Patent ID: 9668454
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A01K

Claim:
1. A livestock feeding device comprising: a body member comprising a base portion, side walls and a top portion; an inner volume defined between the side walls, the base portion and the top portion, wherein the inner volume receives hay for feeding livestock; an aperture extending through the top portion to provide feeding access to the inner volume; a consumption restriction plate for metering the amount of hay eaten by livestock, wherein the consumption restriction plate includes perimeter edges and is adjustable up and down within the inner volume in response to the amount of hay within the inner volume; and flexible members, wherein each flexible member is a flexible material coupled on one end to one of the side walls of the body member and the other end of the flexible member is coupled adjacent one perimeter edge of the consumption restriction plate, and wherein each perimeter edge of the consumption restriction plate includes one flexible member coupled adjacent to it and wherein the flexible members restrict access to the hay around sides of the consumption restriction plate.