Abstract: The livestock feeder encompasses a round bale of hay horizontally. Exposing only the flat ends to feeding livestock. The feeder shelters hay while it remains accessible to all sizes of livestock. In the preferred embodiment the invention is a molded unitary plastic shell. Being circular in shape having symmetrically open ends acting as a rigid sleeve to receive the roll of forage until entirely consumed.

Abstract: A plastic or other polymer case, similar to a suitcase, and which is hinged at its bottom, even by way of a living hinge, the plastic case is formed of two segments, like a suitcase, having a series of apertures therein, for sighting of any hay provided therein, and which includes various slots, at the front, or perhaps even at the back, to allow access of the horse to feed when the case is filled with hay and hung within a stable, stall, or in a trailer, where the horse is kept.

Abstract: A managed feeding apparatus that limits access to feed by livestock according to operator-selected positions which allows the operator to control the amount of feed available and the time the feed is available to the livestock, and reduces waste of the feed.

Abstract: A feeder adapted to be positioned on a structure having a bed for supporting hay includes a plurality of walls adapted to vertically extend above the bed and including at least one opening through which hay upon the bed may be accessed by livestock. At least a portion of one wall is selectively movable between a first position in which the portion of the wall extends above the bed and a second position in which the portion of the wall extends below the bed. The feeder is preferably adapted to be carried by or built as part of self-driven vehicles and pushed or pulled vehicles, such as trucks and wagons, respectively.

Abstract: A hay ring attachment device includes an enlongated vertically extending member having a top portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion, wherein an upper hay ring receiving assembly is fixedly secured to the top portion. A hay spear receiving assembly is adjustably positioned along the middle portion, and a lower hay ring receiving assembly is adjustably positioned along the lower portion. The hay ring attachment device enables an operator of the type of tractor commonly found on an agricultural farm to utilize a combination of both the three-point hydraulic hitch assembly and the hay spear of the type well known in the art to pick up, move, and lower a hay ring whether or not the hay ring is found to surround a hay bale when the pick-up process is initiated.

Abstract: This invention is a livestock feeder comprising a top gate, a bottom gate, a center gate disposed between the top gate and the bottom gate, the top gate, the bottom gate, and the center gate define a gate system. The bottom gate can swing inward when the feed is eaten. Then after the livestock eat the feed when the gate is swung inward, the gate can be “reset” to the vertical position, and then the gate system can be moved closer to the feed. A device for horizontal movement disposed on the gate system whereby the gate system can move in a horizontal direction when movement of the device for horizontal movement is initiated. A device for initiating horizontal movement includes a hand crank. This invention can be in a covered environment similar to a pole barn. The sized can vary depending on the livestock herd, the property, and the feed. A sloped floor helps prevent waste accumulation where the livestock feed.

Abstract: A ring carrier apparatus for a round hay feeder has three spears extending horizontally from an upright post and its perpendicular crossbar base. A single long spear projects from a height on the post, while two widely separated short spears project from the crossbar. A housing is removable and adjustable in height on the upper portion of the post. The housing contains a hook which is opened by a rope leading to the farm tractor hitched to the apparatus. A roll guard on the housing prevents the feeder ring from rotating. A pivoting rocker plate attached to the crossbar base prevents the bottom of the feeder ring from excessive forward movement.

Abstract: A head gate for use in controlling access of livestock to feed exposed at an open end of an elongated agricultural storage bag of the type formed of tubular flexible sheet plastic. The head gate includes a framework having a central portion which extends across in front of the open end and is provided with a number of openings sized to permit the livestock to reach through and feed from a face of compacted feed within the bag, the framework being mounted on skids to allow the head gate to be shoved towards the open end of the bag. Sheet plastic storage rolls are mounted on the framework and have a drive system to rotate the rolls relative to the framework for gathering the sheet material which had formed the bag and becomes excess as the feed recedes from the open end. The head gate allows for use of the feed directly from the bag with little labour involved while maintaining the feed clean and preventing wastage.

Abstract: A clam shell style large hay bale feeder includes a rectangular frame supporting a bale holding clam shell structure with two opposing sides formed by respective sets of steel straps. The sides are attached to the support frame such that they can fold inward and outward within the frame. Each adjacent pair of straps is spaced apart a distance sufficient to form a livestock feeding station. The clam shell structure folds inward about a hay bale placed in it such that the bale is always securely clamped in the clam shell and such that feeding livestock have constant access to the perimeter of the bale as it diminishes in size. A number of different operating mechanisms are described which serve to reopen the clam shell after the bale is consumed.

Abstract: A livestock feeder has a trough having a downwardly sloping section of a feeding surface ending in a lowermost portion disposed below a suspended horizontal bottom hay bale stop bar. The horizontal bottom hay bale stop bar is positioned above and not in contact with the feeding surface of the trough. The animals may feed directly from the hay bale by reaching below the bottom stop bar or may feed through the inner frame, by reaching above the stop bar. The outer cage and inner frame define a livestock feeding region which functions such that when the livestock are feeding, loosened and dropped seed and hay flow down the downwardly sloping feeding surface, towards the front wall of the trough and into the lowermost portion where they are retained until they are consumed by the livestock without wastage. The feeder has access for feeding by the livestock limited to the front wall side of the feeder, resulting in easy, safe accessibility by vehicles used for loading the feeder or transporting the feeder.

Abstract: A round bale feeding device including upwardly extending slant bars that support the horizontally disposed rings. The bars extend at an angle from the bottom ring to the top ring, performing not only the support function for the rings but also providing the slant bar feature in the feeding zone. The slant bars are angularly affixed to the rings by means of molded plastic alignment brackets which provide connection and support to the feeder. The brackets simultaneously function as a secure clamp and an angle alignment device for properly positioning the rings and slant bars as the device is assembled.

Abstract: The collapsible livestock feeder having a plurality of feeder sections pivotally secured to one another. Each feeder section includes a feed retainer and a hold back. The feeder section retains feed therein for access by an animal. When the feed in the retainer has been eaten, the animal uses the hold back to move the feeder section inward to access additional feed. The feeder sections thereby collapse around the feed, and do not require movement of the entire feeder to access feed at the interior. The modularity of the feeder also allows for ease of take-down, transport and set up.

Abstract: A hay spear is adapted to provide for the transportation and maneuvering of hay bale rings. A hay bale ring is generally placed over round bales of hay left in a feeding area for cows, requiring the cows to put their heads through openings in the ring to reach the hay and, in this manner, preventing cows from trampling and wasting the hay. The hay bales themselves are commonly transported with the use of a tractor fitted with a hydraulic lift and a hay bale spear, for attaching to and moving a bale of hay. In the past, the rings have been moved from bale to bale manually, which is necessarily a dirty job due to the messy nature of such feeding areas. The hay bale ring mover allows for the use of a tractor and hydraulic lift in moving and positioning the ring as well as the hay bale. The hay bale ring mover has attached hooks so that a tractor can be backed up into a ring, with the hooks and the spear passing through the openings in the ring.

Abstract: A stable with a dwelling area for animals, a feeding area for storing and presenting feed and a partition between the dwelling area and the feeding area, provided with openings for allowing the heads of animals in the dwelling area access to the feeding area, is equipped with a feed slide moveable from a starting position through the feeding area towards the partition, for pushing feed stored in the feeding area over the floor of the feeding area towards the partition and with a prime mover for driving the feed slide. By moving the feed slide, feed can be pushed towards the partition according as the feed is being eaten, so that at all times a substantially constant small amount of feed is accessible to the animals.

Abstract: A bale manger which includes a bed and rear wall extending substantially normal to the bed. A front wall is opposed to and spaced from the rear wall. The front wall is pivotally connected about a pivot to an end portion of the bed and has a bend therein to permit a first portion of the front wall remote from the bed to lie in a plane parallel to and below the bed when the front wall is appropriately pivoted. A second portion of the front wall between the bed and the first portion of the front wall makes an obtuse angle with the first portion. The bed is elevated. A pair of side walls which are preferably secured to the bed make an enclosure with the bed, front wall and rear wall when the front wall is pivoted in a direction toward the rear wall. The front wall is pivoted by a structure which causes the front wall to rotate about the pivot toward the rear wall. A preferred such structure is a pulley secured to the rear wall and a cable securable to the front wall and rotatable by the pulley.

Abstract: Livestock feed bunkers are disclosed which are usable universally with all forms of feed, whether ground, loose or chopped forage, mixed grain and forage, silage, haylage, or hay bales, including large round bales. An open bottom hopper above a floor manger is provided enclosed by a peripheral framework through which heads and necks of livestock can pass, with some framework being gate-mounted to swing about a vertical axis for leaving a side of the feeder unobstructed to facilitate loading of large round bales in side-by-side disposition into the bunker either with axes of the bales transverse and with circumferential faces abutting, or with axes aligned, without the bales being raised above floor level, and also, if desired, with either the unhinged end of the gate-mounted framework being top-hinged to swing inwardly when pushed by the shoulders of livestock toward the center of the manger when animals are reaching for feed in the middle of the bunker.

Abstract: There is disclosed a feeder capable of dispensing cylindrical bales of hay to livestock. The feeder has two side frames connected to a bottom frame. The side frames are connected by a front side rail and a rearward side rail. Chains are spaced to hold the hay inside the feeder while allowing the livestock to reach the hay.

Abstract: A livestock feeder gate is described for removable mounting to an existing livestock feeder. The gate includes a closure having a peripheral wall enclosure extending between open top and bottom ends. The closure is shaped to be slidably received over the livestock feeder and is moveable thereon between an open position to permit livestock access to the livestock feeder, and a closed position blocking livestock access to the livestock feeder. A lift is mounted to the closure and is connectable to the feeder, for moving the closure between the open and closed positions. A timer controls operation of the lift.

Abstract: The hay basket is used for distributing hay to livestock scattered along a predetermined path along which an overhead beam extends. The basket comprises a carriage provided with wheels for connecting the basket to the overhead beam and allowing translation of the basket along the beam. A base is located under the carriage and in spaced relationship therewith. A central elongated bar connects the carriage to the base. A hay receiving portion is defined by the base and a plurality of L-shaped elongated members substantially evenly distributed around the base and spaced apart from each other for allowing livestock to eat hay therethrough. Each member has a first end connected to the base and a second end located higher than the base. A rim is provided for linking together the second end of all members. In use, hay is put inside the basket and the basket may be either moved manually, attached to a self-propelled automatic feed distributing apparatus with a drawbar, or provided with a driving mechanism.

Abstract: A livestock feeder for retaining hay so that livestock can consume the hay without trampling thereon is disclosed which includes a plurality of spatially disposed leg member and a plurality of substantially horizontally, spatially disposed retainer members connectable to the leg members. The retainer members are fabricated of a polymeric material having angular deflection characteristics and memory so that the retainer members can be angularly deflected by pressures exerted thereon and restored to a substantially non-deflected position when such pressures are removed.

Abstract: A hay feeder comprising a container for holding hay and having an open top to provide access to the hay. A wire mesh float rests on top of the hay. As hay is removed from the container the float moves down with the diminishing level of the hay. The wire mesh float allows a feeding animal to reach the hay but prevents the animal from rooting in the hay. In a preferred embodiment, the feeder includes a hinged bottom through which hay can be loaded. An extensible handle provides leverage for flipping the feeder over.

Abstract: A combination round bale feeder includes tubular U-shaped ribs arranged to form a cradle framework. The cylindrical shape of the feeder keeps the enclosed hay bale or other forage centered, while the spacing of frame members allows controlled access to all of the enclosed forage. A removable gate is provided at the rear of the feeder to permit easy loading and includes brackets to allow the gate to be hung on the side of the feeder during loading. A removable plastic floor sheet is also provided that converts the feeder into a trough for supplemental feed. A mounting platform with skid pipes elevates the framework above the ground and allows the feeder to be pushed or pulled to different locations. The compact construction of the feeder also allows for convenient transport in the bed of a pickup truck as well as manual handling by as few as two persons.

Abstract: A trailer for large round hay bales is supported by wheels at its rear end and connectable to a vehicle hitch at its front end. The basic framework is made of smooth contoured tubing that supports the bale(s) yet provides ample space for a plurality of animals to safely feed all around the trailer. A transporting vehicle for the trailer includes a special hitch that includes a bale lift and support tine. There is a storage collar for the tine while the vehicle is attached to the trailer. When detached from the trailer, the tine is connected longitudinally rearward to stab bales and load same onto the trailer. The trailer includes a rear hinged gate and a top cover.

Abstract: A stable with a dwelling area (2) for animals, a feeding area (1) for storing and presenting feed (5) and a partition (3) between the dwelling area (2) and the feeding area (1), provided with openings for allowing the heads of animals in the dwelling area (2) access to the feeding area (1), is equipped with a feed slide (6) moveable from a starting position through the feeding area (1) towards the partition (3), for pushing feed (5) stored in the feeding area (1) over the floor (4) of the feeding area (1) towards the partition (3) and with means for driving the feed slide (6). By means of the feed slide, feed (5) can be pushed towards the partition (3) according as the feed (5) is being eaten, so that at all times a substantially constant small amount of feed is accessible to the animals.

Abstract: A resiliently flexible hay feeder for livestock. The feeder is made from a flexible plastic material such as polyethylene so that the complete feeder responds to stresses with flexibility rather than rigidity. The feeder initially deforms but resiliently resumes its original shape when stressful forces are removed. The bale feeder also includes a plurality of bale centering springs attached around the peripheral edge of the feeder in order to maintain the hay a fixed distance away from the peripheral edge of the feeder and thus reduce waste by allowing hay that falls from an animal's mouth to return into the feeder to be eaten later, instead of being trampled and wasted. The feeder is made up of component parts which are assembled after shipment. This enables the feeder to not only be shipped at a reduced cost via parcel post but also permits a broken feeder to be easily repaired by simply replacing the broken piece with a new piece.

Abstract: A displaceable feeding fence. This feeding fence comprises an elongate frame, a fence arranged on the frame with a number of passage openings for the head of an animal, and support and guide members connected to the frame which support and guide the frame such that it can be displaced transversely of its longitudinal direction forward and backward through a stroke length over a ground surface. The feeding fence further comprises a mat of flexible material which is connected to the frame with a longitudinal edge over the length of the fence and which is connected to the floor with an opposite longitudinal edge. In the fully advanced position the mat extends over the floor surface to the rear of the frame.

Abstract: A hay manger for large round bales of hay has a square box at the bottom which keeps any hay that falls from the bale dry. At each corner of the box is a vertical post. The posts are connected by horizontal cross braces. Slanted bars are located at appropriate intervals to both support the hay and to keep the cattle from actually entering the box. The bars are attached to the upper horizontal cross-bars and slant towards the center of the lower box. Attached to the horizontal cross braces approximately five feet from the top edge of the lower box are L-shaped hooks which support the bulk of the weight of the large round bales. The cattle eat the hay from the bottom. Since the bale is supported by the L-shaped hooks, loose hay is easily provided for the cattle feeding. Additionally, the inward slant of the bars creates a large amount of comfortable shoulder room for the animals and keeps the majority of the hay from the ground since nearly all falling hay drops into the box.

Abstract: A feeding device for stock comprises a bin (10) having a lid or door (12), a slot (14) for the withdrawal of forage as it is consumed, a fan (16) for drawing air in through the slot (14) and out of the bin (10), and a duct (18) for discharging the air at a remote location.

Abstract: An expandable hay bale carrier and feeder and flexible vehicle for feeding livestock include a wheeled chassis with a bed thereon for supporting the bales, a pair of spaced end walls and a pair of spaced side walls. The side walls are mounted by a telescopically slidable assembly to move transversely of the bed between a first maximum width position spaced from the end walls and a second minimum width position adjacent the end walls. As the livestock feed and reach for more hay the force which they exert against the side walls automatically moves the side walls toward the minimum width position as the hay is consumed, and the respective ends of the side walls may move independently of each other to compensate for unequal consumption of the hay. The side walls may be opened to permit the loading and unloading of the hay bales and the livestock may feed from all sides of the feeder.

Abstract: A feeding control apparatus controls feeding times and durations in a feed yard in which a bulk supply of feed is stored at one end of the yard. The apparatus includes an electrified barrier that extends across the yard and a mechanism for advancing the barrier against the feed during feeding times and withdrawing it from the feed at other times. The movement of the barrier is under the control of a programmable timer. The feeding and withdrawn positions of the barrier are readily adjusted so that they can be advanced along the yard as the animals eat into the supply of feed.

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.

Abstract: A livestock feeder wagon includes a floor having as peripheral side wall extended upwardly therefrom to define a shallow open-topped manger for receiving and dispensing a variety of feeds. A peripheral outer rack extends upwardly from adjacent the periphery of the manger and includes a plurality of horizontally spaced apart upright outer bars, each adjacent pair defining a first feed opening. An inner rack is situated interiorly of the outer rack and includes a plurality of horizontally spaced apart inner bars extending downwardly and inwardly from the outer rack with each adjacent pair of inner bars defining a second feed opening. The lower end of each inner bar extends through a respective hole in the floor of the wagon in slide fit relation so that the inner bar is free to flex through a limited vertical movement relative to the floor whereby the inner rack acts as a shock absorber to protect both the feeder wagon and the livestock.

Abstract: A resiliently flexible hay feeder for livestock. The feeder is made from a flexible plastic material such as polyethylene so that the complete feeder responds to stresses with flexibility rather than rigidity. The feeder initially deforms but resiliently resumes its original shape when stressful forces are removed. The bale feeder also includes a plurality of bale centering springs attached around the peripheral edge of the feeder in order to maintain the hay a fixed distance away from the peripheral edge of the feeder and thus reduce waste by allowing hay that falls from an animal's mouth to return into the feeder to be eaten later, instead of being trampled and wasted. The feeder is made up of component parts which are assembled after shipment. This enables the feeder to not only be shipped at a reduced cost via parcel post but also permits a broken feeder to be easily repaired by simply replacing the broken piece with a new piece.

Abstract: This feeder for bales of feed material consists of a wall structure defining an enclosure adapted to receive one or more bales of feed material. The wall structure has openings whereby animals gain access to the feed material. At least one reserve bale support is mounted on a top peripheral edge of the wall structure. A reserve bale is deposited into the enclosure by pivoting the bale support.

Abstract: A hay saving round bale feeder includes a rectangular framework constructed around a central round bale cradle. The framework comprises a pair of side frames, an end frame, and a cradle access gate, each of which accommodates a number of livestock feeding stations. Each feeding station is defined by a pair of parallel side bars which are spaced to allow a feeding animal to insert its head and neck but not its shoulders. The feeding stations are spaced from the bale cradle to provide an interim hay saving space into which dropped hay will fall. A hay deflector, with a cross section shaped as an inverted V, is positioned beneath the bottom center of the bale cradle to deflect any dropped hay to within easy reach of the feeding livestock.

Abstract: This invention relates to a displaceable feeding fence for cattle. The feeding fence comprises an elongate frame, support and drive means for supporting the frame for stable displacement over the ground surface and for displacing the frame thereover, and a fence mounted on the frame with openings through which the animals can place their head. The support means comprise a floor plate extending rearward of the frame and scraping means are arranged which are formed by a downward protruding scraping edge on the rear side of the floor plate and a scraper plate having a downward protruding scraping edge on the front side of the frame.

Abstract: The invention is a livestock hay feeder/storage device and involves the principle of utilizing a covered feeding device that can also serve as storage space for hay. It consists of a box-like steel structure that may be mounted on skids or wheels for mobility. The ends and top are covered for weather protection and the other two sides consist of removable/adjustable gates through which the animals can eat. These gates can be adjusted to control, or ration, consumption of the hay. The adjustable gates can be easily removed to allow filling the structure without heavy equipment. Each side of the "box" is constructed as a separate part so the device can be easily disassembled into its component sections for storage when not is use. No special tools or equipment are required by the operator to load or disassemble the device. Various materials of construction may be used to fabricate this device.

Abstract: An expandable hay feeder, comprises a stretchable, resilient grid attached to a frame. The frame is secured to a wall or surface by a pair of hinges on one side and a latch on the other so that the frame can be unlatched and rotated away from the surface for adding hay. The hay is held between the wall or surface and the stretched grid in such a way that an animal can feed through the holes defined by the grid. The cords of the grid are made of rubber cores covered with abrasion-resistant fabric. "S" hooks hold the grid to the frame. A surface is provided in an alternate embodiment for opposing the stretched grid when the device is to be mounted to a fence or other open surface.

Abstract: An improved livestock handling apparatus and method include a frame mounted on wheels having a plurality of stanchions arranged in side-by-side relationship along sides thereof such that livestock can place their heads through the stanchions and reach feed placed in troughs and bales placed on rails spaced interiorally to the apparatus. Locking mechanisms, each comprising a pivotally mounted latch abutting an upper end of a pivotable sidebar of each of the stanchions, automatically lock such that an animal cannot pass its head into, or remove its head from, one of the stanchion. A deactivator, including an axially rotatable rod having nubs spaced therealong, interacts with the latches to deactivate the locking mechanisms such that the livestock can pass their head through and remove their head from the stanchions. A selectively openable gate at one end of the apparatus provides interior access to the apparatus.

Abstract: The device disclosed includes an outer cage of bars through which cows may pass their heads and necks, but not their shoulders. The device includes an inner cage, which holds a cylindrical hay-bale. The arrangement is such that the cows must reach through the bars of the outer cage in order to reach the hay in the inner cage. The device includes a trough which extends between the two cages, so that any hay that falls from the cow's mouth while the cow has its head between the bars is caught in the trough. The feeder practically eliminates hay wastage.

Abstract: A feeder for receiving a bale confined within a cylindrical body of the feeder comprises a cylindrical skirt and a plurality of bars upstanding from the skirt for confining animals outside of the feeder for accessing the bale within the feeder. The skirt is manufactured from a single integral sheet of metal which is bent about parallel horizontal lines to form coplanar skirt portions and flange portions and is then curved to form into the cylindrical shape. The upstanding bars are then simply welded to the skirt portions so that the structural strength for the feeder is provided by the cooperation between the curved and bent skirt sheet and by the vertical bars. The design reduces the materials required in the conventional hoop members and reduces the amount of labour required for manufacture while providing equal or increased strength.

Abstract: This invention provides a farm implement that is transformable between three different configurations in order to perform three different tasks. In a first configuration, the invention is suitable for hauling goods. By rotating its side members about their outer edges, the invention may be transformed into a second configuration, which is suitable for unloading goods. By rotating its side members about their inner edges, the invention may be transformed into a third configuration, which is suitable for presenting goods to livestock.

Abstract: A collapsible forage feeding is provided with opposing C-shaped frames supported on wheels. The frames have front and rear members which are slidably received within guide tracks such that the frames can be rolled towards one another by the animals as feed is consumed and thereby provide access to additional feed. The wheels are rotatably mounted to the frames so that the device can be moved longitudinally or so that the frames can be moved laterally with respect to one another.

Abstract: A feeder for cylindrical bales is of the tombstone type that is it includes a lower circular band defined by hoops and an upstanding sheet of material forming a skirt. U-shaped frames or tombstones are then attached to the outer frame and extend upwardly therefrom with the animal able to reach between the tombstone for grasping feed from a bale confined within the feeder. In accordance with the improvement of the present invention, the tombstones are bent inwardly and upwardly so that the animals front legs are confined outwardly away from the bale while the animal can reach over the inclined portion of the tombstone and through the vertical portion of the tombstone to the table. The animal is encourged to feed within the outer frame and thus any waste is deposited within the outer frame and cannot be trampled or spoiled. The animal is inhibited from pressing its shoulders against the frame thus reducing damage or breakage and excessive movement of the feeder.

Abstract: Device for feeding animals comprising at least one feeding fence with a frame displaceable over a ground surface, a number of bars attached to the frame which in pairs define openings through which the animals can place their head, and means for displacing the feeding fence over the ground surface. The frame supports through support means directly on the ground surface and is provided with a floor plate extending at a small interval above the ground rearward of the frame to a rear edge making contact with the ground, which plate can support at least the front legs of the animals which have pushed their head through the respective openings, wherein the feeding fence is of the self-catching type having close to each opening a swivel bar locking behind the head of the animal after the head has been pushed through the opening, and wherein the displacing means comprise motor drive means which prevent movement of the feeding fence in the non-active state.

Abstract: A horse feeder includes a ground supported frame with a basket portion pivotally mounted on the frame for holding hay or similar feeding material. The basket has forward and rearward walls formed of racks to allow horses to pull hay through the rack for feeding. A pair of side walls connect the racks and orient them so as to diverge from the lower end, to receive hay between the forward and rearward racks. The basket is pivotally mounted for selective pivotal movement between a generally upright feeding position and a loading position with the basket pivoted to one side. A handle with a projecting leg is operably mounted to the ground supported frame such that the projecting leg may be selectively journaled through a hole in the adjacent side panel of the basket portion. One hole is located in the basket portion such that the basket will be locked in an upright position. A second hole is located such that the basket will be locked in the loading position, oriented to one side.

Abstract: A bale transporter and feeder is used for loading, transporting and feeding large bales of hay. This transporter and feeder includes a frame which is adapted to be connected to a prime mover and which forms a horizontal support bed, which will at least partially support a hay bale on end during transport and feeding. A lift is pivotally supported on the frame and rotatable substantially 90.degree. about a horizontal axis at approximately the same height as the horizontal support bed. This lift is adapted to engage a hay bale on the ground in a lowered position and is rotatable to a raised position. In the raised position the bale is supported on end of the support bed and the lift, and can be left in place for feeding cattle after the frame has been moved to a feeding area. An actuator is supported on the frame to move the lift between the lowered and raised positions.

Abstract: A horse feeder that includes a receptacle surmounted by a grille. The grille includes an upstanding arch located near the back of the receptacle through which the hay is inserted into the feeder from the rear. The grille also includes bars that slope downwardly and frontwardly to confine the feed during the entire feeding period. These features permit the feeder to be mounted closer to the ground than is possible with conventional feeders, which enables the horse to feed in a more natural grazing position.

Abstract: A feeder for cylindrical bales is of the tombstone type that is it includes a lower circular band defined by hoops and an upstanding sheet of material forming a skirt. U-shaped frames or tombstones are then attached to the outer frame and extend upwardly therefrom with the animal able to reach between the tombstones for grasping feed from a bale confined within the feeder. In accordance with the improvement of the present invention, the tombstones are bent inwardly and upwardly so that the animals front legs are confined outwardly away from the bale while the animal can reach over the inclined portion of the tombstone and through the vertical portion of the tombstone to the able. The animal is encouraged to feed within the outer frame and thus any waste is deposited within the outer frame and cannot be trampled or spoiled. The animal is inhibited from pressing its shoulders against the frame thus reducing damage or breakage and excessive movement of the feeder.