Waste less hay feeders

A waste less feeder adapted to operatively deliver hay to a variety of animal species of diverse sizes with minimal waste, comprising:

• a grille comprising a plurality of riser bars adapted to operatively prevent ingress of an animal body while permitting passage of an animal head there through;
• a hay receptacle generally circumscribed by said grille and accessible by said animal head passing through said grille;
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• a plurality of rectilinear resilient scraper sheets, each one of said plurality of resilient scraper sheets affixed longitudinally co-extensive with said at least one of said plurality of riser bars and extending in a plane defined by said grille and at least partially closing at least one opening through said grille and adapted to operatively couple with said animal head and with said grille whenever said animal head passes through said grille.

A waste less feeder adapted to operatively deliver hay to an animal having a body and head, comprising:

• a grille having first and second riser bars defining a first opening there between, said first opening adapted to operatively prevent passage of said animal body through said first opening while large enough to operatively permit passage of said animal head;
• a hay receptacle generally circumscribed by said grille and accessible by said animal head passing through said first opening;
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• first and second elastomeric scraper sheets extending in a plane defined by said grille, each of said first and second elastomeric scraper sheets having first and second major surfaces and a scraper edge defining a longitudinally extensive rectilinear sheet, said first elastomeric scraper sheet affixed to and longitudinally co-extensive with said first riser bar and at least partially closing said first opening through said grille and adapted to operatively couple through said first elastomeric scraper sheet scraper edge with said animal head whenever said animal head passes through said grille, said second elastomeric scraper sheet affixed to and longitudinally co-extensive with said second riser bar and at least partially closing said first opening through said grille and adapted to operatively couple through said second elastomeric scraper sheet scraper edge with said animal head whenever said animal head passes through said grille.