[scooter]

I only have a small home and there is never enough cupboards and storages areas. I've currently got my pellets in a plastic bin in the kitchen but its not big enough to take a whole new bag and I have to keep the corn anywhere I can find a space.
I was considering keeping the pellets in a larger container outside but wasn't sure the best type to use. Any suggestions?
Will keeping it outside also have any effect on the feed?

[Vember]

A metal bin works for me

I keep the bag and everything in there





Sarah

[Aunt Sally]

It needs to be kept somewhere dry - garden shed is ideal.  I keep mine in a plastic bin but if you think you may have rodent problems then a metal bin is best.

[poultrygeist]

We have normal plastic dustbins too. Just drop a bag in and slit the top, then fold over and replace the lid. It doesn't get damp as I've noticed.

Rob

[Aunt Sally]

Where do you keep the bin Rob  :?:

[poultrygeist]

We have a row of them at the side of the shed (outside) facing west, so they get the full force of the elements.

They have good fitting lids, and the one containing the pellets has the locking handles (wilko).
One for corn and another for wood shavings, then a spare wheelie bin for straw.

I inspect them regularly and no sign of dampness inside nor damage to the outside.

So far  

Rob

[stamford]

I have my feed in a metal bin too with the lid held on with a bungee rope tie thingy magiggy !! I keep Layers Pellets and the corn in the same bin but seperated by the bags. As soon as I take the lid off its the signal the girls need to come screaming over dying to get at the mixed corn  

[poultrygeist]

Now that is common to ALL containers !  

We have the ducks mobbing us too as soon as the lid comes off.  :roll:

Rob

[muntjac]

lge kitchen flip top litter bins . in the shed .and they take a full sack at a time .i use milk cartons  2 litre ones cut down to make a scoop // make sure you use all the feeed in the bins before adding a new sack  

[jack russell]

my lotty neighbour keeps his in normal black bins outside in one of the small plastic storage sheds has done for a couple of years no probs.

[too many girls]

i keep my dog and cat food in large kitchen bins, they have roll tops not the swingy ones since Casper my greyhound poked his head in for an unauthorised scoff, when he went to get his head out it got stuck under the flap, he panicked and pulled back and took the whole bin with him, there was greyhound mix all over the kitchen, that was last year and i'm still finding it. i keep my chuck food in plastic rubbish bins, but they are kept in the feed shed and not outside, so i don't know if they'd work.

[Bodger]

A small defunct chest freezer is perfect for the job. Its stable as well as being rain and vermin proof.