Food storage ?

[jadip4]

I've used Vittles Vaults for feed storage for several years.

I second the vittles vault! I buy mine (and everything else possible) from Chewy.com. I use the 50lb container for pellets with room to spare. I think I could get about another half a bag in there.

https://www.chewy.com/s?query=vittles+vault&nav-submit-button=

 

[song of joy]

I second the vittles vault! I buy mine (and everything else possible) from Chewy.com. I use the 50lb container for pellets with room to spare. I think I could get about another half a bag in there.

Thanks for sharing the link. Their prices seem really good!

 

[tigger19687]

I've used Vittles Vaults for feed storage for several years. They are air-tight and I've had no issues with feed spoilage, water vapor condensation, or critters getting into the storage containers (which I keep outside year-round on a covered porch).

https://www.amazon.com/Vittles-Vaul...&qid=1521078019&sr=8-5&keywords=vittles+vault

The rule for storage is to keep the feed dark, dry, and cool. Also, it's best to use it within 2 to 4 weeks. I bend this rule in the winter and may keep the feed for up to 2 months because the cold outside temps help to keep the feed fresh longer.

Look at the picture reviews of this on amazon link. They CAN be chewed by rodents, like anything plastic.
If you have a rodent problem get METAL and keep feed in it's original bag, just place in can. I don't here, but we did years ago at the Barn I worked at. metal is best

FYI, Petsmart has them for $21, 50# one. I might get one for the inside for cat food. last time I looked at these it was $45 a few years ago.

 

[tigger19687]

FYI, Pet-smart OWNS Chewy.com.
They will Price match them.
ALSO note that the pet-smart prices on line are not what is in the store and all you need to do is show the online price on your phone and they will price match it.
You can also buy online and pick up at the store -when it is available depends on if they have it in stock at that particular store.

Yes, I just bought that 50# storage thing for $20.99 (plus tax) here. I got to look it over and make sure that there were no holes or cracks on the 2 they had in stock

 

[Kusanar]

I keep my horse feed in metal trash cans and have for years. I have only had mold issues a few times and that was with OLD feed or sweet feed (has more moisture than a pellet). I wouldn't keep the can outside, but if it is in a shed, then that is perfect. The raccoons at my barn have figured out how to take the lids off, so if the cans will be somewhere that a raccoon could get to it, that's something to think about. I just took a piece of bailing twine, attached a snap, and tied it so it goes from one side handle, across the top and through the lid handle, then snaps to the other side handle. It's fairly easy to use and the raccoons haven't figured out how to get the lid open again yet. (I also store barn cat food in the cans, so I think that's what the coons are after, not so much the grain, though they DID destroy a bag of sunflower seeds I had in a can and a bag of scratch.)

 

[Amydls]

I currently use a locking plastic tote - my husband likes the yeti canisters for his dogs food... they could be a great alternative too

 

[Bobby Basham]

I have a mini deep freezer that I store all my chicken feed in. It keeps the feed fresh and prevents all pests. I think the nutrients do decay if you store feed for a long time. If you have unmilled grain it would store better and then you would just have to mill it before you feed them.

Is this just a freezer that no longer works, but still has a decent seal around the lid? It would save me the pain of building some type of storage shed. I do have about five metal cans with lids, but I don't want ANY FEED in my garage. My backyard/run is completely open, no shade,

so maybe I could put a freezer next to the south/shared brick wall. It's tall enough that it wouldn't get any morning sun, maybe no sun at all.

My property sits at an angle, so that little walkway/entrance is the NW wall, and this was a morning pic taken from my patio. Not completely screened in with quarter-inch hardware cloth yet, and the Coop still in progress.

After re-thinking this, I found two other spots that may get some morning sun, but not the brutal heat of the Arizona afternoons.

Duh, it's 3:20 am and I can't sleep, have to be at band rehearsal at 9:00am.

My main interest was about the mini deep freezer. Sorry for the rambling. --BB

 

[Kusanar]

Is this just a freezer that no longer works, but still has a decent seal around the lid?

No, people keep extra feed in functioning freezers to keep it fresh.