Hodge Podge Ranch: Storing your feed.

Best ways to store your feed.

Do you leave your feed out just in a bag? If you do, there are some things you should know about doing so. Open bags that are not in a sealed container invite rodents, pests (which will feed on it causing a lose in feed which makes you have to buy it more often) and if out in the weather will get wet and moldy. I like to store my food in a metal trash. It keeps it away from pest and rodents and and it stays out of the weather. Metal trash cans start in the high twenties and go up from there but if spending the money you are saving money in the long run. If you get a big enough can you can store two 50lbs bags of feed. I like to store one scratch and one layer crumble.

I do not suggest using the plastic cans since rodents can easily chew through them and then your feed bin is damaged and the money you spent on it was just wasted.

There is also the method of storing your feed in the feeder method which many people also do. The build a feeder with a large storage unit on top so the feed comes out as the chickens eat it or they will use a big pvc pipe with a curve at the end and a small section with a whole cut in it. The feed goes in the large tube and slowly comes refills the small section as the hens eat it. I think the PVC pipe is a great idea but the large feeder i think can lead to a lot of waste if its placed to low since they can kick out a lot of the feed and it will just keep coming out. If you want to do more research on type of feeders google has tons of pictures of peoples own inventions on how to store and feed there chickens. Hope this will help you out and get you thinking on if you are storing your chicken feed in the best possible way that fits your needs and liking's best.