Old Fridge for feed storage - good or bad idea?

[U_Stormcrow]

Absolutely I spent 2 years on here when I first started reading, learning it is a wonderful site and I refer everyone too it I come across. I love the question multi answer format. I grew very frustrated with FB with the constant stream of same questions because there is no format to search. So I am not around as much as I use to be but certainly when something comes up I come here first. Just a heads up on the feed, especially when dealing with baby feed. Purina states the feed should have a mill date between 30 to 45 days and not be over 60 days or the vitamins start to leach out, starting with the B's. So we go weekly or close to it for the freshest feed. I try not to go too low because certain things are tricky with stock. Like the chick starter, that one has been frustrating. So you deal with it. I was able to contact the mill that is the closest to me. It's a 2 hour drive but If I am heading north I am going to try and make it part of my trip when I do go. 27c a pound. Now for having to deal with getting enough to make it worth while, but not so much it goes moldy, it's a hot 85 today. Then getting a container to haul it.

We are going to hit 85 here. I have a local feed store, gets deliveries twice weekly from the mill just over the AL border. At five weeks, my feed is 6 weeks post milling, or less.

About $0.23/# for layer right now, and more like $0.33/# for 24% game bird, which I also buy in quantity. Changes every visit. Layer was under $0.16/# two years ago, and do I ever miss it!

Oh, and I cart mine on an aluminum trailer I assembled myself, attached to the back of my Buick sedan - no truck needed. 700# being, after accounting for my weight, and the weight of the trailer, and the tow bar, the effective tow limit for my vehicle. Its also come up about $200 in price since I bought mine.

 

[jjaazzy]

We are going to hit 85 here. I have a local feed store, gets deliveries twice weekly from the mill just over the AL border. At five weeks, my feed is 6 weeks post milling, or less.

About $0.23/# for layer right now, and more like $0.33/# for 24% game bird, which I also buy in quantity. Changes every visit. Layer was under $0.16/# two years ago, and do I ever miss it!

Oh, and I cart mine on an aluminum trailer I assembled myself, attached to the back of my Buick sedan - no truck needed. 700# being, after accounting for my weight, and the weight of the trailer, and the tow bar, the effective tow limit for my vehicle. Its also come up about $200 in price since I bought mine.

U-Stormcrow, Terrible state we are in, but things could be worse so I look to the brighter side. Let me ask you, when you fill your trailer what are you using for containers. I found those white pallet size bags with the bunny ears for lifting (we have no method to lift) but was thinking of just filling it half full with 1100 lbs. This would give me a cover for the top and I think that is all the truck could really take in the back anyway. This is double what I usually bring in from FS but should go through it in 2-3 weeks so as long as we don't get rained on returning home, we should be able to do ok with it. But how do you move yours? Is that a bagged price you are getting? To use their bags it adds 1.25 for the bag. That's and extra 27.50. So what type container are you using to haul the feed in the trailer? We don't have a trailer and I want to combine this run with other work out of area where we can't park a trailer so it has to all go into the truck. I thought of plastic garbage can's I have those but Dh doesn't think we should put more then 100lb in each and I think his truck won't fit more then 6 cans. I can put 3 bags of 50# but lots of weight to get off the truck...... Lots to work out. If I can make it work it's a savings of 130.00 every 2-3 weeks......... pretty good but so many issues. If these chickens only knew what we go through.........!

 

[U_Stormcrow]

U-Stormcrow, Terrible state we are in, but things could be worse so I look to the brighter side. Let me ask you, when you fill your trailer what are you using for containers. I found those white pallet size bags with the bunny ears for lifting (we have no method to lift) but was thinking of just filling it half full with 1100 lbs. This would give me a cover for the top and I think that is all the truck could really take in the back anyway. This is double what I usually bring in from FS but should go through it in 2-3 weeks so as long as we don't get rained on returning home, we should be able to do ok with it. But how do you move yours? Is that a bagged price you are getting? To use their bags it adds 1.25 for the bag. That's and extra 27.50. So what type container are you using to haul the feed in the trailer? We don't have a trailer and I want to combine this run with other work out of area where we can't park a trailer so it has to all go into the truck. I thought of plastic garbage can's I have those but Dh doesn't think we should put more then 100lb in each and I think his truck won't fit more then 6 cans. I can put 3 bags of 50# but lots of weight to get off the truck...... Lots to work out. If I can make it work it's a savings of 130.00 every 2-3 weeks......... pretty good but so many issues. If these chickens only knew what we go through.........!

I'm lucky. I get a bulk discount when buying 10 or more 50# bags - so I show up once a month and buy between 10 and 14 50# bags, depending on season, where I am in goign thru the bag I keep for my bunnies, the bags I keep for my goats... If I had to buy bulk unbagged, it would be a problem for me.

and yes, the chickens have no clue!