The present invention relates to a feeding system for animals and especially a system of the kind intended for feeding poultry in cages which are arranged in rows. The invention also relates to a method of feeding animals. The system provides for discharging feed from a supply, conveying substantially the whole amount of feed so discharged along a path in such a way that the feed is accessible to the animals over at least a section of the path and returning the whole amount of feed remaining after the passage of the path to the beginning of the path.
