DISPOSITIF D'ALIMENTATION ET PROCÉDÉ POUR ALIMENTER DE LA VOLAILLE TELLE QUE DES COQS, ET POULAILLER POURVU DUDIT DISPOSITIF D'ALIMENTATION

摘要

The invention relates to a feeding device for poultry such as cocks, comprising an elongated feed transporting element with at least a bottom wall, a feed trough provided underneath it and parallel to it with a bottom, upright side walls and an at least partially open upper side, a feed transporting device for transporting feed through the feed transporting element, and a displacing device for moving the feed transporting element and the feed trough in a vertical direction relative to one another between a filling position and a feeding position, wherein the feed transporting element is provided on its underside with a plurality of passages for feed and a plurality of individual metering units provided at a distance from one another on the underside of the feed transporting element, each of which connects to one passage of the plurality of passages and each of which is configured for metering an individual, predetermined portion of feed received from the feed transporting element into the feed trough. The invention also relates to a method for feeding poultry such as cocks, and an animal house provided with such a feeding device.