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[ONSTAD1]

Does anyone know where I can get some 5 gal buckets with lid...gratis? hate to pay $7 at ace or HD... I figure I'll need 3-4 to hold a #50 bag of feed.


mo

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

A habitat for humanity store maybe? I don't know where they are located but the sell stuff leftover from their construction sites...

Probably not free but very cheap.

 

[ONSTAD1]

lol.... I'm a regular there. When I walk in it's like an episode of Cheers..."Moooo!"

no buckets yet ;(

 

[trailchick]

Walmart deli sections will usually give away all you would want.

It is a sometimes well known secret- so you may have to go in
and ask frequently. These are the ones that normally hold the icing and
such for cakes so they are food grade. They arent quite 5 gal , it is more like 4.
It sure beats paying for them.....

I was getting buckets at work since I work in a prison Kitchen,
where we got buckets that held peanut butter, salad dressing
and pickles. I guess you could also think outside the box,
maybe if you live near a college campus, even maybe Sonic, Dairy Queen,
Micky D, or BK..... I used to ask at DQ, & they gave some for my honey gathering
until they decided to recycle them.

Good Luck!!!!

 

[ONSTAD1]

good ideas. thanks

mo

 

[Mommato5]

Does anyone know where I can get some 5 gal buckets with lid...gratis? hate to pay $7 at ace or HD... I figure I'll need 3-4 to hold a #50 bag of feed.


mo

FYI, One 5 gallon bucket holds about 25# of feed for me. I suspect the ratio would be similar for you. You may not need as many as you think! I have found that I prefer the plastic containers like from Walmart (like what the chicks are in but much smaller) because the lids are easier to remove. The feed I get is loose, doesn't come in bags so I always use 5 gallon buckets or containers. I truly love the feed I get from High Altitude Organics. I bought store bought feed once because I ran out and hated it so much (mostly corn, smelled awful, looked awful)! I will never let myself run out again! Of course, the chickens didn't care. Food is food! LOL

 

[ONSTAD1]

FYI, One 5 gallon bucket holds about 25# of feed for me. I suspect the ratio would be similar for you. You may not need as many as you think! I have found that I prefer the plastic containers like from Wilmar (like what the chicks are in but much smaller) because the lids are easier to remove. The feed I get is loose, doesn't come in bags so I always use 5 gallon buckets or containers. I truly love the feed I get from High Altitude Organics. I bought store bought feed once because I ran out and hated it so much (mostly corn, smelled awful, looked awful)! I will never let myself run out again! Of course, the chickens didn't care. Food is food! LIL

Good info Thanks... I also saw a 20gal galvanized trash can with a locking lid at Ace for $21... it's sooo shiny ... I'm tempted

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Anyone just get hit with four or five inches of hail? It came down so hard and so fast I thought I would be picking up dead chickens. They were all over free ranging. Just let up and found them all and they are so pathetic. And my garden which looked so good this year shredded. My corn was chest high with tassels . Now it is flat. I dont think I have ever seen it come down that hard, it wasn't big but it was coming from every direction. I am a native and have seen are storms before but just not so hard. Hope you all are ok.

We got hit with Rain...huge dropplets of rain....like buckets.

 

[Minchi]

I bought these heavy duty black and yellow tubs at home depot $12 or $13 but they hold 100 lb of feed.

 

[Minchi]

So I found a source for buying supper worms in bulk online. 1000 worms that from what I might have read on this forum don't turn in to beetles and free shipping, an for $34. I have read if you make the bedding oatmeal ($20.54 for 10lb) that will be a food source for them. If you buy from the pet store for $6 then in the end you will pay $250 for if you are extremely lucky 1000 live worms.

http://www.amazon.com/1000ct-Superw...ng/dp/B006JLJP3W/ref=pd_sim_sbs_petsupplies_5

http://www.amazon.com/Quaker-oats-fashioned-servings-10-lb/dp/B002UT5H3E/ref=pd_bxgy_gro_img_b

I spend a lot of time trying to find better prices, husband keeps pointing out how this is not as cheep as I said it would be.