How to keep feed from getting moldy?

[Krux5506]

Unless you thoroughly washed and especially dried out that metal feed can then there's a good chance the mold just quickly spread to the new bag of feed.

I bought a plastic tote from costco, one of those black and yellow 14 gallon ones I think for like $9. I just dump 40lb bags into it and keep it in the garage. I never dealt with mold issues until this summer when I received 400+ lbs of Modesto pellets and every bag was trash. Now I'm pretty paranoid about checking each bag and storing it in a plastic container. So far so good.

 

[jambarker]

I like TSC and we buy a lot from there. This summer they replaced 3 bags of Purina Layena, moldy when I opened. We store feed in a concrete floor garage similar to where TSC stores feed. I put the bag I'm using in a metal trash can inside the coop, but moldy again. I see from other comments it's not just Purina but Dumor also. Tired of wasting and getting expensive too. We are near Kansas City and we have had more rain than normal this year. Suggestions?

Dumor is made by Purina. Producers Pride is very good and cheap. It's at TSC.

 

[canne50]

You can buy screw on lids for five gallon buckets on amazon

The common name is gamma lids?