow. And with a stainless steel float valve the trough becomes a self-filling drinker whose water level stays constant without you carrying buckets.
Frequently asked questions
How many animals can one long trough serve?
That depends on the width per feeding place. Reckon on around 40 cm for sheep and around 50 cm for calves, then all of them can eat at once without any crowding.
Can I use the trough as a drinker?
Yes. With a float valve the trough refills itself and holds the water level steady. In winter make sure the supply line is laid frost-free.
Plastic or a steel frame, what is better?
The trough itself is usually plastic because it is light and easy to clean. The steel frame is what gives it a safe and stable stand in the pen.
Feeding Trough Long for group housing
A long feeding trough is the right choice whenever a whole group has to eat at the same time rather than a single animal: calves in the pen, sheep in the winter barn, goats in the yard. The long shape spreads the animals along the whole edge instead of crowding them at one point. Models made of glass-fibre reinforced plastic and polyethylene take kicks and frost and can be washed out with the hose. Hooked onto a panel or a box door the trough hangs high and stays clean, and on an adjustable steel frame it grows with the size of your animals. A feed barrier keeps animals from climbing in, a float valve turns the trough into a self-filling drinker. That is how a simple trough becomes a fixed part of your daily feeding routine, in the calf pen just as much as out on the yard.