Where do you guys keep your supplies?

[Tony5748]

We have a finished coop and run with the chicks happily out in it now! But I'm wondering where/how to store all the food and chicken supplies? My thought was the garage, but it's a bit of a hike for us. Thanks for sharing what you do!

I buy Metal Trashcans for storage to keep mice and rats out of the food. With a lid they work great. I get them at Tractor Supply.

 

[Tony5748]

Metal Trash cans work great.

 

[RottnEggs]

I use 2 vittles vaults. They work great and I leave them outside.View attachment 4129614

I have these too, they sit in the run outside and I haven’t had any problems so far!

 

[SoCal Chicken Mama]

I store mine in the kitchen, just inside the back door, in two decorative small metal cans... one holds 50 lbs. ofSweet PDZ, and a smaller bucket and scoop I keep inside of it, and the other, a bit smaller, holds two 20 lb. bags of Layer Feed. I only have 4 birds, so it's convenient, I just bring the feeder inside and put in one day's work (about 2-3 cups). I don't fill it all the way because they would just tip it over and waste it, or get it dirty. I also use oyster shell calcium on demand, which I keep in a shed outside next to the coop with my other supplies for them. I don't know where I got the green barrel, but I got the other one on Amazon. I wouldn't mind having a few more, but I don't know where to get them.They have a nice, tight seal.

 

[C Siena]

We have a S10 parked 25' from the coop. It doesn't run. It has been my storage for over 2 years. 3-4 of the ladies like to perch up high, so instead of using the top shelf for storage, my husband installed 2 perches/roosts that will accommodate 3-4.

Works well, except I have to be careful closing the truck door and they cluster around it and jump in as they Know there is food and treats inside.

 

[Appalachickens]

We have a finished coop and run with the chicks happily out in it now! But I'm wondering where/how to store all the food and chicken supplies? My thought was the garage, but it's a bit of a hike for us. Thanks for sharing what you do!

I made a set of shelves to hold bins with food and so on. The dust bath is now under it. I also made a shallow cabinet over my nesting boxes to hold things like first aid supplies.

 

[Demarvell]

I have some 100l steel bins with lids - not had any issues in the 5 years since I've been using them.

I have more chickens then some folks, but yes, a steel trash can with a tight lid handles any feed storage you need!

 

[thecatumbrella]

We bought a deck box that we put on a pallet. In it is a waterproof plastic feed container and a smaller plastic can w a lid that snaps on for dried bug treats, also other misc items (sm bags of calcium and grit and such). No issues w feed contamination or moisture w these storage methods. Other larger items, like shavings we keep in the garage until we open them, then they usually fit in the deck box. It seemed pricy at the time but has definitely worked for the last year in all weather

This is the way! Box in a box. We've never had issues with moisture or bugs either.

 

[Pukkits]

We use galvanized cans on pavers. We found some caulk under the lid handles solves any moisture issues. No rodents, no bugs, and right where I need it so I'm not trying to carry feed in all weather.
The can lid sound is now basically a hen summoning bell, as they hope I can be convinced to offer some dried grubs.

 

[K0k0shka]

My garage is closer to the coop, but it’s too small (barely fits one car) so there’s no room for chicken stuff. Plus, it freezes in the winter and gets too hot and humid in the summer, which would shorten the shelf life of the feed. So I keep all my supplies in the basement of the house, where the temperature and humidity are constant. It opens out into the back yard and is not too far from the coop. My feeder holds several weeks’ worth of food though, so I don’t actually need to carry stuff out to the coop very often.