Wet/dry animal feeder

A feeder for animals comprising:

• a hopper for receiving feed, the hopper comprising a pair of end panels and a pair of sidewalls, the sidewalls having downwardly and inwardly converging front panels with lower ends thereof defining an elongate chute along a length of the hopper through which feed received into the hopper is directed, the hopper further comprising a urine shield attached to each of the front panels at a position above the lower end, wherein the urine shield diverges from the front panel forming a cove that remains free of feed passing downward through the chute;
• an elongate trough for receiving and containing feed and water;
• a water supply duct extending longitudinally of the trough having a plurality of actuation nipples that can be actuated to deliver water into the trough;
• an elongate shelf extending substantially along a full length of the trough and comprising a feed platform having at least one horizontal plate for receiving feed from said hopper, said shelf being arranged above said trough such that any feed falling therefrom along the length thereof falls vertically downwardly into the trough, the shelf having a pair of shelf retainers running longitudinally of the shelf above the feed platform, each shelf retainer having an upward outward slope with an upper portion directed between its respective urine shield and front panel;
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• a height-adjusting mechanism configured to adjust the vertical position of the shelf relative the hopper and the trough, wherein as the shelf is moved upward relative the hopper from a low shelf position to a high shelf position, each shelf retainer moves into its respective cove between the urine shield and the front panel.