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Metal Feeding Trough


Metal Feeding Trough
Metal Feeding Trough
Class Building
Type Farm Build
Build Menu Farming
Build Skill Welding: 3
Build XP Welding: 30
Location Built

The Metal Feeding Trough is a long welded trough for feeding animals. It gives a livestock pen a place to put out feed.

It belongs to Welding and sits in the Farming section of the Building menu. It comes in a single version. It is the double length trough in metal. A larger herd can eat from it at once.

It suits a farm run by a welder with spare steel sheet. A carpenter can build the Long Wood Feeding Trough instead.

How to Build Metal Feeding Trough


The build takes a Welding Torch, Steel Sheet and Welding Rods.

The recipe needs Welding level 3. It is known from the start. Each build gives Welding XP.

The Feeding Trough Metal (Double) recipe builds the Metal Feeding Trough. It needs Welding level 3. Building it gives 30 Welding XP.

Name Image Amount Kept Spawn ID
Welding Torch Welding Torch 4x No /additem Base.BlowTorch
Steel Sheet Steel Sheet 4x No /additem Base.SheetMetal
Welding Rods Welding Rods 4x No /additem Base.WeldingRods

How to Use Metal Feeding Trough


The trough holds feed for the animals in a pen. The tooltip describes it simply as a trough for feeding animals. Place it inside the fenced area where the livestock live.

Notes


  • Needs Welding level 3.
  • The recipe is known from the start.
  • The Long Wood Feeding Trough is the wooden alternative.
  • The Short Wood Feeding Trough suits a small pen.


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Everything in the Building menu, one tab per menu category. Build Skill is the skill the simplest version needs, and Health is the strongest version's.

Name Image Build Skill Health Versions
Planks Barricade Planks Barricade Carpentry: 0 - -
Metal Bar Barricade Metal Bar Barricade Welding: 3 - -
Metal Sheet Barricade Metal Sheet Barricade Welding: 3 - -
Name Image Build Skill Health Versions
Log Door Frame Log Door Frame Carpentry: 0 500 (+50 per skill level) -
Log Fence Log Fence Carpentry: 0 200 (+50 per skill level) -
Log Wall Log Wall Carpentry: 0 500 (+50 per skill level) -
Log Window Frame Log Window Frame Carpentry: 0 500 (+50 per skill level) -
Stick Fence Stick Fence Carpentry: 0 200 (+50 per skill level) -
Wide Log Gate Wide Log Gate Carpentry: 0 - -
Wood Floor Wood Floor Carpentry: 1 - Shoddy, Poor, Good
Wood Door Frame Wood Door Frame Carpentry: 2 - Shoddy, Poor, Good
Wood Pole Wood Pole Carpentry: 2 50 -
Wood Wall Frame Wood Wall Frame Carpentry: 2 50 (+20 per skill level) -
Wood Window Frame Wood Window Frame Carpentry: 2 650 (+20 per skill level) Shoddy, Poor, Good
Wooden Wall Wooden Wall Carpentry: 2 650 (+20 per skill level) Shoddy, Poor, Good
Log Stairs Log Stairs Carpentry: 3 150 (+50 per skill level) -
Wood Door Wood Door Carpentry: 3 - Shoddy, Poor, Good
Wood Fence Wood Fence Carpentry: 3 450 (+20 per skill level) Shoddy, Poor, Good
Wood Fence Gate Wood Fence Gate Carpentry: 3 - -
Double Door Double Door Carpentry: 4 - -
Wooden Stairs Wooden Stairs Carpentry: 6 150 (+50 per skill level) -
Name Image Build Skill Health Versions
Short Wood Feeding Trough Short Wood Feeding Trough Carpentry: 1 - -
Butcher Hook Butcher Hook Carpentry: 3 - -
Chicken Coop Chicken Coop Carpentry: 3 - Chicken Coop 1, Chicken Coop 2
Composter Composter Carpentry: 3 - Shoddy, Composter
Long Wood Feeding Trough Long Wood Feeding Trough Carpentry: 3 - -
Metal Feeding Trough Metal Feeding Trough Welding: 3 - -
Name Image Build Skill Health Versions
Log Bench Log Bench None 100 (+20 per skill level) -
Log Stool Log Stool None - Log Stool 1, Log Stool 2
Log Table Log Table None 100 (+20 per skill level) -
Stick Bookcase Stick Bookcase Carpentry: 0 100 (+20 per skill level) -
Stick Small Bookcase Stick Small Bookcase Carpentry: 0 - -
Rugged Stool Rugged Stool Carpentry: 1 - -
Rugged Table Rugged Table Carpentry: 1 - -
Small Wood Table Small Wood Table Carpentry: 1 - Shoddy, Poor, Good
Wood Chair Wood Chair Carpentry: 1 - Shoddy, Poor, Good
Wood Table Wood Table Carpentry: 1 - Shoddy, Poor, Good
Wood Double Shelves Wood Double Shelves Carpentry: 2 - -
Wood Shelves Wood Shelves Carpentry: 2 - Shoddy, Wood Shelves
Wood Table with Drawer Wood Table with Drawer Carpentry: 2 - Shoddy, Wood Table with Drawer, Good
Big Metal Locker Big Metal Locker Welding: 3 - Shoddy, Big Metal Locker
Metal Counter Metal Counter Welding: 3 - Shoddy, Metal Counter
Metal Counter Corner Metal Counter Corner Welding: 3 - Shoddy, Metal Counter Corner
Metal Crate Metal Crate Welding: 3 - Shoddy, Metal Crate
Metal Shelves Metal Shelves Welding: 3 - Shoddy, Metal Shelves
Wood Bar Element Wood Bar Element Carpentry: 3 - Shoddy, Poor, Good
Wood Bar Element Corner Wood Bar Element Corner Carpentry: 3 - Shoddy, Poor, Good
Wood Bookcase Wood Bookcase Carpentry: 3 - Shoddy, Wood Bookcase
Wood Crate Wood Crate Carpentry: 3 - Shoddy, Wood Crate
Wood Small Bookcase Wood Small Bookcase Carpentry: 3 - Shoddy, Wood Small Bookcase
Wooden Bed Wooden Bed Carpentry: 4 - -
Small Metal Locker Small Metal Locker Welding: 5 - Shoddy, Small Metal Locker
Wooden Windows Wooden Windows Carpentry: 5 - -
Name Image Build Skill Health Versions
Stone Cabinet Stone Cabinet Masonry: 0 100 (+20 per skill level) -
Tile Floor Tile Floor Masonry: 0 - -
Simple Cooking Pit Simple Cooking Pit Masonry: 1 - -
Brick Door Frame Brick Door Frame Masonry: 2 - Poor, Good
Brick Wall Brick Wall Masonry: 2 800 (+70 per skill level) Poor, Good
Brick Window Frame Brick Window Frame Masonry: 2 - Poor, Brick Window Frame
Cooking Pit Cooking Pit Masonry: 2 - -
Stone Door Frame Stone Door Frame Masonry: 2 - -
Stone Wall Stone Wall Masonry: 2 - -
Stone Window Frame Stone Window Frame Masonry: 2 - -
Brick Fence Brick Fence Masonry: 5 400 (+50 per skill level) -
Name Image Build Skill Health Versions
Rugged Cross Rugged Cross Carpentry: 0 - -
Skull Pole Skull Pole None 50 (+10 per skill level) Antlers Pole, Bull Skull Pole, Cow Skull Pole, Deer Skull Pole, Doe Skull Pole, Pig Skull Pole, Sheep Skull Pole
Stone Cairn Stone Cairn None 150 (+50 per skill level) -
Wood Cross Wood Cross Carpentry: 0 - -
Wood Picket Wood Picket Carpentry: 0 - -
Wood Sign Wood Sign Carpentry: 1 - -
Name Image Build Skill Health Versions
Lamp On Pillar Lamp On Pillar Carpentry: 1 - -
Wooden Coffin Wooden Coffin Carpentry: 4 - -
Name Image Build Skill Health Versions
Campfire Campfire None - -
Dirt Floor Dirt Floor None - -
Gravel Floor Gravel Floor None - -
Lean-To Shelter Lean-To Shelter None - -
Leather Shelter Leather Shelter None - -
Sand Floor Sand Floor None - -
Sandbag Wall Sandbag Wall None - -
Tarp Shelter Tarp Shelter None - -
Wooden Stake Wooden Stake Carpentry: 0 - -
Rain Collector Crate Rain Collector Crate Carpentry: 3 - Rain Collector Crate, Rain Collector Crate Tarp
Barbed Wire Fence Barbed Wire Fence Carpentry: 5 100 (+20 per skill level) -
Rain Collector Barrel Rain Collector Barrel Carpentry: 5 - Rain Collector Barrel, Rain Collector Barrel Tarp
Name Image Build Skill Health Versions
Amphora Amphora None 100 (+20 per skill level) -
Name Image Build Skill Health Versions
Apply Wallpaper Apply Wallpaper None - -
Paint Sign Paint Sign None - Paint Sign - Down Arrow, Paint Sign - Left Arrow, Paint Sign - Right Arrow, Paint Sign - Skull, Paint Sign - Up Arrow
Paint Wall Paint Wall None - -
Plaster Wall Plaster Wall Carpentry: 6 - -
Name Image Build Skill Health Versions
Metal Floor Metal Floor Welding: 0 - -
Metal Wall Frame Metal Wall Frame Welding: 2 100 (+20 per skill level) -
Big Metal Pole Fence Big Metal Pole Fence Welding: 3 450 (+50 per skill level) -
Big Metal Wire Fence Big Metal Wire Fence Welding: 3 400 (+50 per skill level) -
Big Pole Fence Gate Big Pole Fence Gate Welding: 3 - -
Big Wire Fence Gate Big Wire Fence Gate Welding: 3 - -
Metal Door Metal Door Welding: 3 - Shoddy, Poor
Metal Door Frame Metal Door Frame Welding: 3 - Poor, Good
Metal Fence Metal Fence Welding: 3 450 (+20 per skill level) Shoddy, Good
Metal Wall Metal Wall Welding: 3 800 (+20 per skill level) Poor, Good
Metal Window Frame Metal Window Frame Welding: 3 - Poor, Metal Window Frame
Small Metal Pole Fence Small Metal Pole Fence Welding: 3 350 (+20 per skill level) -
Small Metal Wire Fence Small Metal Wire Fence Welding: 3 200 (+20 per skill level) -
Small Pole Fence Gate Small Pole Fence Gate Welding: 3 - -
Small Wire Fence Gate Small Wire Fence Gate Welding: 3 - -
Big Double Pole Gate Big Double Pole Gate Welding: 5 - -
Big Double Wire Gate Big Double Wire Gate Welding: 5 - -
Metal Barrel Oven Metal Barrel Oven Welding: 5 - -
Metal Stairs Metal Stairs Welding: 5 150 (+50 per skill level) -