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The present invention relates generally to dispensers and particularly to a recycling seed and feed dispenser serviceable from the outside of a cage or aviary unit, while dispensing the feed to the interior of the cage and returning the spillage therefrom to a container from which it can later be re

The present invention relates generally to dispensers and particularly to a recycling seed and feed dispenser serviceable from the outside of a cage or aviary unit, while dispensing the feed to the interior of the cage and returning the spillage therefrom to a container from which it can later be removed and directly recycled or processed to remove hulls and contaminants.

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A feed dispenser, spillage collector and recycling device comprising a storage bag for feed having a upper sleeve and a lower sleeve, a rigid filling tube received in said upper sleeve having a closure on the outer end of said tube, a rigid feed tube received in said lower sleeve extending downwardl

A feed dispenser, spillage collector and recycling device comprising a storage bag for feed having a upper sleeve and a lower sleeve, a rigid filling tube received in said upper sleeve having a closure on the outer end of said tube, a rigid feed tube received in said lower sleeve extending downwardly from said storage bag, means to support said storage bag from the wall of a cage, a dorsal opening at the lower end of said feed tube for access by a bird to feed located in said feed tube, a stiff collector chute arranged to close the lower end of said feed tube and surround said dorsal opening for catching spillage resulting from a bird removing feed from said opening, said collector chute having means for attachment to a cage wall located on the upper portion of the rear wall of said chute, perches attached to the upper edges of the front and side walls of said chute, a rigid spill return tube attached at an upper end to the lower end of said collector chute, a collector bag having an upper sleeve and a lower sleeve, said upper sleeve receiving the lower end of said spill return tube, said collector bag having a sloped bottom with a rigid emptying tube received in said lower sleeve, means to support said collector bag from the wall of a cage, closure means over the lower end of said emptying tube for periodic removal of the contents therein, thus allowing recycling of the contents, before or after winnowing, and replacement of the useable contents into said upper storage bag.