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US 4,905,628 AGranted
Pen for roosting fowl
AssigneeQuail Roost Quail Farms
InventorsThomas D. Williams, Roger Williams
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Abstract
A pen useful for raising roosting fowl from the chick stage through maturity. The pen includes a floor which is pivotable between a first, closed position and a second, open position in which eggs from the fowl can pass out of the pen. The front of the pen includes a feed trough, the wall of which is provided with apertures permitting chicks to enter the feed trough when the floor is in the closed position. The apertures are blocked off when the floor is in the open position.
Claims25
A pen for roosting fowl, comprising:
- a back;
- first and second side walls;
- a front;
- and
- a bottom secured for pivotable movement about a horizontal axis in the vicinity of the back, the bottom being pivotable between a first position in which the bottom is adjacent the front and a second position in which the bottom is spaced from the front a distance sufficient to allow eggs from the roosting fowl to pass beneath the front and outside of the cage.
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A pen for roosting fowl, comprising:
- a back;
- first and second side walls;
- a front comprising a feed trough which comprises a first wall portion defining an outer side of the trough and a second wall portion which defines an inner side of the trough and faces the back, said second wall portion having openings permitting access to the feed trough from the interior of the pen;
- and
- a plate adjacent to the second wall portion, movable between a first position in which the openings are unblocked and a second position in which the openings are blocked.
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A battery of pens for raising roosting fowl, comprising:
- a common back having first and second faces, extending substantially the length of the battery;
- a plurality of side walls extending out from the first and second faces;
- a plurality of floor members secured for pivotal rotation at the common back, capable of pivoting between a first position in which the floor is adjacent the outer most portion of the lower edge of the side walls and a second position spaced downwardly from the first position with respect to the outermost portion of the lower edge of the side walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.