New type of chicken feeder

In the modern process of raising chickens, the feeding process is related to the health of the chicken flock and the efficiency of breeding. New types of feeders for chickens have emerged, bringing many conveniences and advantages to farmers.

Working principle and structural design

Gravity based automatic feeding

Many new feeders operate using the principle of gravity. Taking the common bucket type automatic feeding device as an example, it mainly consists of a storage bucket and a feeding chassis. The storage bucket is used to store feed, and its bottom is equipped with a feeding port. When chickens feed on the chassis, the feed inside the chassis decreases, and the feed in the storage bucket is automatically replenished to the chassis through the feeding port due to gravity. Some well-designed feeders are equipped with special devices at the discharge port, such as deflectors with a determined slope and curvature, which can guide the feed evenly and stably into the chassis, avoiding feed accumulation or blockage of the discharge port.

Motor driven meticulous feeding

Some excellent intelligent feeders are driven by motors. It consists of a feed storage bin, motor, conveying pipeline, and feeding tray. After the motor is started, it drives the spiral blades or chains and other conveying devices to operate, carefully conveying the feed in the storage bin along the conveying pipeline to the feeding tray. By controlling the speed and running time of the motor, the feeding amount can be accurately regulated. In large-scale chicken farms, such feeders are often connected to automated control systems, which can carefully feed different amounts of feed to different chicken flocks at different time points and growth stages according to preset programs.

Product Features

Save labor costs

Traditional manual feeding requires farmers to travel multiple times to the chicken coop for feeding, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. The new automatic feeder can automatically feed and feed, and farmers only need to regularly check the amount of feed in the storage bucket and replenish it in a timely manner, greatly saving manpower. In a large-scale chicken farm, a chicken coop that raises tens of thousands of chickens would require several hours of manual feeding per day; By using an automatic feeder, it only takes about ten minutes a day to check and feed, greatly improving the efficiency of aquaculture.

Reduce feed waste

The design of the new feeder fully considers the issue of waste prevention. If the edge of some food troughs is designed with an inward curved arc, the feed is not easily thrown out of the trough when chickens peck at it; The chassis of some feeders is equipped with anti scraping devices to prevent chickens from scratching and wasting feed with their claws. Some smart feeders can also finely control the feeding amount, avoiding the waste of feed accumulation and deterioration caused by excessive feeding.

Keep feed fresh

The storage buckets of new feeders often adopt sealed designs, which can effectively isolate external air, moisture, and dust, prevent the feed from getting damp, moldy, and contaminated, and maintain the freshness and nutritional value of the feed to a large extent. Compared to traditional open feeding troughs, the feed can be stored for a longer period of time in the storage tank of the new feeder without spoiling, protecting the chickens from consuming healthy and nutritious feed.

Adapt to different breeding scenarios

Whether it is large-scale modern chicken farms or small-scale farming in rural households, there are new feeders that are suitable for them. In large-scale chicken farms, large and highly automated motor-driven feeding systems can be used to achieve precise and automated feeding of the entire chicken house; Small and convenient gravity based automatic feeding devices are suitable for rural household farming, with simple installation and low cost, meeting the feeding needs of free range or small-scale captive chicken flocks.

Scope of Application

Different breeding scales

For large-scale chicken farms, large-scale automatic feeding systems can cover a large area of chicken coops and provide meticulous feeding for thousands of chickens, improving breeding efficiency and management level. In medium-sized chicken farms, multiple sets of automatic feeding devices can be selected and used in combination according to the layout of the chicken coop and the number of chickens in the flock, achieving zoning and timed feeding. Small scale breeders or households use small automatic feeders, such as 10 liter and 15 liter capacity feed bucket automatic feeders, which are easy to operate, cost-effective, and can meet the feeding needs of several to dozens of chickens.

Chicken flocks at different growth stages

There are specially designed chicken feeders for chicks. Its feeding mouth is small, preventing chicks from accidentally entering the feeding trough and causing squeezing or feed waste. At the same time, the feeding amount is carefully controlled to meet the needs of chicks for multiple meals with less food. Adult chickens can choose a universal feeder with a larger feeding mouth and adjustable feeding amount, which can flexibly adjust the feeding amount and feeding time according to the growth status and feeding amount of the chickens.