<<We only store feed and poultry supplies in it. It is difficult to buy in volume during the summer…..we have such heat and humidity-both bad for grains. >>
Ask around to see if anyone has a no-longer-in-use freezer to store your bags of feed. I started using one for my horse feed a couple of years ago, simply because it was more rodent-proof than the old wooden bin. Not only do I no longer have grain going moldy or "boozy" in hot weather (and my barn is very damp, unfortunately!), in winter the pail of soaking beet pulp waiting for the next feeding doesn't freeze solid either!
I can easily fit 6-8 bags, standing on end, in my freezer bin, a medium sized one. If I were to lay them flat, I know I could fit more, but I need access to the several kinds. We use a similar "dud" freezer for the hounds' food at our hunt kennel--we can empty around a dozen bags into it.
I got both freezers by asking on the local Freecycle; another option is to ask the local dump to let you know when they have a freezer brought in.
Rhonda
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