Patent ID: 6363885
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A feed saving livestock feeder comprising:a feed containing portion; a separating portion recessed inwards from an outer periphery of said feed containing portion, and extending upwards from said feed containing portion; a feed catching portion sloping upwards and outwards, at a slope sufficiently steep that feed falling on the feed catching portion falls down the slope, from the top of said separating portion to an outer periphery of a top end of said feeder; wherein an animal must pass its mouth over said feed catching portion, then down through said separating portion before obtaining feed contained in said feed containing portion, and whereby feed dropping from said animal's mouth onto said feed catching portion slides down into said feed containing portion; wherein the outer edge of said feed catching portion is substantially in vertical alignment with the outer periphery of said feed containing portion; and, wherein said recessed separating portion substantially coincides with knees of said animal when said animal's feet are on the ground adjacent to said feed containing portion which is also resting on the ground.