Restricted flow poultry feeder

Details Restricted flow poultry feeder Restricted flow poultry feeder

1996-01-22

1998-07-14

Swiatek, Robert P.

Animal husbandry

Feeding device

Hopper and trough

119 574, A01K 39012

Patent

active

057788219

ABSTRACT:
A poultry feeder system is described having a driven auger mounted in a distribution pipe. A plurality of poultry feeders depend from the distribution pipe and are supplied with poultry feed via the distribution pipe. To vary the flow of the poultry feed from the auger pipe to the feed pans of the poultry feeders, a flow variation device or insert is provided to control the flow of poultry feed through a poultry feeder tube of one or more feeders. The flow variation device comprises an elongate body connected to an engagement device to engage the flow variation device within the feeder tube. In one aspect, the elongate body is adapted to have a first diameter at one end and a second diameter at the other end, where the second diameter is larger than the first diameter. Preferably, the device has a conical shape. Alternatively, the engagement device comprises an annular ring at one end and the elongate body is substantially cylindrical. The other end of the body also has a number of projections directed radially outward to interengage with the feeder tube.

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