Chukar feed storage??

[drowe005]

I recently acquired a breeding pair of Chukars and upon purchasing them, I bought a 50 lb bag of maintainer feed. Being breeding season is about to be here, I just switched to super breeder feed and now have 40 some pounds of maintainer that wont be needed for several months and didn't want to have to dispose of it. Currently I have it stored in a 10 gallon ziplock bag in a rubber maid bin with a latched lid in a closet. Will this keep the feed from spoiling until needed again in late summer? Any other ideas on ways to store are welcomed and opinions on the current method. I would imagine a vacuum sealer would be the best option but I do not own one nor have access to one. Thanks

 

[ottersatin]

I would Freeze it: That is what is suggested
to help maintain the nutritional value of Rabbit feed.
Rabbit feed and I would think all pelleted feed
would lose it's nutritional within three months
of it's manufacture.
Ottersatin. ldtimer:

 

[digitaloutlaw]

what the Heck is that thing never seen one

 

[drowe005]

Sounds good ottersatin, Im actually in the process of working on getting a deep freezer and I will probably go that route. Thanks

And digitaloutlaw, those are Chukar Partridges , which are about 1.5 lb game birds that are related to the red legged partridge. Starting in the early 1930s, they were released along with pheasant in many western states for hunting purposes and have established themselves in several states out west. Right now, there the most popular game bird for raising and hunting on game preserves. They can be raised for either meat production or egg production and are considered one the easiest to raise due to their mild tempers and are very curious birds. Another interesting bit of info is that they're from southern Asia, the national bird of Pakistan and seen regularly in the desert mountains of Afghanistan.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

Nice pen!

Freezing would be best and will also kill moth or weevil eggs, but the way you have it stored now is good too. Air, light, and heat are the "enemy" of degradable nutrients.

Miss M posted a while back on making home-made vacuum seal bags- maybe she can provide a link to that for you. Also, they do have those "space-saver bags" that use a regular vacuum, and they are available at Walmart and other stores.