Food Storage Ideas

[ShannonsChimkens]

x2 (edit: x4 lol) on the metal can if there is a rodent issue at all. Worked very well with our little rat problem. Food stays dry (can is stored under cover though). After getting the cans for feed and scratch, etc. I was able to successfully trap 16+ rats. They were starving due to not getting to feed anymore, which forced them into the live traps with sardines.

Some hardware stores sell the smaller metal cans. 6 gallon and 10 gallon. Bungie cord over the lid should do the trick like previously mentioned.

 

[jreardon1918]

One 50 pound feed bag fits in two 5 gallon plastic buckets. The buckets are stored in the cellar. We track feed usage by writing the date on the bucket when we add a new bag of feed. The feed store is close by, so we visit there about once a month. A couple days a week, we fill a one gallon pitcher with feed and another with water. The coffee can is used to transport a small (handful) amount of scratch or cracked corn. That calls the girls to give them a quick visual check. We are careful to not spill any feed as we do not want to encourage mice in the basement. So far so good.

 

[CluckerFamily]

I store the bags of food in metal garbage cans. I keep the feed in the bags instead of dumping the bags out into the metal garbage cans.

 

[aart]

My flock is tiny in comparison. Just 4. So I'd need a bag to stay fresher longer.

If you want to save money by buying the larger bags,
I would suggest repackaging into ziplocks and storing in freezer.

 

[KilbournFarmhouse]

If you want to save money by buying the larger bags,
I would suggest repackaging into ziplocks and storing in freezer.

Thank you! We have a chest freezer with room and I never would have thought to freeze it.