Patent ID: 6951189

Claim:
In combination: a livestock feeder comprising an upstanding frame including a number of bars which prevent the animal from entering the frame while allowing the animal to place its head through the bars; said upstanding frame including an upper end and a lower end; said bars extending downwardly from said upper end of said upstanding frame; and a feed material receiving insert, having upper and lower ends, selectively removably positioned within said upstanding frame; said removable insert including an upper end portion at its said upper end which is positioned at said upper end of said upstanding frame; said removable insert also including a downwardly extending portion which extends downwardly from said upper end portion of said insert, into the interior of said upstanding frame; said downwardly extending portion including a plurality of spaced-apart bars which allow the animal to place its head therebetween to grasp the feed material therein for eating; said lower end of said insert being spaced inwardly of said lower end of said upstanding frame to define an area therebetween.