Poultry Troughs: Feed troughs with grids for chickens and chicks
With a grid trough the feed stays where it belongs: with your hens. With us you will find troughs, racks and greens baskets for coop and run.
Kerbl Green Feed Basket for Poultry, Galvanised, with Holder, Iron
Regular price: €25.29
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Kerbl Plastic Feeder for Hens with Anti-Waste Grid
Sale price: From €19.79 Regular price: €20.19 (1.98% saved)
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Novital Feed Trough for Pullets 50 x 12 cm, Plastic with Grid
Sale price: €9.89 Regular price: €9.99 (1% saved)
Agrarzone Hay Rack Galvanised for Chickens, Rabbits & Guinea Pigs, L
Variants from €15.95
Regular price: €22.55 Agrarzone Metal Chick Feeder Trough, 50 cm Length, for Poultry Farming, wide
Regular price: €10.44
Poultry Troughs: Tidy feeding without waste
Poultry troughs are the simplest way to offer feed to chickens, chicks and pigeons. A fitted feeding grid means the birds can only put their heads in and cannot scratch around in the feed. It stays clean and does not end up in the bedding. Alongside classic troughs in plastic and galvanised metal, you will find baskets for greens, a hay rack for poultry and feeding houses for pigeons here.
Material and length
A plastic feed trough is light, does not rust and is easy to wash out. That is handy for chick feed and wet mash that you mix fresh every day. Galvanised troughs are particularly robust and last for many years outdoors too. With lengths of 50 cm or 75 cm, you choose the size according to the number of birds, so that all of them can eat at the same time and lower-ranking hens do not miss out. For larger flocks, two shorter troughs in different places often work better than one long one.
Greens and variety
Chickens love lettuce, herbs and vegetable scraps. In a greens basket you hang up the leaves, the birds pull them out and stay usefully busy at the same time. A hay rack for poultry offers hay in winter when the meadow has little to give. For pigeon keepers there is a dedicated pigeon feed trough and a feeding house from which the birds can peck comfortably. Greens are best offered fresh each day, and any wilted leftovers are removed in the evening.
Frequently asked questions
How much trough space does a chicken need?
To let all hens eat at once, plan around 10 cm of trough length per bird. If the trough can be reached from both sides, both sides count and there is less jostling at the feeding spot.
From what age can chicks eat from a trough?
Chicks peck from a shallow trough with a feeding grid from their very first day. The important thing is a low rim and a grid with narrow gaps, so the little ones cannot climb in.
How high should a feed trough be?
Ideally the top edge sits at about the back height of your hens. If the trough is too low, they scratch bedding into it, and if it is too high, smaller hens struggle to reach it.
Feed troughs for chickens, chicks and pigeons
A trough is quick to fill and just as quick to clean, which is why it belongs in almost every hen house. With a feeding grid the feed stays clean and your hens waste much less. For chicks, choose a shallow model with a narrow grid. For adult hens it can be longer and a little higher. Galvanised troughs cope with rough handling in the run, while plastic wins when it comes to rinsing out every day. Add fresh greens from the greens basket or hay from the poultry rack to the grain. That brings variety to the menu and keeps your birds usefully occupied. For pigeons you will find a dedicated feed trough and a feeding house that fit nicely into the loft. A trough is also easy to move if you change your feeding spot, and it rinses clean in seconds.