For 1 3 chickens the size of the food container or how much feed it holds doesn t have to be huge.
Feed containers for chickens.
An indoor spot in a ventilated garage or storage shed will protect feed from spoilage due to heat or moisture and also helps keep hungry wildlife away.
One large barrel can hold 3 4 bags of 50lb chicken feed or 100lbs of pig feed.
However a chicken will typically eat about 400 grams of commercial feed mixed grain or pellets per day so the container will need to hold at least enough for all birds to get their daily requirement.
Location matters when it comes to storing chicken feed.
Chicken feed has a shelf life so check use by dates.
The best livestock feed storage containers metal drum barrels.
Feed health tags.
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This was the first way i stored my feed and for a while it worked great.
Iris usa airtight food storage container.
Aim to strike a balance between having enough feed in stock especially during holiday periods and keeping so much that it goes out of date before the chickens can eat it.
If using plastic select opaque containers as feed will lose vitamins when exposed to sunlight during storage.
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