Creative ways to store feed and supplies (that won't break the bank)

[fivegirlsandaguy]

What is DE? Sorry, I'm new to all this chicken stuff.

 

[Life is Good!]

Storing our foodstuffs (grit, oyster shell, feed) in drywall buckets - new ones from local hardware. One drywall bucket holds about 20#'s of material - so two for feed with some in coop; one for grit; one for oyster shell. They stack nicely side by side and aren't too bad to move about or get open (although not true when hands are wet!)
These are stored in a Rubbermaid storage cabinet that was just taking up space now kids are bigger and dont' use outdoor sandbox type toys anymore (or water toys or scooters...).
The double wall seems to be keeping the coons out, it's locked with key - although they've left us alone now that the corn harvest is in. We'll see what happens when their desperation starts to hit end of January...so between the locked cabinet, drywall bucket sealed tight - not much smell comes through, and I'm in there often enough to discourage any rodents from taking up residence.

 

[AZBootsie]

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Diatomaceous earth

 

[chickencrazymamahen]

We use an old car, feed bags in the front that are unopened on the seat, opened bags in the trunk.......works like a charm except that when we have company all the chickens hang around the visitors trunk...they think treats come exclusively from the trunks of cars....

 

[Momo]

Old chest freezers work great and you can get them for free, in various sizes. If you paint them (e.g. brown) they don't even look like freezers any more, just fabulous pest-free storage containers.

 

[Ducky11]

sorry to seem stupid, but what is BOSS???

 

[NonnasBabies]

Galvinized trash can here also!!

 

[7L Farm]

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Black Oiled Sunflower Seed !!!!

 

[7L Farm]

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[kstaven]

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That is what we use.