LIBERTY® Feeding System with Electronic Sensor (ES)
LIBERTY Feeder Management and Operation
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This section provides you with valuable information concerning feeder operation and management. It is
important that you read this information and understand how the feeding system was designed to operate. Once
you become familiar with the system, you may
custom operate
it to fit your individual needs.
Initial Start-up of the Feeding System
The feeding system should be operated prior to birds being housed to make sure the installation is correct, the
switches function properly, and to fill the feeder lines with feed.
There are typical layouts for the feeding system that was determined prior to the installation. Normally if the
building is 500’ or over, a center house hopper set-up is used (figure 2). For buildings under 500’, the hopper is
placed at one end and the control pan/power unit at the other (figure 1). It is common practice to use partial house
brooding during the early days of poultry production. For buildings that have the feeder split in the center (center
hopper set-up), normally only the feeders that are in the brood area are used during brood time. For buildings that
have the hopper at one end, brooding can be done on the motor end or an optional Midline control pan(s) can be
placed on the feeder line.
The feeder tubes and auger are supplied from the factory with a protective oil coating that will cause the system
to deliver feed at a reduced rate. The oil coating will also create a larger load on the power unit (motor) until the
system has been initially purged with feed, and becomes broken in.
To operate
5. Lower feeder lines so the feed pans are resting on the floor. Although the major weight of the feeder lines will
be on the floor, do not remove all the weight from the suspension system and allow the cables to become
slack.
6. Raise the feeder cones to open the feed flood windows by using the feed line winch.
7. Apply power to the feeder lines to check the operation. Allow to operate empty for 1-2 minutes.
NOTE: For feeder lines that have Midline controls, the recommended bypass switches are wired into the
system for selection of partial or full house control. Select the switch so the Midline control is functional.
As the feeder operates, the feed will stop at the Midline control pan.
8. With the shut-off slide on the feed bin boot closed, energize the Flex-Auger® Fill System. After operation of
approximately 1-2 minutes, open the boot slide ½ way to allow feed to be conveyed to the feeders.
9. Once feed begins to be dispensed into the feed hopper(s), manually shut-off the fill system.
10. Apply power again to the feeder lines. Operate the fill system manually to dispense approximately 50 lb
. (23
kg.)
increments of feed into the feed hopper(s). Allow the feed hopper to become empty for 30 seconds
between each increment to reduce load on the feeder motor. Continue this procedure until feed has been dis-
pensed to all the feeder pans. When the feed reaches the control pan, the feeder line will be shut-off.
11. Once the feeder lines have been initially filled with feed, manually dispensing feed in 50 lb.
(23kg)
incre-
ments will no longer be necessary. The shut-off slide on the Flex-Auger® Fill System boot may be com-
pletely opened. Refer to the Flex-Auger Fill System Operator’s Manual for information when multiple feed
bins are used.
LIBERTY Feeder Management and Operation