THE INVENTION RELATES TO A FEED DISPENSER FOR BIRDS WITH A WEAR-RESISTANT PECKING AREA. THIS FEED DISPENSER COMPRISES A DISPENSING PAN (2) WITH A RAISED MID-SECTION (7) THAT IS SURROUNDED ENTIRELY BY A BASE PLATE (8). THIS BASE PLATE IS BUILT UP OF A PLASTIC BASE MATERIAL AND A SUBSTANTIALLY IMPENETRABLE CONTIGUOUS LAYER (15) OF MATERIAL THAT IS MORE WEAR-RESISTANT THAN THE PLASTIC BASE MATERIAL, FOR EXAMPLE A MORE WEAR- RESISTANT PLASTIC OR METAL. THIS ACHIEVES THE ADVANTAGE THAT THE BASE PLATE IS PROTECTED FROM PERFORATION BY THE BIRDS’ BEAKS. FIGURE 3
