![]() Most Big Wheel Feeder models work well outside – even when exposed to the elements – and plugging is rarely a problem. As the first trough full is eaten, the pigs naturally begin playing and interacting with the wheel and quickly discover it helps in directing the feed to the outer trough area where it can be more easily consumed. Big Wheel Feeder users typically fill the trough manually when first introducing animals to the feeder. How do I teach pigs to use the “Big Wheel”?Īnimals quickly learn through play that the feed wheel in the trough area has to be rotated or moved back and forth for feed to dispense from the hopper.Overloading waste is eliminated by preventing feed dispensing when the trough is full. ![]() A unique system of parts inside the feed hopper stop gravity flow and requires animals to dispense the feed they need ad libitum. Big Wheel Feeders eliminate gravity flow by design. ![]() This design requires lots of manual adjustments as pigs grow and lots of overfilled troughs and waste. Traditional feeders typically rely on gravity for feed to transfer from the feed hopper to the trough area. This means animals – not gravity – dispense the feed they need, and no more, which drastically reduces waste. The signature feature of Osborne’s Big Wheel Feeder design is its mechanical-flow feed delivery system.
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