Patents Assigned to Chick Express, Inc.
  • Newborn avian delivery method and apparatus
    Patent number: 6305327
    Abstract: Automation of delivery of newborn avian chicks into grow-out houses is accomplished by use of a delivery vehicle which has a powered telescoping conveyor mounted to this vehicle. The vehicle is positioned at one of the personnel doors of a grow-out house and the conveyor extended into the interior of the building. A moving blower is provided at the discharge end of the telescoping conveyor to distribute the chicks over the floor of a grow-out house in such a manner as to prevent piles of chicks from forming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Chick Express, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward G. Bounds, Jr.