How do you store your poultry feed?

[aoxa]

If you battle the never ending problem of mice and or rats again let me emphasize the fact about getting rid of these rodents on your property for good. We have used ultrasonic pest repellent sound machines on our farm for years now. We started using them in the mid 1980's to help protect our corn which we had stored in silos for cattle. At that time we had about six of these sound machines arranged at various locations around the barns and they really do get the job done. Once we had them set up within the first few weeks we noticed fewer and fewer mice running around. Within a month we were free of these pests. The machine omits an ultrasonic sound at 26-74Khz at 105 decibels from the built in speaker and cannot be heard by the human ear or larger animals like chickens, etc. It works for mice, rats, bats, cockroaches, spiders. If you have rabbits you will not want the machines close to them. The machines do the job! The ones we purchased lasted for years.

Have one of those in our office. We get squirrels in the attic. Actually worked! Never considered it until you just mentioned it now.. Will be picking one up

 

[Red Barn Farms]

I actually saw this container at Homesense It was roughly 30-40$
Didn't think it could fit that much though!

Maybe Gifa will chime in and say where the container came from. I'd like to know!

 

[Gifa]

The bags of feed I buy are 40lb. So... a bag and a half = 60LB give or take.

I picked up this container at Orscheln Farm & Home for $25-$30 (I think- don't remember).


Also, my girls aren't free ranging (not permitted in the city) so they seem to go through a bag about every month... the pigs. I also mix a cup or so into their warm oatmeal that I give them on particularly cold days.

 

[aoxa]

The bags of feed I buy are 40lb.  So... a bag and a half = 60LB give or take.


I picked up this container at Orscheln Farm & Home for $25-$30 (I think- don't remember).



Also, my girls aren't free ranging (not permitted in the city) so they seem to go through a bag about every month... the pigs.  I also mix a cup or so into their warm oatmeal that I give them on particularly cold days.

Your hens are eating roughly their body weight a month. Pigs indeed!

 

[bruceha2000]

Its two little monkeys who open the bin and throw it all over the kitchen floor.... they are adorable little troublemakers! A bungie cord has helped.

To tie the monkeys' hands together?

Bruce

 

[aoxa]

To tie the monkeys' hands together?

Bruce

 

[bruceha2000]

I go through 700 pounds of feed a month.

 

[Marthab1953]

I keep mine in 32 gallon metal trash cants. I can fit about 160-170 pounds of feed in one.

That's the way I have always done it too.

 

[bruceha2000]

The chick on my right shoulder said "go door to door and ask the neighbors" What would you all do????

Hard to say. Something like that can blow a LOOONNNNNGGGGG way in a hurricane.

 

[aoxa]

Your hens are eating roughly their body weight a month. Pigs indeed!

[/quote]Looking this up - no they are just about right, if not eat a little less.. Didn't think 7 hens could consume 50 pounds in a month. I had 21 birds last winter. Went through 1 50 pound bag every 2 weeks.