Patent ID: 6550421
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A livestock feeder, comprising:a first wall structure having upper and lower ends; a plurality of horizontally spaced-apart head stocks secured to said first wall structure and extending upwardly therefrom; a hood secured to the upper ends of said head stocks which has an upper end and a lower edge; a flexible curtain, having an upper end and a lower peripheral edge; said flexible curtain having its upper end received by said hood; said lower peripheral edge of said flexible curtain normally being spaced above the upper end of said first wall structure to define a plurality of openings defined by said head stocks for admitting the heads and necks of livestock; and a second wall structure, having upper and lower ends, positioned outwardly of said first wall structure and extending therearound; said second wall structure, when in its said lower position, permitting the heads and necks of livestock to be admitted by said openings to permit the livestock to eat feed placed within said first wall structure; said second wall structure, when in its said upper position, closing said openings to prevent livestock from eating feed placed within said first wall structure.