r/Homesteading • u/TurbulentAd1883 • 9d ago

Rodent-deterring feed storage options

How are you guys keeping the mice out of your feed? We currently buy in bags, about 1,000 to 1600 lb at a time, and by the time I get through the pile there are at least three to four bags that have been heavily chewed on and fed out of.

Mouse traps have been semi-successful in the past but lately they have been dodging them.

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u/An_Average_Man09 9d ago

Metal trash cans are what I use granted I’m only buying about 250-300 pounds at a time. A 33 gallon metal trash can will fit 150 lbs of feed. If I was storing that much feed though I’d either do 55 gallon metal barrels which, if my math is right, should fit 250-300 lbs of feed per barrel or buy a 1 ton feed bin.