A feeder including: a) a base portion having a serving area; b) a chamber portion supported by the base portion and configured to retain a granular material within a chamber interior; c) a dispenser configured to segregate a portion of the granular material from the chamber interior and transfer the portion of the granular material from the chamber portion to the serving area, wherein the dispenser includes: i) a rocker body; and ii) one or more fins projecting from the rocker body; and wherein the feeder includes one or more of: i) the fin(s) are flexible; ii) sensing device(s) part of a sensing tower configured to sense the presence, distance, and/or amount of the granular material within the chamber portion; and/or iii) sensing device(s) configured to sense the presence, distance, and/or amount of the granular material within the serving area.

A kennel comprising: (a) a feeding system including: (i) one or more water bowls; (ii) one or more water storage in communication with the one or more water bowls; (iii) one or more food bowls; and (iv) one or more food storage in communication with the one or more food bowls; (b) a communication system including: (i) one or more cameras; (ii) one or more speakers; (iii) one or more microphones; or (iv) a combination of (i), (ii), and (iii); (c) an entry system including: a cleaning system; and (d) a remote device including an application that is in communication with the kennel so that a user can control the feeding system, the communication system, the entry system, or a combination thereof.

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide an animal feeder, which can comprise a storage bin, a plurality of support legs, a trough, a plurality of spikes, a center post, a feed chute, a valve, a sensor, and/or a trough base. The storage bin is constructed to hold animal feed. The plurality of spikes is coupled to animal feeder such that the plurality of spikes protrudes from the animal feeder in proximity to the trough.

A feeder for pigs as they grow continually from weanling size to finisher pig size includes a trough and a shelf with a water pipe located underneath the shelf with a plurality of water dispensing nipples operable by the pigs to dispense water downwardly into the trough for mixing with feed in the trough. The shelf is fixed in height at a common height for use by the pigs both as weanling size and as they grow to finisher size so that it is not adjustable to accommodate growth. This is obtained by selecting the dimensions of the height of the shelf relative to the water nipples and the side walls and the shape of the shelf to allow the required access.

Livestock feeders are provided. A livestock feeder can include a base, hopper and lid. The livestock feeder is suitable for providing feedstuffs such as nutritional supplements to a livestock animal on a free-choice basis. The livestock feeder can be durable, portable, non-corrosive and is designed to minimize spillage of feedstuffs and resist tipping over. The livestock feeder can be constructed from a molded polyethylene material.

A game feeder having a recessed game feed spinner plate, which discharges game feed through a relatively narrow opening. The spinner plate is rotated by an electric motor, which is housed in a protective enclosure within the game feeder, along with the battery and timer, and protected from animals. The narrow discharge opening minimizes feed loss by animals accessing the spinner plate. The game feeder may sit on the ground, or may be mounted on a support such as a pole or tree with mounting hooks and a bracket, and when mounted is especially resistant to feed loss or feeder damage by bears, feral hogs and the like.

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for a food delivery and feeding. An apparatus may comprise: a housing, the housing comprising a housing outlet; and a storage compartment contained within the housing the storage compartment configured to store a plurality of food items for feeding one or more pets. The storage compartment may comprise a storage compartment outlet and two rotatable wheels. The apparatus may also comprise an ejection device contained within the housing. The ejection device may be configured to eject one or more of the plurality of food items. Rotation of the two rotatable wheels causes the one or more of the plurality of food items to move from the storage compartment through the storage compartment outlet to the ejection device.

A pet feeder for automatic and timely provision of food to household pets includes a housing containing one or more types of pet food. The pet feeder includes a feeding tray operably coupled to a base, the feeding tray defines at least one pet food feeding zone located outside the housing; and a food tank positioned in the housing, the food tank defines a plurality of food compartments. At least one rotary valve is disposed at the bottom of the food tank; and a first electric actuator is mounted on the housing and engaged to the rotary valve, the first electric actuator drives the rotary valve to open only one food compartment at a time, to allow food of the only one food compartment to unload downwardly to the feeding tray. A food pusher can move the pet food into the feeding tray accessible to a pet.

A kennel comprising: (a) a feeding system including: (i) one or more water bowls; (ii) one or more water storage in communication with the one or more water bowls; (iii) one or more food bowls; and (iv) one or more food storage in communication with the one or more food bowls; (b) a communication system including: (i) one or more cameras; (ii) one or more speakers; (iii) one or more microphones; or (iv) a combination of (i), (ii), and (iii); (c) an entry system including: a cleaning system; and (d) a remote device including an application that is in communication with the kennel so that a user can control the feeding system, the communication system, the entry system, or a combination thereof.

A game feeder having a recessed game feed spinner plate, which discharges game feed through a relatively narrow opening. The spinner plate is rotated by an electric motor, which is housed in a protective enclosure within the game feeder, along with the battery and timer, and protected from animals. The narrow discharge opening minimizes feed loss by animals accessing the spinner plate. The game feeder may sit on the ground, or may be mounted on a support such as a pole or tree with mounting hooks and a bracket, and when mounted is especially resistant to feed loss or feeder damage by bears, feral hogs and the like.