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[BadGardener]

I want to get a couple of metal bins so I can store chickenfeed in the garage without attracting rats - I currently keep it in the kitchen but I'm short of space and have a big problem with flour mites at the moment.

 

Where have other people got theirs from? I'm not sure whether I should find something online, or if there's a risk that a cheap one might have a badly-fitting lid.

 

Thanks!

[Bramble]

I use sturdy plastic bins with lids on for dog food, chicken food and bedding etc, they seem to do a great job and I don't have a problem with "rodents". Have you thought about an old chest freezer if you can get hold of one? I did look at the galvanised bins, but they seem quite pricey and not quite as flexible as having a number of different bins?

Keep us posted with what you get!!!

[BadGardener]

Thanks Bramble.

 

We don't have room for a chest freezer, unfortunately.

I agree, the proper galvanised feed bins that are sold for that purpose are very pricey - which I imagine is why a lot of farmers use old chest freezers!

I'm a bit surprised Omlet don't sell a metal feed bin (they have a bucket but it doesn't have a metal lid) though it would probably be £££ if they did!

It's good to know your plastic bins have worked so far. I'm worried because the rodents in our garden have already gnawed big holes in the bases of the compost bins, so they are clearly capable of getting through plastic!

[Ariella26]

We got ours from ASA metal

http://www.asametal.co.uk/ASA-METAL-PRODUCTS-SHOP.html

 

They takes ages (about 2-3 weeks) to deliver but the bin was easily put together and our medium feed bin holds a 25kg bag of layers pellets, a 25kg bag of corn and a bale of Bliss.

[Chortle Chook]

I've found the galvinised Bins wth Captive Lid from The Domestic Fowl Trust to be really handy. I have big ones in my shed, and some little ones (one each for hens, ducks and doves) on the patio from which I can easily fill up my Grubs.

[Lewis]

I have one of these http://www.cotswoldchickens.com/coloured-feed-bins-242-p.asp and have my bales of bedding raised up so nothing can get to the bags!

[merlina]

these might be a bit small for what you need, but it's what I have (in the previous design) and they're very secure:

 

http://www.gardenbird.co.uk/Wild-Bird-Food-Storage-Bin---Large/Bird-Food/40-62-1510,default,pd.html

[Redwing]

Ikea sell a cream metal dustbin about 2ft high ish (so shorter than a standard dustbin) it holds a sack of feed exactly

 

They also sell rectangular White plastic bins with a lift up lid and these are what I use most, the tallest one also holds a sack of feed and they slot in to small spaces better

 

Neither are suitable for outside use, both are cheap though and do the job well

[BadGardener]

Thank you very much everyone, this is really helpful.

I hadn't thought of IKEA - that might work out cheapest!

[good_egg]

I use their plastic stacking tub with flappy lid section on angle at front - worst description ever! I think they are recycling bins. They are SORTERA - http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/60076365/?preferedui=desktop&cid=gb%3Emls%3Ehomepage

 

We have a full bag of Garvo in the shallower ones, corn in another and sawdust in one of the deep ones.

[maxinediana]

You may have solved your problem by now. If not - I had a 20kg sack of Layers Pellets in the garage plus a plastic sack of the mixed corn. To my horror I found mice in the garage and so bought a humane mice trapper (doesn't kill them - just traps them).

 

When I came to open the pellets, they had beaten me to it and it was full of their poos and wee, so I had to order a new supply.

 

I went and bought a black plastic rubbish bin (with clip on lid) from a local old fashioned hardware shop. It cost me £12 altho there was one that was about £15. I managed to carry it home on the bus and the new feed in its sack is now in the new bin.

 

I decided to throw all the contaminated sack of feed in the green wheelie bin for the bin men to take and recycle.

 

The corn is in an old black bin as we have to use wheelie bins for rubbish these days. Hope the above helps you.

[Chicken Momma]

I'm using a plastic garden store bin from B&Q

 

So far so good .......

 

[BadGardener]

Well I ordered 2 of the midi sized bins from the Domestic Fowl trust in the end. I could have got a single big bin as a much cheaper option but 2 small ones will fit better in my space than one big one.

 

Thank you everyone for your advice

 

I could have got plastic more cheaply but the mice in our garden have chewed through the base of the compost bin so I don't trust them to not do the same to a plastic bin. If you don't have a mouse problem they would probably be fine.

[Chortle Chook]

Good decision. I find these invaluable. You may find that after a while the handle gets a bit creaky / tough to move. At that point a spot of WD40 works a treat