DE202007002067U1 - Automatic feed/occupying device for horses consists of hollow swingable stock to contain feed fastened to board fixed on wall of stall with holes at bottom and cover - Google Patents

Abstract

Automatic feed and occupying device has board (1) to fasten it to the wall of the horse's stall and to protect wall from marks from its swinging stock. It has fastening screws (2) to fix it to wall, hollow stock (3) with a c. 2l capacity, fastening screw (4) from back of board through whole stock, 3 holes (5) bored on right and 3 on left side of different sizes, the largest not bigger than wine cork. It has a cover (6) over the filling opening, swing stopper (7) to prevent the feed being scattered too widely, fastening (8) for feed capture board and an 80cm long board (9) with 3 cm high edges to catch feed which falls down.

Description

horses tend to predominantly in individual attitude (box) to boredom conditional Behavioral disorders such as Koppen, weaving, aggressive behavior, nibbling the barn facility etc.

Of the Feeder described here initiates with simple, inexpensive Means horses by rewarding with feed to deal with themselves and thus the boredom bearable close.

The Device becomes with oat grains or any concentrated feed. By moving back and forth of the device with the ponytail trickles from small holes, the right and left of the soil are bored, just as much fodder on a recovery tray, that The horse does not lose the desire to continue. The horse eats then the food from the tray, so nothing on the dirty Ground is falling. Thereby will also take up the concentrated feed for a long period of time delayed and prevent colic and obesity.

The holes are in the acclimation chosen a little bigger, until The animal has the hang of it and does not act timidly. Later if it got as it is, closing the larger holes a cork and thereby sets the optimal feed dose. Also you can adjust the optimal dose for different grain sizes different types of feed. The employment time to approx. 1 liter Oats are eaten about 45 minutes.

It are already computer-controlled feeders for horses, but at a certain time forage without the help of the horse pour, and that without long-term employment opportunity is eaten.

Here and the purchase price is the difference to my development.

1

board for fastening the device at the stable wall and for the protection of the stable wall from scratches of the swinging tribe.

2

fixing screw at the stable wall

3

Hohler Trunk (length about 50 cm) with about 2 liters capacity

4

fixing screw from the back of the board stuck through the entire trunk and on the front fastened with double nut

5

3 at the right and 3 at the left drilled holes in 3 different sizes. The biggest in wine bottle cork size.

6

cover to close the filling opening

7

swing stopper prevents excessive spread of the feed

8th

attachment for feed intake board

9

80 cm long board with 3 cm high edges to catch the falling Feed.

Claims (3)

Hollow body, characterized in that it is fixed vibratory with mounting screw in the upper part of a board, with holes near the bottom and Auffülldeckel above. Protective board for the stable wall characterized in that the 2 vibration stopper in the Distance of 60 cm are appropriate, which is the spread of the feed limit. Rescue board, characterized in that the edges increased to catch the feed are.