Food bin - recommendations!

[MikB]

Hi!

I am moving to a new yard and have to provide my own food bin - do you have any recommendations? I have found lots of plastic dustbins but wonder if they are weather proof?

Many thanks!

 

[milliepops]

I've always used plastic dustbins in the past with no issues. the lids are usually pretty snug, you can get ones that clip on.
i have stacking recycling hoppers now to save space but they do need to be undercover as they aren't so watertight.

 

[MikB]

Great thanks - what size capacity do you go for? I’m looking at 50 litres and 100 litres but they are online so it’s hard to know how big they are!

 

[milliepops]

depends on what you want to store, if you're feeding chaff then you'll need either a huge bin or a couple of smaller ones, sacks of mix/cubes fit in my 50l bins easily.

 

[MikB]

Ahh thanks - just conditioning mix & conditioner. 50 litres should be fine then I think!

 

[asmp]

Have had plastic dustbins in the past but now have old chest freezers and much prefer them. The bags fit in nicely and they are rat proof (had rats chew holes in the dustbins before)

 

[D66]

We have metal dustbins - have had rats and squirrels chew through the plastic ones.

 

[MagicMelon]

I have a mix of plastic and metal dustbins. Im sure it totally depends on the type/brand of bin but I find my metal lids dont form as good a seal as the plastic ones as once or twice I have found a mouse has crawled in! Never had anything chew through the plastic ones (yet).

 

[Red-1]

Back in my livery yard days I had rats chew through plastic.

I have had a tack locker from there people, well pleased. They do various feed bins too...

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