Built my first feeder. Have questions.

TinyChickenLady

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I built my first feeder last week. After we ran out of feed in the can, we switched over to the feeder.
I guess I didn't realize how big I made it
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I thought I made it too small because I made the inside of it quite a bit smaller by adding reenforcement pieces. Well, we poured a 40-50 lb. bag of feed in it and it didn't even fill half of the feeder
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But it works like a charm. There's already less waste and more room in the coop without all of those darn mini troughs!
My question though is, how much feed can I actually keep in it without it going bad? Does it go bad?
I dunno... All I know is, this thing could hold a good 150 lbs. of feed. Can I fill it or is that not a good idea? Any ideas about bugs? <--that's my Mother's biggest worry but I don't think it will be a problem since it's sealed up pretty tight.
I need genius brains!!
 
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Feed does go bad. Actually, it goes stale. Same difference. Regular bagged pellet feed should be used within 30 days of purchase. How fast do you go through 50 lbs of feed?
 
Where is the feeder? In the coop? In the run? Can you post a pic? I agree in that I would not fill it to the rim. You may want to monitor it and see how much they eat every 2 - 3 days and just refill then. I wouldn't go with 150lbs of feed in there either.
 
The feeder is in the coop. Not including the base, it's a 30" x 36" feeder. I'll take a pic when I go home tonight and put it up. I really didn't want to put 150 lbs. in it but figured if I could, why not? LoL but I don't think I will.
 

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