Where to keep their food

[MissyPowell]

I'm just wondering where everyone keeps their chickens food? I had mine in the coop but it was taking up quite a bit of room so I moved it to the run. I'm nervous that it might attract raccoons, fox, bears, or coyotes. The run is covered with half inch hardware cloth, there's hardware cloth buried around it, and the door is padlocked. I'm wondering if I should just take the food in at night. Thank you in advance.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Mine is in metal cans in my shed, and in a shed close to my other coop.

 

[MissyPowell]

Mine is in metal cans in my shed, and in a shed close to my other coop.

Thank you!

 

[DobieLover]

I keep mine in the run. It is secured like yours but also has 2 strands of hot wire running around it. So far I've had no issues.

 

[Folly's place]

Mine is in the original bags from the store, in metal garbage cans, in the coop/ covered run. It's up on blocks, and has empty feed bags in the bottom of each can, to keep it dry. The coop/ run is pretty safe, and locked up every night. It's convenient and does fine.
Mary

 

[igorsMistress]

In the house by the back door. It's too hot to leave it outside during summer and in winter it's more likely to attract rodents as natural resources decline.

 

[MissyPowell]

In the house by the back door. It's too hot to leave it outside during summer and in winter it's more likely to attract rodents as natural resources decline.

Thank you!

 

[9SpiceyChickens]

Do you mean where you store them? I keep mine in the garage.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I keep my dry feeder in the coop, mostly to protect from rain. My fermented feed goes in bowls in the run (since it's wet, I don't want the wet food inside). At night the bowls are brought in and cleaned and the dry feeder goes in a metal trash can under a overhang outside the run.

In the past I've had rodents in the run that would go after the feed, so no food out at night for me!

 

[micstrachan]

I have two large feeders and several small feeders around the run. I put all the feeders away in metal trash cans with lids at night, and my bulk feed is in a trash can of its own. All the cans are outside the run and I don't keep feed in the coop. Last year during rainy season I did have one feeder inside the coop during the day, but I am hoping my run will be dry enough this year that I won't have to.

My birds prefer crumble and do make a mess, so I could potentially end up with rats if my run weren't secure. I'm still working on finding every little hole and securing it.