Farm Diversity - Feeding Troughs - Base Object Swapper or Model Swapper
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 7 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #6 of 150 Immersion mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Hey everyone!
I don't know how many times I've said this, but this was not the mod I intended to work on 😂. I was revisiting my Real Water mods for an update ahead of the release of Diverse Hunter Camps (almost...almost...) and I saw the rather sad troughs animals drink from in vanilla...and I got distracted. This mod is the result of that.
The mod contains nine variant water troughs (with thirty eight variants in total) that you'll find dotted around farms in Skyrim. Unlike in the base game, some of these troughs will now contain hay and/or vegetables and fruit. The troughs are swapped with Base Object Swapper and so make sure you have that installed first. There are variants of the variants totally thirteen different troughs so far. These can be swapped each game load with the ChanceR version of the mod, or swapped once only ChanceS version of the mod.
The mod makes use of assets from Happy Little Trees by T4gtr34um3r. A huge thank you for allowing your assets to be used in mods like this one. Please give them some kudos!
Installation:
1) Make sure you have the latest version of Base Object Swapper or Model Swapper installed. Endorse those mods.
1b (Optional) Download and install Rudy HQ - Hay SE. It's not required, but I highly recommend it. It's the hay retexture you're seeing in the screenshots.
2) Download this mod.
3) Install and overwrite if prompted. These are just repeat textures and so you're safe to do so.
Q) Can I take the fruit/vegetables? Nom, nom, nom!
A) No, you cannot. What kind of a monster steals food from cows??
Farm Diversity - Feeding Troughs adds nine variant water and feed troughs to farms across Skyrim, replacing the default troughs with more varied models. It's a lightweight immersion mod for players who want subtle visual variety in farm environments. With 670 endorsements and frequent updates, it's a community favorite for enhancing Skyrim's rural areas.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 670 endorsements and over 54k downloads.
- Simple, focused mod that does one thing well: adds variety to farm troughs.
- Regularly updated (last update March 2026), so it's actively maintained.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires Base Object Swapper or Model Swapper, which may be an extra dependency for some users.
- Only affects troughs, so the visual change is subtle and may not be noticeable at a glance.
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter farm objects or use the same swapper framework.
For Skyrim players who love immersion and want to see more variety in farm environments without overhauling the whole game. If you're a modder who already uses Base Object Swapper, this is a no-brainer. Skip if you prefer major visual overhauls or don't care about small details like troughs.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have Base Object Swapper or Model Swapper installed and properly set up before adding this mod.
- Load this mod after other mods that modify farm objects to ensure the trough variants take priority.
- If you're using a mod manager, let it handle the file placement to avoid overwriting issues.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- FrankBlack
- Version
- 1.3
- Downloads
- 54,276
- Endorsements
- 670
- Category
- Immersion
- Created
- 10/29/2025
- Updated
- 3/2/2026
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