The invention relates to spray applicator devices and methods of use for vaccinating, or administering probiotics to, avian animals.

The invention relates to spray applicator devices and methods of use for vaccinating, or administering probiotics to, avian animals.

The present invention is directed to a method of treating poultry hatchlings in a hatchling tray. The method comprises of providing a soft gel form capable of being dispensed through a spray nozzle, providing a spray dispensing apparatus, the apparatus being capable of delivering a predetermined volume of the gel as a plurality of small beadlets through a plurality of nozzles, placing the hatchling tray containing the hatchlings beneath the nozzles of the dispensing apparatus, dispensing the predetermined volume of the soft gel containing the therapeutic agent as small beadlets into the hatchling tray and allowing the hatchlings to consume the beadlets. The present invention is also directed to a dispensing apparatus for dispensing a therapeutic agent in a soft gel into a hatchling tray of poultry hatchlings.

Implementations described and claimed herein provide an aesthetically pleasing bird feeder hanger display. In one implementation, a bird feeder comprises a bottle, a display insert, and a hanger. The bottle has a transparent, elongated body extending from a proximal end to a distal end. The proximal end is configured to attach to a cap, and the distal end is configured to attach to a basin. The display insert is sized and configured to extend along a length of the bottle in the interior from the cap to the basin. The display insert has a rigid, planar surface with a proximal tab and a distal tab defined therein. The hanger has a proximal hook and a distal hook. To display the hanger through the transparent, elongated body of the bottle, the proximal hook is configured to engage the proximal tab, and the distal hook is configured to engage the distal tab.

A hanging assemblage holding plants and feed for a bird and protecting the bird and the feed from a rodent. The hanging assemblage includes a feeder assembly, a planter assembly, and a protective assembly. The feeder assembly holds the feed for the bird. The planter assembly extends replaceably upwardly from the feeder assembly and holds the plants 12. The protective assembly is affixed around the planter assembly, is spaced over the feeder assembly, and protects the bird and the feed from the rodent.

A method and apparatus is provided for controlling the location in which herbivore fowl populations congregate by altering the behaviour of the fowl through the combination of providing a strong disincentive to populate areas where the presence of the fowl is not desired and a strong incentive to populate a proximate area where the presence of fowl can be tolerated. For herbivore waterfowl, and in particular Canada geese, the adjacent area also provides the waterfowl with a means of egress to water as an escape from predators and other perceived threats. The method uses a deterrent in the form of adulterated feed to dissuade the herbivore fowl from congregating in areas in which their presence is not desired and the use of an attractant in the form of non-adulterated feed to encourage the herbivore fowl to congregate in a proximate area in which their presence can be tolerated.

The present disclosure provides connection systems that are preferably used with bird feeder poles. The connection system is further comprised of a pole that is secured to a surface, and a member that is secured around the pole. The member can be adapted to receive a number of bird feeding accessories, or the member itself can be a bird feeding accessory. The pole is comprised of at least one aperture adapted to receive a retention component. The retention component is configured to removably secure to the member to the pole.

A poultry feeder with double sense of rotation, which is conformed by a substantially rounded rectangular plate with an upper edge forming a coupling slot; a hopper having a plurality of lower fins with an edge at the tip and which are configured to be inserted into the coupling slot, a plurality of side and upper openings to allow internal washing, and an upper hole with lateral reinforcements; a circular flange having lateral ends coupling releasably and in its lower part a substantially square hollow throat with projections or stops at its lower end, wherein said flange and throat are divided into two parts to be inserted into said upper orifice said hopper and are held therein by said stops, and wherein said flange comprises at its lower part right and left reinforcing ears having a semicircular cutout; and a substantially cylindrical clamp conformed by two upper and lower halves in the shape of a half-round, wherein each of said upper and lower halves is divided into three sections front, central and rear, by peripheral ridges, wherein the lower half comprises an orifice for receiving food in the central section; and a T-shaped curved tongue sliding through said peripheral ridges and over a groove in the outer surface of said lower half, wherein said tongue comprises adjacent to its rear end a through hole, and at its front end a tongue gripping media for better handling thereof, wherein said tongue has the function of opening and closing the passage of food through the food receiving orifice, said upper half comprises in its front section retaining and coupling means of securing element, wherein when the feeder is rotated, either clockwise or counter-clockwise, to be placed in its resting or washing position at approximately 160° or 70°, depending on the direction in which it is turned, said feeder is maintained and secured in said position by means of said securing element, by rotating the flange on the central section of the clamp, so that said the retaining media coincides with the respective semicircular cutout of the right or left reinforcing ear of said flange according to the sense in which the feeder is rotated and inserting said securing means through said retaining means and semicircular cutout.

The squirrel repelling bird feeder comprises a first pole section, a second pole section, a cable, a baffle, and a bird feeder. The squirrel repelling bird feeder may be adapted to feed birds from the bird feeder. The bird feeder may be suspended above the ground via the first pole section and the second pole section. The baffle may prevent squirrels from accessing bird seed in the bird feeder. The bird feeder may be lowered via the cable for refilling. The feeder may be retained in an elevated position by securing an end of the cable to an anchor located on the second pole.

The squirrel repelling bird feeder comprises a first pole section, a second pole section, a cable, a baffle, and a bird feeder. The squirrel repelling bird feeder may be adapted to feed birds from the bird feeder. The bird feeder may be suspended above the ground via the first pole section and the second pole section. The baffle may prevent squirrels from accessing bird seed in the bird feeder. The bird feeder may be lowered via the cable for refilling. The feeder may be retained in an elevated position by securing an end of the cable to an anchor located on the second pole.