Patent ID: 9161518
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A gravity feed dispensing system for feeding poultry, pigeons, birds and other small animals disposed in multi-level cages, said system comprising: a hopper for containing a supply of animal feed and a plurality of multi-level cages disposed below said hopper for containing a plurality animals; a plurality of pipes gathered together into a pipe rack with a plurality of upwardly facing open ends of said pipes adjacent one another in a generally horizontal planar array disposed below said hopper; a first chute connecting said hopper and said open ends of said pipe rack; and wherein each of said plurality of pipes includes a second end connected to one of said cages; a pair of sliding gates disposed in said first chute above said pipe rack for opening and closing said first chute and providing a flow of feed to said cages and a mechanism for opening and closing said sliding gates; a control plate having a relatively small opening of preselected size disposed at a preselected distance above said sliding gates and below said hopper; and means for changing the vertical distances between said control plate and said sliding gate members.