Animal husbandry – Feeding device – Hopper and trough
Patent
1992-05-21
1993-06-29
Weiss, John G.
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Hopper and trough
119 49, A01K 3117, A01K 3116
Patent
active
052224597
ABSTRACT:
An elongated plural nest section for a poultry nesting system providing nests arranged as a plurality of like modular sections. Each section is an elongated enclosure providing the nests with front access openings. A lifting at a rear edge portion of the nest bottoms that collectively raises all the nest bottoms about a front axis from a lowered laying position to an elevated upwardly tilting expulsion position to eject poultry from the nests. A nest access controlling wire gate/trip for the access opening of each nest to be swung downwardly from a first open position to a blocking second during passage of a hen into the nest. A time controlled motor and cable arrangement swings the nest bottoms concurrently to an upwardly titled expelling position and returns the gate/trip assembled to the said first positions.
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Shenandoah Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Weiss John G.
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