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I have just had to throw away half a 5kg bag of layers pellets as the edge of it had got wet without me noticing it and there was a big lump of mould in there. :oops:

 

I have now opened the 20kg bag that I bought in readiness for the other one finishing and was wondering how the best way to store it would be? I don't want to loose a bag that size.

 

The food is stored in the shed, (which I thought was dry!) and I've moved it away from where the damp bag was. thought of putting the sack inside a big polythene bag but would it get sweaty? Anyone got any good ideas of what to use as a container for 20kg of pellets?

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I've bought myself a big galvanised steel dustbin today from good old Wilkinsons for £12.99. I am paranoid about vermin being attracted by the food and I've heard they can chew through plastic. I've put the dog food in there and secured the lid with bungee straps too. Maybe a little overboard but I feel much better now!!

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I have a plastic bin with metal clips to hold the top down, probably not totally vermin-proof but I keep it in the garage (winter) and greenhouse (summer), haven't had it eaten into yet.

 

I wanted a purple one to match the Eglu, but had to settle for turquoise :(

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We started with a big sack from Omlet which our girls didn't like and we eneded up throwing it away. We then bought some from our local Countrywide which was short dated and found that as it neared it's date the hens went off it ( I think that the oils in it start to go rancid so it doesn't taste too good ).

 

We now buy the 5kg Allen & Paige layers pellets from countrywide paying particular attention to dates and not buying too much at once and they wolf them down.

 

We keep our in our summerhouse at the moment but I think that we will have to get a platic bin of some kind to keep it dry and rat proof in the winter.

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WE have a metal bin in the shed as we were losing it to damp in our plastic bin (lid not too great fitting). We buy from pets at home, and buy three bags at a time, which lasts around two months. I found that a bit of extra garlic powder made slightly elderly pellets more palatable to the chooks....

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A plastic bin is fine as long as it is kept in a rat-proof shed or out-house.

 

But it's no good keeping chicken feed (or any other kind of feed) in a plastic bin in an ordinary wooden shed: the rats will gnaw through the side of the shed, through the plastic bin, and out the other side of both in a night.

 

Remember that layers' pellets contain an antidote to rat poison, so you have to take extra precautions not to let rats get anywhere near it.

 

And remember that a rat can get through a half-inch gap.

 

Useful information on rats from Tendring District Council

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ooh good excuse for ikea visit :wink:

 

You need one?

 

My layers pellets are in a plastic bin, and rats don't seem to be an issue. It lives behind the garage, but when I move they yard won't be big enough, cos I plan to feed also corn, therefore needing another bin, so I'm going to get two of these http://www.solentplastics.co.uk/snv12.jpg and keep them in the downstairs bathroom, as they stack and I can put stuff like towels on top.

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Sorry a bit off topic here but......

 

I didn't know you could shop online at Ikea :shock::D:D

 

My nearest store is hundreds of miles away.

 

Thanks for the link Diane :D

 

Back on topic :D

 

I keep a 20kg bag of pellets in a PAH plastic dog food bin in the shed. cost about £10. There is a handy scoop which fits in the lid.

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They don't deliver in Scotland :(

 

 

 

 

Sorry a bit off topic here but......

 

I didn't know you could shop online at Ikea :shock::D:D

 

My nearest store is hundreds of miles away.

 

Thanks for the link Diane :D

 

Back on topic :D

 

I keep a 20kg bag of pellets in a PAH plastic dog food bin in the shed. cost about £10. There is a handy scoop which fits in the lid.

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They don't deliver in Scotland :(

 

 

 

 

 

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I know :(

 

OH and I once hired a transit van for the day and drove down to Ikea in Edinburgh. It took us over 5 hours as the van was old and very slow :lol: We filled it with furniture and rugs, and lots of kitchen stufff which I didn't really need :lol: Another 6 hours and a half hours to get home as the van was heavier :lol: Bet the folks in cars behind us on the A9 were pleased :wink::lol:

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