4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[AJuff]

Can pellets be kept in a greenhouse? I'm not sure if they can cope with heat. Are they best stored somewhere dark/cool/bright?

What to store them in? Tin, bin, box, bag?

[Hen Watch]

Not sure on this one, but I would think if you put them in the greenhouse the rats/mice will get through the bag and at the very least I would think you will need a metal storage bin.

 

I keep mine in the kitchen cupboard (much to my husband's annoyance )

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I keep mine in a clear(ish) plastic box on the kitchen windowsill (so not particularly dark and cool ). A box doesn't last more than a few weeks, so I hope it doesn't affect the pellets too much.

[chelsea]

I would say dark and shady area IMO.

 

We have had some pellets in a plastic tub (purely for demonstration purposes for our hen parties) and the pellets seem to sweat in the tub which i imagine they would do in a greenhouse and wouldnt do much good for the life/quality of the pellets.

[Bexiboo]

We have been having our new kitchen fitted this week and we have a great cupboard right by the back door so I told the husband that this will be the chicken cupboard...he just rolled his eyes

[Reikiranf]

I bought two metal lidded bins in Ikea, they look like old fashioned dustbins & are cream, I think they were £10.50 each & 20kg sacks of pellets & corn fit in them nicely, they are kept in the shed. In theory although metal absorbs and holds heat, being a light colour should reflect heat back & reduce the temperature a bit, though I'm not positive about that

[Egluntyne]

A rodent proof bin such as a metal dustbin with the lid held firmly with a luggage cord is what I use.

[owenofj]

Grandparents always kept it in a metal lidded bin, ours in currently in the bag it came in under the stairs.

[Cooks]

I keep mine in plastic feed bins in my kitchen, but that sounds awful doesn't it. (they are near the back door) so well away from any preparing area.

 

My garage is at the front and through a gate so awkward to get to in a hurry and I dont have a shed (I gave it to a single mum who needed it more than me as her childrens bikes were getting stolen) so I thought leaving the feed bins in the kitchen up near the backdoor would be more suitable. Works a treat I have to say, the kids can easily get to them there.

[Ange1]

I've bought a metal dustbin the cheapist I've found is £13.99 from Wilkinsons or Wilkcos! Most expensive was £27.99 from Homebase so it pays to shop around.

 

I use a bungey through the lid handle and side handles.

 

Not that I've got any pellets in it yet!!

[Gallina]

I think a metal bin with a secure lid in a shed is best. Plastic is not safe in a greenhouse or wooden shed, as rats will eat right through it.

 

It's also useful to have a smaller plastic container in the kitchen for emergencies. Sometimes in the early morning (particularly in winter) I can't face going out to the shed to get pellets. If my kitchen were larger, I would keep the whole sack in a cupboard.

[chickencam]

We keep ours in a large metal bin in their original sacks, large sack of pellets small sack of super mixed corn, I leave the door of the summer house open during the day except when the girls are out to try to keep it cool. The summer house is only really in the sun late afternoon and evening.