Living bird transfer apparatus

Abstract

To provide a living bird transfer apparatus capable of preventing damage to living birds caused by falling.SOLUTION: A living bird transfer apparatus comprises: a dumping device that is provided with a cage containing living birds, and discharges the living birds from the cage; a receiver device that receives the living birds discharged from the dumping device; and a conveyor device that includes a receiving conveyor which receives the living birds from the receiver device and transfers them. The dumping device includes a frame on which the cage is placed and a first tilting section that tilts the frame. The receiver device includes a body section with a transport portion and a second tilting section that tilts the body section. The first tilting section tilts the frame among a first initial position in which the frame is not tilted, a first position in which the frame is tilted by a first angle, and a second position in which the frame is tilted by a second angle greater than the first angle.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

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