Sistema di alimentazione per aste cotonate

A feeding system (1) for cotton or flocked sticks (50) comprises first feeding means (2) for moving first groups (101) of sticks (50) along a first feeding direction (A), a first storage compartment (3) adapted to receive at least one first group (101) of sticks from first feeding means (2), transfer means (4) for transferring a second group (102) of sticks (50) from said first storage compartment (3) to a second storage compartment (5), a transfer drum (6) rotatable and provided on an external side wall (26) thereof with a plurality of first seats (11) configured to remove from the second storage compartment (5) and house respective sticks (50) and a feeding duct (7) to receive one stick (50) at a time from the transfer drum (6) and convey the stick to second feeding means (8).