| 摘要 |
A striker-feeder includes a bucket having a bottom panel defining a hole therethrough, and a primary tube extends through the hole. A capped end of the primary tube is within the bucket and defines a pair of diametrically opposed apertures therethrough. A pivot tube extends through the diametrically opposed apertures and abuts the bottom panel of the bucket to pivotally connect the primary tube to the bucket. When an animal bumps the primary tube, feed within the bucket falls through the hole in the bottom of the bucket. The end of the primary tube that is extended from the bottom of the bucket is fitted with a threaded fitting. An extended striker configuration is achieved by threadedly connecting an extension tube to the end of the primary tube that is threaded. A feed rod configuration is achieved by inverting the primary tube such that the fitting end of the primary tube is within the bucket, the primary tube extends through the hole in the bottom of the bucket, and the capped end of the primary tube is disposed below the bottom of the bucket. The fitting is too large to pass through the hole in the bottom of the bucket and thereby secures the tube to the bucket such that feed in the bucket flows through the internal passage of the primary tube and is accessible at multiple pairs of diametrically opposed apertures defined by the primary tube proximate to the capped end thereof.
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