witzend Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Do pellets/corn/grit etc have to be kept in air tight containers or are they ok in those stackable plastic drawers you get from DIY stores? I used these for the dog food!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennydavies Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I use one of those small "dustbin" type plastic bins with a lockable type lid for the pellets and the corn is kept in the plastic sac that it comes in, I keep it in the laundry room (no mice) and grit is kept in a tin with a lid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witzend Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 should have added - I want to keep it in the house for convenience of filling things up - so it will be dry and warm x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchanted Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I store my pellets and extras (grit etc) in one plastic bin (like Jenny) I have another for the bedding and DE etc and a third for mixed corn and dog food (for the dog of course ) all outside in a cool space. I make up a mix of pellets and additives enough for a week into a smaller bin with lockable lid that stays indoors and is ready to use daily without having to go out to the big bins. This works well for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witzend Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 what size (ltr) are the bins people use.............bags are in KG!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchanted Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 The plastic dustbins with lockable lids are the standard (dustbin) size and the indoor bin/container is 21 lires and the feed for 7 chickens for 1 week is just over 6kgs which fills about half the bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witzend Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 Cheers - I'll do some maths! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostock422 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 I have 2 bins, one for the layers pellets and another one for mixed corn, although I don't go through the corn as quickly as the pellets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
