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Animal feeders are blocks used to provide food and water to animals.

Once an animal eats food or drinks water from a feeder block, it saves the location of the block and can find its way back to it as long as it is reachable. Animals receive a saturation boost after eating or drinking, where their stats will not deplete for a short period of time. Animals are more likely to seek out feeder blocks the more hungry or thirsty they are.
Feeders have 18 inventory slots for food. When full, feeders show the food contents of their most common food item.

Feeders can also be filled with water by right-clicking them with a water bucket. Once filled with water, feeders' inventory cannot be opened, and they act as an infinite water source for animals. To remove water from a feeder, right-click it with an empty bucket.

All animal feeders can be used by all animal species, but some work better than others for different animals. For example, birds can perch on wall bowls to access them easier, and smaller animals may not be able to reach wall forages placed up high.

With some exceptions, most feeders can be used for both food and water.

Food bowl

Food bowls are small, metal "dog bowl" style feeders that are meant to be placed on the ground.

Two food bowls can be crafted with 1x Bowl, 2x Iron Ingot, and 3x Black Concrete.

Ingredients	Crafting Recipe
Bowl + Iron Ingot + Black Concrete

Metal trough

Metal troughs are large, livestock-feed style blocks. They connect when placed next to each other. Connected troughs share one inventory.

Four metal troughs can be crafted with 1x Bowl, 3x Iron Ingot, and 5x Iron Nugget.

Ingredients	Crafting Recipe
Bowl + Iron Ingot + Iron Nugget

Pedestal feeder

Pedestal feeders are stone "bird bath" type blocks. When fruit is placed in them, they show a special model.

One pedestal feeder can be crafted with 1x Stone, 3x Stone Pressure Plate, and 3x Stone Slab.

Ingredients	Crafting Recipe
Stone + Stone Pressure Plate + Stone Slab

Stone bowl

Stone bowls are small stone crocks that are meant to be placed on the ground.

Two stone bowls can be crafted with 5x Stone and 1x Bowl.

Ingredients	Crafting Recipe
Stone + Bowl

Stone trough

Stone troughs are rustic, brick tiled fixtures. They connect when placed next to each other. Connected troughs share one inventory.

Two stone troughs can be crafted with 1x Bowl, 3x Smooth Stone Slab and 5x Stone.

Ingredients	Crafting Recipe
Bowl + Smooth Stone Slab + Stone

Wall bowl

Wall bowls are a sturdy, wall-mounted fixture with an attached wood perch.

One wall bowl can be crafted with 1x Food Bowl, 1x Iron Ingot, 1x Log and 2x Iron Nugget.

Ingredients	Crafting Recipe
Food Bowl + Iron Ingot + Any Log + Iron Nugget

Wall forage

Wall forages are wooden boxes with a wire fenced front. They are used to provide roughage for herbivores. As such, they only display "grain" and "leaves" textures. Wall forages cannot be filled with water.

One wall forage can be crafted with 2x Wire Bars, 3x Wooden Slab, and 4x Stripped Log. Because wall forages have wood variants, all of the wood used needs to be the same type.

Ingredients	Crafting Recipe
Wire Bars + Matching Wooden Slab + Matching Stripped Log

Wooden troughs are hollowed out sideways logs. They are good for keeping a rustic, wilderness look in exhibits.

*Wooden troughs are only available in the Essentials addon.