Storing feed?

[prariechiken]

As long as precautions are taken, metal cans should be fine. Where we live it can be 80 degrees one day and down into the 40s the next depending on the time of year. If you ever do have a mold problem you'll want to take every precaution against it afterwords. Had a friend who lost almost their whole flock because of mold poisoning from contaminated feed...very sad...

 

[S0rcy]

I went to Petco and bought vittle vaults. They have different sizes. I love those things, they are plastic, they lids screw on nice and tight and the goats can't get in them!!

 

[WrenAli]

Am I alone in using an large old chest freezer? Unplugged of course, that way they don't use energy.

All my feed goes into the freezer in bags. They work great. They are insulated from the weather, I have kept feed in them for a year when I was raising cattle and never had an issue. We had 2. One for unopened bag storage and the other for open bags.

Coons can be hard on them though. I have never had one get in one. But they like to try and they rip out the door lining while trying! But a $2 hasp and a clip from a hardware store will fix that. Never had a mouse or rat problem with them either.

The great part is if you can haul them you can usually find them for free. I just contact my local appliance repair place and ask them to call me if they get one in.

I have used all types of garbage cans before. Metal always worked best. Or the screw top pickle barrels work fine too. But anywhere I store a lot of feed it goes in a freezer.

 

[karrie]

I use those big 5 gallon plastic buckets paint comes in! Do you know a painter who can get you some? I get them free from my neighbor. They work great in all temps here in Texas, but they're in the henhouse out of the sun.

 

[JimnJanet]

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Even better..go to a donut shop or bigger bakery and git SAFE buckets that had nothing but food products, usually icing, in them. They're a buck each 'round here.