Hog Slat Inc. Newton Grove, NC USA May 2023 11 Poultry Feed Systems causing the discharge hole to turn up, away from the feeder pan. Should the hole turn up and away from the feeder pan, feed cannot drop out into the pans. See the picture below for the proper position of the hanger in relation to the discharge hole. The hanger used for “Ribbed Tube” is different than the one for “Smooth Tube”. It has an odd shape to allow the rib to rest in the cradle of the hanger, thereby preventing twisting of the tubes. MANAGEMENT GUIDE Getting Started: As always with any new installation, run the feeding system prior to populating the barn to insure any minor problems with installation are addressed as soon as possible. For the “typical” broiler application the lines should be lowered completely to allow the “classic flood” windows to open completely. Be careful not to allow “slack” in the winching cables as this will create problems when you decide to start raising the feed lines. Just lower the lines so all windows are open and cables are slightly taut. Start the feeder motors to pull or push the feed down the feeder tubes. Once all pans are full the control pan will shut off the feed line motor. Feeding the flock at Day 1: The flood windows allow large amounts of feed into the pans. This makes the “Classic Flood” an excellent feeder for starting baby chicks. However, this also can be a problem if the system is allowed to operate on “Full Automatic” DO NOT OPERATE THE SYSTEM IN FULL AUTOMATIC WITH THE FLOOD WINDOWS OPEN. THIS WILL CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EXCESSIVE FEED WASTAGE. We recommend that you “manually feed” the birds while the feed pans are in full flood with the windows open. By “manually feeding” we mean that the system is turned off and is operated 2 – 3 times per day for the first 5 – 7 days. After day 7 you will need to “manually feed” them 3 or more times per day through 14 days of age. A time clock or the timer on your existing controller can do this for you if you wish. You should
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