30 cm Plastic Chick Trough Feeder

The 30 cm Plastic Chick Trough Feeder is a compact starter feeder designed for chicks, poults, quail and other young poultry during brooding and early rearing. Its linear trough configuration provides multiple feeding positions while occupying minimal floor space.

A protective top grid separates the feeding positions and helps prevent chicks from stepping directly into the feed. The elevated or enclosed trough structure also helps reduce contamination from litter, wood shavings and bedding material while limiting scratching and unnecessary feed loss.

The lightweight plastic construction is easy to handle, wash and move between brooder areas. The feeder is suitable for poultry farms, hatchery brooding areas, chick-rearing houses and starter equipment packages.

• 30 cm Compact Length: Suitable for brooder pens and starter poultry areas where space-efficient feeding is required.
• Multiple Feeding Openings: Allows several chicks to access feed along the trough at the same time.
• Reduced Feed Waste: Covered feeding openings help limit scratching and feed being pushed outside the trough.
• Cleaner Feed: Raised and protected construction helps reduce contamination from litter and bedding.
• Chick-Friendly Access: Low trough height supports convenient feeding for young poultry.
• Durable Plastic Construction: Resistant to corrosion and suitable for routine poultry-house use.
• Lightweight Design: Easy to carry, reposition and remove during cleaning.
• Easy Cleaning: Smooth plastic surfaces simplify washing and sanitation between batches.
• Stable Trough Format: Wide-base configurations help reduce accidental tipping during feeding.
• Reusable Equipment: Suitable for repeated brooding and chick-rearing cycles when correctly cleaned and maintained.

• Plastic feed trough body
• Protective feeding grid / top cover
• Multiple chick feeding openings
• Raised side walls
• Feed-retaining trough base
• Reinforced molded edges
• Stable support feet or base profile according to configuration
• Hinged or removable top section according to model
• Locking clips according to configuration

Starter feed is placed directly into the linear trough. Chicks reach the feed through the openings in the protective top grid, allowing several birds to feed along the trough simultaneously.

The grid limits direct body access to the feed compartment, reducing scratching, stepping and contamination. The trough walls retain feed inside the feeder, while the low-profile structure keeps the ration accessible to young birds.

Unlike an automatic feeding line, this feeder has no mechanical drive or electrical components. Feed quantity is checked and replenished manually according to chick numbers and feeding management.

• Day-old chick brooding areas
• Broiler chick starter pens
• Layer pullet brooding houses
• Breeder chick rearing facilities
• Hatchery chick holding areas
• Quail and small poultry rearing
• Floor-reared poultry houses
• Steel structure poultry buildings
• Temporary chick feeding stations
• Poultry equipment starter packages

The compact trough is especially useful during the early brooding period when young birds need highly visible and easily accessible feeding points close to the brooder area.

Multiple feeders can be distributed throughout large commercial poultry houses to improve starter-feed access before birds transition to the main automatic feeding system.

• Plastic color
• Feeding-opening configuration
• Top grid design
• Hinged or removable cover
• Base profile
• Length options available upon request
• Packaging quantity
• Private-label packaging
• OEM configuration available upon request

Dimensions, color, grid configuration and packaging can be supplied according to distributor, poultry farm and agricultural project requirements.

Placement: Position feeders evenly throughout the brooder area so chicks can locate feed quickly after placement.

Floor Condition: Place the trough on a reasonably level surface to minimize tipping and uneven feed distribution.

Feed Filling: Add an appropriate quantity of starter feed without overfilling the trough.

Accessibility: Keep the feeder within the comfortable reach of young chicks and away from unnecessary obstruction.

Routine Cleaning: Empty residual feed and wash the plastic trough regularly using appropriate poultry-house sanitation procedures.

Batch Changeover: Clean, disinfect and dry the feeder thoroughly before reuse with a new flock.

Inspection: Check feeding openings, hinges, clips and molded edges for cracks or damage before each production cycle.

In commercial broiler houses, 30 cm chick trough feeders can be distributed around brooding zones during chick placement to provide additional starter-feed access before the flock becomes fully accustomed to automatic pan feeding.

In pullet and breeder-rearing houses, the trough can be used as a temporary starter feeder during the first stage of production and then removed as birds transition to permanent feeding equipment.

For distributor and poultry project orders, feeders can be supplied in bulk quantities together with chick drinkers, brooder equipment, feed trays and other starter-rearing accessories.

Q1: What is the feeder designed for?
It is designed primarily for chicks and other young poultry during brooding and early rearing.

Q2: What is the feeder length?
The nominal feeder length is 30 cm.

Q3: How does the top grid reduce feed waste?
The grid separates feeding positions and limits chicks from stepping into, scratching or scattering the feed.

Q4: Does the feeder require electricity?
No. It is a simple manual trough feeder without electrical or mechanical drive components.

Q5: Can several chicks eat at the same time?
Yes. Multiple feeding openings provide simultaneous access along the trough.

Q6: Is the feeder easy to clean?
Yes. Its smooth plastic construction is lightweight and can be washed and disinfected between flocks.

Q7: Can it be used with wood-shaving litter?
Yes. The raised and covered design helps reduce bedding material entering the feed.

Q8: Can it be used in commercial poultry houses?
Yes. Multiple units can be placed in brooding areas as supplemental starter feeders for commercial chick production.

Q9: What feed can be used?
Starter mash, crumble and other appropriately sized young-poultry feeds can be used according to the feeding program.

Q10: Can the product be customized?
Yes. Color, grid configuration, packaging and selected dimensions can be supplied according to project requirements.