Trough
Troughs can be used to feed livestock. Large troughs can feed pigs and sheep, small troughs only chickens. Grain can be placed in the trough by right-clicking the trough with the grain item in hand. Large troughs also accept dry grass, but larger quantities are required.
Large Trough | |
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Material | Wood |
Stackable | 64 |
Drops | Itself |
Fuel | |
Temperature | 600°C |
Duration | 40 s |
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Small Trough | |
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Material | Wood |
Stackable | 64 |
Drops | Itself |
Fuel | |
Temperature | 600°C |
Duration | 40 s |
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Creation
Troughs must be made using wooden boards, meaning they can only be made once players are capable of creating copper or better tools via smithing.
Usage
After placing down a trough, players may fill the trough with various food items by right-clicking. Small troughs only accept grain, while large troughs accept more items. Different animals will eat different food items. Troughs can hold a maximum of 8 portions of food at a time.
Small troughs take one piece of grain per trough food portion. Large troughs take 2 pieces of grain or vegetables, or 8 pieces of dry grass, per trough food portion. Therefore, fully filling a large trough takes 64 pieces of dry grass, a full stack. Troughs do not accept mixed types of food, and must be emptied out before refilling with a different type of food.
Wild animals near placed and filled troughs will naturally be attracted towards it. One method of capturing animals for domestication is to place a filled trough inside a 2-block-high pit, so that animals can fall into the pit but not jump back out.
Table: Large Trough
Food / Animal | Wild Pig | Sheep |
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❌ | ❌ |
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✔️ | ✔️ |
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✔️ | ✔️ |
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✔️ | ✔️ |
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✔️ | ✔️ |
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✔️ | ❌ |
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✔️ | ✔️ |
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✔️ | ✔️ |
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✔️ | ❌ |
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✔️ | ✔️ |
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❌ | ❌ |
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✔️ | ❌ |
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✔️ | ❌ |
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✔️ | ✔️ |
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✔️ | ✔️ |
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✔️ | ✔️ |
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✔️ | ✔️ |
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✔️ | ✔️ |
Table: Small Trough
Food / Animal | Chicken |
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✔️ |
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✔️ |
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✔️ |
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✔️ |
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✔️ |
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✔️ |
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