The New Rules of the Roost by Robert Litt

Author:Robert Litt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2018-07-10T16:00:00+00:00

FEED STORAGE

Chicken feed has a shelf life of about six months when it’s stored in cool, dry conditions such as in a basement (or a feed store). To protect your precious feed from meeting an inglorious fate, its proper storage is of the utmost importance. We recommend that you store feed for the long term indoors in a chew-resistant container that’s as airtight as possible and in a cool, dark place. When feed is stored for shorter periods of time, conditions need not be so exact.

We also recommend that you not place feed bags directly on the floor, because moisture may move up into the bag, hastening spoilage and mold formation. Even bigger risks of informal storage are pests: nutrient-rich chicken food is extremely attractive to critters such as insects, rats, mice, and raccoons.

At home, we store about a month’s worth of feed outside near the coop in a metal garbage can with a tight-fitting lid. We’ve not yet been bothered by pests or mold problems within the container as long as we use all the feed within a month. If you opt to store feed in this way, and raccoons or other marauders are known in your area, you can secure the lid tightly with rope or bungees.

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