Patent ID: 7856943

Claim:
A feeder for livestock, the feeder comprising: a lower portion including: a sidewall having a top portion and a bottom portion, at least a portion of said sidewall forming a feed-receiving enclosure; a plurality of spaced-apart first bars, each said first bar extending inwardly from the top portion of said sidewall and being spaced sufficiently apart to allow an animal to place its head therebetween during feeding; and an upper portion including: a top member; a intermediate member, the intermediate member having a substantially smaller perimeter than a perimeter of the top portion of said sidewall wherein at least some of said first bars extending between said sidewall and said intermediate member; and a plurality of spaced-apart second bars, each said second bar extending between said intermediate member and said top member spaced close enough to prevent feeding from the top portion wherein there is a greater number of second bars than first bars such that feed may be retained by the second bars and an animal's access to a region interior to the feeder and proximate to the second bars is limited compared to a region interior to the feeder and proximate to the first bars.