Abstract: The apparatus is adapted for a repetitive delivering of feeds to livestock set according to a predetermined configuration and where the animals are allowed to eat the feeds directly in the apparatus. The apparatus is suspended to an overhead rail extending above and in front of the animals. The apparatus comprises a receptacles consisting of a hopper for receiving fodder and may also comprise a container for receiving hay. The hopper is provided with a lateral opening for allowing the animals to eat directly therein and the container has wire screen walls for retaining hay while allowing livestock to eat the hay through meshes in the walls. When used together, the hopper and the container are moved in tandem and are supported over the ground by a carriage unit. The carriage unit comprises electrical motors and controlling equipment for regulating the movement of the apparatus along the overhead rail.

Abstract: The apparatus is provided for automatically distributing hay for feeding livestock scattered along a predetermined path along which an overhead beam extends. The apparatus comprises a driving unit moving along the beam. The driving unit has a carriage mounted onto the base and provided with wheels mechanically connected to the beam and to an electrical motor for moving the apparatus along the beam. The apparatus supports a hay bale, more particularly a rolled hay bale, with the use of a rod having an end for connection with the driving unit and an opposite end connected to a supporting member supporting the hay bale. The apparatus also has a winch mounted on the driving unit base for lifting and lowering the hay bale.