Feed storage bin construction

Feed storage area #2. Three barrels hold 400 pounds of feed.
Feed storage area #1. (not shown) Three barrels hold 300 pounds of feed.


Barrels removed for construction. Stored the bags of feed
in the back of my van while this was being worked on.


Base and sidewalls built and in place.


Unit is built. It is designed to hold 14, 50-pound bags of feed.
I was concerned about the center support getting in the way
while the feed bags were being put in place for storage.
I made it removable. You can see it lying on top of the unit.
I built it with the tolerance being a "snug-fit". Less than 1/64 of an inch.


You can see the turn-button that holds the top of the center support
in place.


Feed has been loaded and the center support is ready to be re-installed.


You can see the turn-button that holds the center support.
Once in place, it is pretty solid.


Unit is done and the doors locked into place. I used the turn buttons
instead of hinges because of not wanting the doors to swing out into
the aisle. They can be removed and set off to the side, parallel to the
the cabinet.


All of the materials used in construction
were 'scrap' or 'repurposed' lumber.
By building this storage cabinet, I removed
one entire sequence on my feed handling job.
Now, I only have to dump the feed one time, instead of twice.
Less work...less waste.

I got the idea for this project on the 12th of December @8:30 pm.
while I was posting about my portable feed carrier I'd just built.
I started work on it the 18th, and finished up yesterday afternoon
around 4:30 pm, the 22nd. Not bad for an old timer.

Grumpy

What do you use as rodent control? I have room to copy this, but I am thinking mice would chew the wood?

skysthelimit":1501rfku said:

What do you use as rodent control? I have room to copy this, but I am thinking mice would chew the wood?

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Sky,

I use a lot of rodent control bait set in inaccessible places
throughout my rabbitry. Mice are one of the banes in carrying
disease and transference.

The bait that I use is 'non-toxic' once it's ingested by the mouse.
Meaning, if a cat comes across a mouse nearing death, it won't be exposed
to the poison if it eats, or plays, with the mouse.

I had my 'bait' stored in a milk crate in the main feed room.
The mice discovered it and helped themselves. LOL.
I was wondering 'why' I hadn't seen any mice for the past few months.
Now, I know.

"IF" I see where mice are beginning to gnaw on the cabinet, I'll line
the inside with aluminum flashing and cover that with double-thick
cardboard. Galvanized metal flashing is cheaper, but aluminum is
so much easier to work with. I've plugged mouse holes with steel wool,
in the past.

grumpy.

You just gave me a great idea. I can set the mouse traps there under the cabinet since it's a few inches off the floor. Zap traps there, and bait filled traps under the milk crates I use as shelves. That would keep escape bunnies away from them too.

thanks

skysthelimit":3ni9llr9 said:

You just gave me a great idea. I can set the mouse traps there under the cabinet since it's a few inches off the floor. Zap traps there, and bait filled traps under the milk crates I use as shelves. That would keep escape bunnies away from them too.

thanks

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grumpy":1ncoe4ru said:

skysthelimit":1ncoe4ru said:

What do you use as rodent control? I have room to copy this, but I am thinking mice would chew the wood?

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Sky,

I use a lot of rodent control bait set in inaccessible places
throughout my rabbitry. Mice are one of the banes in carrying
disease and transference.

The bait that I use is 'non-toxic' once it's ingested by the mouse.
Meaning, if a cat comes across a mouse nearing death, it won't be exposed
to the poison if it eats, or plays, with the mouse.

I had my 'bait' stored in a milk crate in the main feed room.
The mice discovered it and helped themselves. LOL.
I was wondering 'why' I hadn't seen any mice for the past few months.
Now, I know.

"IF" I see where mice are beginning to gnaw on the cabinet, I'll line
the inside with aluminum flashing and cover that with double-thick
cardboard. Galvanized metal flashing is cheaper, but aluminum is
so much easier to work with. I've plugged mouse holes with steel wool,
in the past.

grumpy.

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What is the bait your are using? We are having a real problem right now. We are trying to get the stray cat that has adopted us to handle it, but he doesn't like being in the rabbitry. I am scared of poisoning the mice since we also have a dog that likes them. I don't want to kill my pets! Thanks as always!