How do you store all of you feed?

[texasreb]

I also use an old freezer to store feeds in my neighbor's barn--I keep my horse in his barn during inclement weather. I had to add a hasp to it because his horse is famous for getting into feed. She actually knocked the freezer over once and got to the grain. Now if he knocks it over, the feed might spill inside but she'll stay safe.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

I store them in metal feed bins.

 

[Hoover67]

Wow! So many good options. We currently use rubber maid tubs. I am just getting frustrated with my helpers. They do not (well, some cannot) re-stack them. So they are just spreading across the garage which is already too full with 8 bicycles and an old pingpong table which we love!

Thanks!
Michele

 

[jlbpooh]

I use the Tidy Cat 35 pound pails. They hold 25 pounds of chicken feed (pellets or crumbles) each, and stack really neatly. I have 2 pails for each bag of feed and they have a nice "hinged" snaptight lid. I have not had a problem with mice, fire ants, or bugs getting into the feed, although they wouldn't work for those of you that have raccoons. I store them in the supply room that is in my coop. For my feed and bread for my pigs, I store them in 55 gallon drums with locking tops. They keep animals and rain out and just sit right next to the pig pen.

 

[chicken stalker]

Metal garbage cans with a bungy cord from handle to handle. Helps keep the critters out. Make sure the bungy is tight or this will happen.

It pushed the lid over just enough to get in and it closed behind it. So imagine my reaction when I went to open the can!

 

[m_herrington]

I have an old wooden grain bin in my coop that I store the layer feed, starter/grower, oyster shells, and pine shavings in. I leave everything in its original bag and just sit them in the grain bin...

I store the dog and cat food in the house in those clear wheeled pet food storage containers with the blue lids and caster wheels... I have 3 of them, they work great!

The rabbit food is stored in the garage in a heavy plastic bucket with a screw on lid... maybe 8-10 gallons and holds 50 lbs of feed.

 

[miss_thenorth]

I use an old-nonworing freezer. Hubby drilled holes in the sides, and I glued metal screen over the holes. the holes are needed for ventilation and the screen on top to keep rodents out. Works great for horse, rabbit, chick, chicken, etc.

 

[ChooksChick]

I use the bin the looks exactly like your pic on the original post- got several of them at ACE hardware for $15 a piece. They will hold a 40# bag of dog food and have a way to lock, but I wouldn't dare trust them to keep out raccoons or squirrels. I store other feed outside in various sizes of metal trash cans, all with locking lids- there's just a wire handle that locks up over the top- got them at the feed store.

With those, though, you have to be aware it's not a tight seal, in case of heavy, blowing rain it can get up inside...I AM in Kansas!

edited to correct the typos that looked like I typed with my feet...

 

[cjeanean]

I have a large plastic trash can in the corner of my coop. If a raccoon could get to the feed in there I'd have bigger problems than critter eaten feed! It's easy to get to, is large enough to hold the feed, scratch, and black oil sunflower seeds (that my chickens don't like, for some reason...). The unopened bags go in a storeroom in my house (meaning the kitchen, cause they go through it so fast it's pointless to put it in the actual storeroom). This setup works very well for me. I don't want to risk moldy or wet feed from storing in an outdoor area (that stuff's too expensive) but I also don't want to haul a bag out each time it's time to feed. Hope this helps, and good luck!

 

[tygab]

I am using the stack n stores, yes a little pricey but very durable and I didn't want to be messing around. I have several of the middle size holding -DE -Alpaca minerals -alpaca pellets -chicken scratch -chicken feed. I would like to get bigger ones for the chicken feed (50 lb bag doesn't fit) but everything else has fit well.

I saw my first field mouse in the grain room. Any eradication tips?