The most important ingredient in a feeding program is clean water. Water troughs should be cleaned daily to provide fresh clean water. If you goat doesn't get enough water, he will not gain weight. Also serious health problems such as urinary calculi can result. They are easy to clean, and provide clean fresh water 24 hours a day.
Feed troughs come in many shapes, sizes, and styles.
The best troughs are made so goats can not stand in their feed and contaminate it. Troughs need to be easily cleaned and moved from one spot to the other. Troughs that hang on the fence are great for market goat projects. There are many resources for information on goats. The Internet is a great place to learn about goat projects.