Grain Feeder

Description: A Grain Feeder is a block that can hold Sweet Feed for SWEM Horses. It comes in 16 colors.

Details:

Renewable:	Yes
Stackable:	Yes (64)
Tool:	Pickaxe (Any)
Blast Resistance:	N/A
Hardness:	N/A
Luminant:	No
Transparent:	No
Flammable:	No
Flammable (Lava):	No

Obtaining

Crafting
Grain feeders can be crafted with 1 Dried Kelp, 1 Bucket and 1 Dye of a corresponding color.

Usage

(Dec 2022) The current needs system is broken. An improved immersive food/water feature is planned rather than 'patching' the old needs system. This will not be a quick fix and requires testing. It is planned to be incorporated to 1.16 and future 1.18 versions when it is stable.

Grain feeders can hold 1 portion of Sweet Feed, right-click a feeder with a bag of Sweet Feed in hand to fill it up. When Sweet Feed is added, the texture will change indicating the the feeder is full. SWEM Horses will eat from accessible grain and hay-feeders when hungry.

Placement

Right-click a block with a grain feeder in hand to place it against a vertical (wall) block. When a grain feeder is placed at the intersection of two blocks, its appearance is different; it becomes a corner piece that connects to both corners.
The recommended placement of grain feeders is around one block up from the ground, or two for near full-thickness shavings areas of stalls.


^{A normal Grain Feeder beside a corner one.}	^{Grain Feeders with sweet feed in them.}

Known Issues

[Uncommon] Horses may not be able to access feeders (hay or grain) that are surrounded by shavings on all sides. This issue can often be resolved by making sure feeders are clear from surrounding shavings, or grain feeders placed 1 block up above thin shaving layers.

Data values

swem:grain_feeder_white
swem:grain_feeder_light_gray
swem:grain_feeder_gray
swem:grain_feeder_black
swem:grain_feeder_blue
swem:grain_feeder_cyan
swem:grain_feeder_light_blue
swem:grain_feeder_purple
swem:grain_feeder_magenta
swem:grain_feeder_pink
swem:grain_feeder_red
swem:grain_feeder_orange
swem:grain_feeder_yellow
swem:grain_feeder_brown
swem:grain_feeder_green
swem:grain_feeder_lime