Patent ID: 8919286

Claim:
A livestock feeding system comprising: a frame defining a storage space adapted for receiving hay bales; said frame having a livestock feeding opening adapted for providing livestock access to said storage space; said frame having a bale-receiving opening adapted to receive hay bales; said frame having a bale support located in proximity to said livestock feeding opening and adapted for supporting a hay bale in proximity to and accessible by livestock through said livestock feeding opening, said frame comprising: a pair of upstanding side frames each comprising a base member, a top member, and a plurality of vertical members; an upstanding central frame comprising a base member, a top member, and a plurality of vertical members; a plurality of bale stopper frame members; a pair of bale stopper cross-bars affixed to said upstanding side frames; wherein said bale stopper cross-bars and said upstanding central frame top member comprise a storage space for containing a round hay bale; and wherein said upstanding side frame vertical members and plurality of bale stopper frame members define a feeding space providing access to said hay bale by livestock.