The difference in meal size occurred despite noeffects of restricted vs. continuous feeder access on meallength or rate of DMI. The greater number of meals withfeeder access at night than during the day is similar to thecomparison of continuous and restricted feeder access. But,meal size was similar between periods of access because ofnodifference in rate of DMI and shorter meals at night.For both Night-4 and Night-8 wethers, most meals were inthe first 3 to 4 h of feeder access in the afternoon and inthe last 2 h in the morning. Conversely, there were muchsmaller differences among hours in feeder occupancy timefor Day-2 and Day-4 wethers, particularly Day-2.A possible reason for the greater number of daily mealswith the maximum potential feeder occupancy length of 2vs. 4 h, as well as the tendency for smaller meals, is greaterdisplacement of one wether from the feeder by anotherfor the 2-h length. Behavior variables to support this pos-tulate are a longer waiting time for Night-8 vs. Night-4and a greater number of intra-aggressive behaviors forNight-8 as well. The relatively long waiting time for Night-8 could reflect a greater reluctance of wethers while inthe feeder to leave voluntarily or be displaced, attemptingto maximize visit length.