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Wild Hare
We use a metal drum with a plywood lid for open feed bags. If a bag sits in there too long in summer, it will get moldy. High humidity + condensation + time. It usually only happens when we switch from grain-feeding ewes during early lactation to pasture and an open bag sits in there all summer long. We find it the next winter when we start giving ewes a grain ration during pregnancy. oops.
We stores sealed bags on a pallet, stacked loosely for ventilation - and so my barn cat can get between the bags to discourage or kill rodents.
We stores sealed bags on a pallet, stacked loosely for ventilation - and so my barn cat can get between the bags to discourage or kill rodents.
That is why we keep feed outside. The metal shipping container has done alright on wet feed, I’ve only had one small bag go bad and it had managed to be directly on the ground over the winter. The rest have done fine, except for weevils. Which is why I’m thinking the barrel/trash can whatever you call it would fix the bugs but it wouldn’t be as much air flow as bags stacked on a pallet. Without the air flow it has now it might lead to mold. Because it’s raining now I might just have to put a little bit of feed in a trash can and watch carefully over the next few days. If I find it gets wet then I’ll just feed the wet feed to the animals, no harm done no loss. Expirement with the wood lids and things. I’ll see how it goes!
