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What kind of feed bin to buy?
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<blockquote data-quote="Howdyjabo" data-source="post: 245606" data-attributes="member: 391"><p>Buying in bulk- make sure you have enough capacity to hold a whole load-- plus some more room-- to give you a little play time between ordering and delivery.</p><p>Its real good to have two smaller ones-- so you can completely empty one and clean it out. When feed sits a few weeks or more it can get condensation or small leaks that lump the feed(not to mention mold) so you want to clean out the crud occasionally.A kiddy plastic pool works great for cleaning out-- just set it under the bin open up the bottom and bang the sides and scape out by hand the bottom. </p><p>And with two bins-- when the motor goes out on one(always when you are pushed for time) you can just go to the other bin.</p><p> </p><p>We got second hand bins-- one thing I would have done differently would be to replace the tops before we stood them up even though when we got them they looked good. </p><p>And while they are down look inside on a sunny day and spot any potential leaks and patch them while its easy.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Talk to a chicken house equipment dealer-- they can line you up with second hand bins AND set them up for you.</p><p></p><p>Don't skimp on a solid concrete pad to set them on.</p><p></p><p>If I were going to be using a loader to use the feed- I wouldn;t go the bin route- its so much easier to have a commodity shed.</p><p>The bins get to be a pain with feed gomming up and motors going bad- and it takes too long to run out alot of feed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Howdyjabo, post: 245606, member: 391"] Buying in bulk- make sure you have enough capacity to hold a whole load-- plus some more room-- to give you a little play time between ordering and delivery. Its real good to have two smaller ones-- so you can completely empty one and clean it out. When feed sits a few weeks or more it can get condensation or small leaks that lump the feed(not to mention mold) so you want to clean out the crud occasionally.A kiddy plastic pool works great for cleaning out-- just set it under the bin open up the bottom and bang the sides and scape out by hand the bottom. And with two bins-- when the motor goes out on one(always when you are pushed for time) you can just go to the other bin. We got second hand bins-- one thing I would have done differently would be to replace the tops before we stood them up even though when we got them they looked good. And while they are down look inside on a sunny day and spot any potential leaks and patch them while its easy. Talk to a chicken house equipment dealer-- they can line you up with second hand bins AND set them up for you. Don't skimp on a solid concrete pad to set them on. If I were going to be using a loader to use the feed- I wouldn;t go the bin route- its so much easier to have a commodity shed. The bins get to be a pain with feed gomming up and motors going bad- and it takes too long to run out alot of feed. [/QUOTE]
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