Patent ID: 9137974
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a housing, said housing comprising a substantially transparent portion, said substantially transparent portion defining an aperture, said aperture sized to allow passage of a small bird, said housing defining a feeding chamber and a floor opening; a compartmented carousel, said compartmented carousel comprising a plurality of compartments, a portion of said housing adapted to substantially surround said compartmented carousel; a set of gears, said set of gears operatively coupled to said compartmented carousel; a battery powered motor, said battery powered motor operatively coupled to said set of gears, said battery powered motor adapted to cause said compartmented carousel to rotate; a timer, said timer adapted to start and stop said battery powered motor to sequentially expose a compartment of said plurality of compartments of said compartmented carousel to said small bird through said floor opening; a bell, said bell adapted to provide an audible signal to birds that said compartment of said plurality of compartments is exposed to said small bird through said floor opening; and a substantially transparent capture compartment, said substantially transparent capture compartment adapted to restrain said small bird from exiting once said small bird is in said capture compartment.