Newborn avian delivery method and apparatus
AssigneeChick Express, Inc.
InventorEdward G. Bounds, Jr.
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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.
Claims17
A method for delivering newborn avian chicks into a grow-out house comprising the steps of:
- (a) loading newborn chicks into a delivery vehicle;
- (b) transporting newborn chicks from a hatchery to a grow-out house by means of said delivery vehicle;
- (c) introducing the newborn chicks onto the infeed end of a conveying system mounted on said delivery vehicle;
- (d) transporting these said chicks into the interior of a grow-out house by use of this said conveying system;
- (e) distributing these said chicks from said conveying system onto the floor of a grow-out house in a manner which will prevent piles.
An apparatus for delivering newborn avian chicks into a grow-out house comprising:
- (a) a delivery vehicle;
- (b) a telescoping conveyor mounted to said delivery vehicle, said telescoping conveyor having a fixed section and multiple telescoping sections supported by said fixed section, an infeed end and a discharge end wherein said telescoping sections may be adjustably positioned between fully nested under said fixed section and fully extended outwardly from said fixed section;
- (c) a means mounted to the said discharge end of said telescoping conveyor for discharging the chicks from the said telescoping conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.