Chutes provide an easy way to give vaccines, shots, and condition score. They are a solid sided, one sheep wide hallway of gates. Scales are used to weigh sheep and are normally attached to a chute. Feeders Creep feeders function to introduce lambs to feed. They usually have a gate that only allows the lambs to get in.
Troughs consist of long metal or wood feeders.
They can be bought or homemade and are used to feed sheep in a group. Self feeders store feed and let the animal eat as often as it likes. They are recommended for feeder lambs. Portable feeders are movable and are normally used for one to three sheep. They can be pans, buckets, or small hanging troughs.