self-fed
Nourishes itself internally
Self-fed describes livestock given continuous access to food rather than measured portions at set times: The self-fed hogs gained weight faster than the hand-fed group.
The term also applies to machinery that automatically supplies its own material, as a self-fed printing press or wood chipper.
Gradual dietary independence
- solidsMatter with fixed shape
- highchairTall infant seat
- mealtimeDesignated eating period
- independentFree from external control
spoon · toddler · puree · autonomy · milestone · messiness · bib · tray
Open container for animal feed
- hopperTapered dispensing container
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- pigsDomesticated farm swine
- poultryBirds raised for food
grain · silage · pellets · automatic · rationing · consumption · barn · pen
Enclosed heat-producing structure
- boilerWater-heating vessel
- stokerFurnace fuel feeder
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
- hopperTapered dispensing container
automatic · gravity · fuel · combustion · conveyor · heating · continuous · replenishment
weaning
Gradual dietary independence
independent · spoon · toddler · puree · autonomy · milestone · messiness · bib · tray · gnawing
trough
Open container for animal feed
- hopperTapered dispensing container
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- pigsDomesticated farm swine
poultry · grain · silage · pellets · automatic · rationing · consumption · barn · pen · forage
furnace
Enclosed heat-producing structure
hopper · automatic · gravity · fuel · combustion · conveyor · heating · continuous · replenishment · burner