Storing food

[Patoot]

I've been storing the food in the house by the backdoor, but that looks ugly.

So I got rubbermaid bins with lids and put them just outside the backdoor on the porch. Is that okay or will bugs get in it? I don't live in a real buggy area, but we do have them. No critters like mice can get in there, but I worry about crawly things.

Bree

 

[Imp]

That should be OK as long as it won't get wet. Squirrels can chew through rubbermaid.

Imp

 

[Patoot]

No squirrels. I wish we did. I love squirrels! I know they can be a pest, but I'm from MA and we had them all over and I even raised some.

Bree

 

[churchx3]

I use galvanized trash cans for all my storage. At one time I had a large rubbermaid can and it was chewed thru.

 

[snowflake]

I use galvanized trash cans also in my coop also had a rubber maid but was afraid the mice and squirrels would get in

 

[Patoot]

So no worries about bugs then? I was just concerned about bugs since squirrels aren't an issue. I have seen mice before, but not in years and I will keep an eye out for that.

Thanks.

Bree

 

[WildflowerJLH]

We use 5 gallon buckets with gamma seal lids .

 

[mdibaugh]

I work for Walmart and I get the 5 gallon icing buckets from the bakery. They are available for customers as well. They charge a dollar at my store and come with a lid with rubber seal.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

If you are using your feed rapidly, then you shouldn't have a problem with bugs, IMO. I have some feed in my garage in those bins. But my main bags are in galvanized cans. The rubbermaid ones are just overflow for the "next bag". I mix my own feed and so use a lot of cans and bins.

If you are taking months to use up your bags of feed, then you would need to watch for bugs and mold.

 

[snowflake]

if you pour it into the barrel make sure you empty it completely so the stuff in the bottom doesn't get stale or moldy. I like the 5 gal. pail idea didn't know you could get them at walmart. if you buy them at TSC they are 2.99 and another 1.99 for the lid. something like that any how.