How do you store your poultry feed?

[Red Barn Farms]

Deb,
If you are talking about the "cheap" 1/4" hardware wire that most farm and hardware stores sell then give them time and they will chew through it.
I had rabbit pens that had doors made of that stuff and lost 2 litters of bunnies do to rats chewing through that wire to get to the kits.


Chris

So true. We had this happen several years ago. I had made a wood frame covered with 1/4" hardware cloth which was used for the entrance of the crawlspace under the house. As colder weather set in around November I noticed a few holes had been chewed through the hardware cloth by mice getting under the house to stay warm.





( Sorry to hear about your loss Chris. We're thinking about purchasing Lop Eared & Lion Rabbits from a family member soon. He has also bred the lop eared with Lion rabbits and will give us a few of the mixed breed too. So this will be a new adventure at the farm! Have lots to learn on rabbits now! We had a few rabbits when the children were young but that was years ago. )

 

[Frost Homestead]

we store ours in a old refrigerator that we gutted after it quit working. it keeps the rodents out. I store the chicken feed the the fridge part and the cat & dog food in the freezer part

 

[Red Barn Farms]

the main feeds are in metal trash cans and our treats we hang plastic grocery bags on a nail in the shed so the rodents cant ever get to them

Good idea. I'm glad you brought that up. Same method used by campers to keep bears and other animals away!

 

[chickenpredatorkiller]

I stored mine in a plastic container but it had a loose top so it got bugs in it and sometimes water. Not a good idea.

 

[chickenpredatorkiller]

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

Mother of God... How many chickens do you have?!?!?!!

 

[aoxa]

Tips on where to get bulk grains from? I'm having a horrible time finding them for a decent price.

What do you mean by 'bulk"? I usually just get bagged feed. If bought from the feed mill, I would have to buy a minimum of 2,000 pounds and that would cost $550. Now where would I store that if I didn't have a silo? Also figured out that buying it in bagged form would cost about $100 more, and it would be much easier to store and would be fresher - as it would take quite some time for my flock to eat 2,000 pounds.. by that time some would be stale and have lost a lot of nutrients.

Mother of God... How many chickens do you have?!?!?!!

100 chickens will eat through that amount of feed dry in a week (maybe less).

 

[TheJadeChicken]

Mother of God... How many chickens do you have?!?!?!!

Sad I thought of this meme. I need to stay away from the internet more often. xD

 

[perchie.girl]

Mother of God... How many chickens do you have?!?!?!!

I have about thirty chickens and ten Guineas. The Guineas have their own pen, and the chickens are divided into two groups. Between the three groups I go through 75 lbs in about ten days. So If I were to buy enough feed to last a month I would have to get approximately 225 lbs of feed. I dont how ever because I dont have convenient storage for that much. So Every ten days I buy three bags or 75 lbs and feed it right that day. I pay more for the smaller bag but one bag fills the feeder full without waste. And I dont have to scoop or store it.

Oh I know I am feeding birds and squirrels too.... Though the guineas seem to run them off theirs pretty good They always have about a three pounds of feed left.

I also buy Grain for the Goats and Alfalfa Cubes (as a treat) for the horse. I probably go through three bags each per year.

deb

 

[Scoutmedic]

Layer pellets are in a galvanized trash can stacked on paver stones. Scratch, oyster shell, and grower are in orange plastic buckets with lids. My chick pen is now my feed storage pen.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

I've asked at every feed store and milling company within a 50 mile radius about buying bulk grains. They all only handle commercial pre-bagged feeds and whole or ground corn. I cannot find one milling company that produces their own feed or has different grains available. Gone are the good old days when a milling company was actually a milling company. That's the case for us anyway.

It's sad, same for me. And I am in central IN, supposed to be the "heartland" !?!?! I finally found one about 30 miles north that claims they "do it all" so we will go Monday and see! I have driven all over to see the feed mills to find them closed, out of business, or a totally different storefront.