Method and an apparatus for automatically supporting and restrai

Details Method and an apparatus for automatically supporting and restrai Method and an apparatus for automatically supporting and restrai

1982-09-30

1984-05-08

Chamblee, Hugh R.

Animal husbandry

Feeding device

Hopper and trough

A01K 3700

Patent

active

044468199

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for automatically restraining notably birds, applicable preferably for debeaking birds.
The apparatus comprises a turntable 20 rotatively mounted onto a frame 1, the table 20 comprising a plurality of bird supports 30 spaced apart on said table 20, each support 30 comprising means 32 for suspending a bird by its head, preferably a debeaking assembly 34 in the vicinity of said table 20; drive means 27 for moving said table 20; preferably actuator means 41 for actuating said debeaking assembly 34 to its operative position upon arrival of a support 30 at the debeaking station 35 and thereafter returning the assembly 34 to its non-operative position, and release means 98 to release the bird from its support 30 upon arrival at the unloading station 40.
The invention allows to debeak up to 6000 birds per hour.

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patent: 2448421 (1948-08-01), Davis

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