Ideas for storing feeds made up a week in advance?

[wench]

I'm planning on making up feeds for my horse and leaving at the yard for them to feed, rather than them doing it. (She's on full livery) she has a couple of suppliments, and I want to monitor how much she's eating.

So how would you store 14 feeds? Plastic boxes, or carrier bags? There will be space at the yard to store them all; I'm planning on giving her a small fibre feed so not huge feeds.

Plastic boxes possibly better, but chances are they will walk off. Plastic bags less robust but come free from Asda etc

 

[Tash88]

I think plastic boxes, just get some cheap tupperware from Asda then if they do go missing it isn't a huge deal. And I'm sure you'll be able to label them with permanent marker. I don't think plastic bags are a good idea as they break more easily and they aren't so safe from rats and mice, also you will always have a bit of feed left at the bottom and so your horse could be missing out on some of her supplements.You could also use old supplement tubs if you have any lying around, that's what I use if I'm making feeds in advance and run out of buckets.

 

[quirky]

I would use large freezer/sandwich bags so you can write on what day/time feed it is.

 

[wallykissmas]

Could you make them up in zip bags if not lots of feed, or if more feed make up in the buckets then stack buckets inside each other inside a feed bin but obviously that means 14 buckets. Tupperware type plastic tubs are also an idea if you can find on offer somewhere and could fit all feed in.

Old ice cream tubs from friend and family, we must get thought at least 6 a month.

 

[Highlands]

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q...A2E8E9CAB94E5C33A5DC25FEA16E5&selectedIndex=0

Small blue barrel which is rodent free, zip bags

 

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I use large sandwich bags for leaving feeds ready when I am away, I just leave them in the old chest freezer I have as a feed bin.

 

[Achinghips]

I store six at a time stacked in a galvanised dustbin with lid, with a bucket of water and jug next to it, for adding each day to mix

 

[mischamoo]

I use large freezer/sandwich type bags too and just stick a sticky address label on with the day to be fed.

 

[Holzdweaver]

My OH will go and dutifully soak the feeds at night ready for the next day, and i make them up for him beforehand in large strong food bags. I make up 7 for each of my two horses and just store them in different bins on top of the feed as they have different quantities.
Works very well, i only have to make feeds once a week which saves faffing with supplement lids every day

 

[LynH]

I make up feeds for my three a week in advance in case I am unwell and my OH or friends can feed them for me. I make up dry feeds with supplements in 15l small shallow TubTrugs which stack in three piles really neatly and cover the top one of each pile with a bucket cover. They do fit neatly into a large bucket with a lid if you prefer them sealed. Mine are all colour coded by horse and the dry feed is then tipped into a larger bucket and sugar beet or wet feed added before serving. This colour coding works really well if you have more than one horse and saves you having to label each one.

 

[pinklilly]

I was doing this on full livery, making up a weeks worth of feeds at a time, I used the sealable plastic food containers ( tupperware type things but tescos own ). I fed fast fibre with various supplements, linseed, pro hoof etc and made them up dry so yard just had to put in feed bowl and add required amount of water and mix. They worked well, none went missing, they are air tight and weather proof and rodent proof and I just stacked them in pairs in my spare feed bin.

 

[AngieandBen]

I use Chinese takeaway tubs large yoghurt pots work well too for leaving your supplements in.

 

[Lolo]

We'd use plastic bags, because the feed wouldn't fit in anything smaller. It's what the PC kids use for camp, and the feeds last well in those, and then stored in an airtight container.

 

[Embo]

empty tasty treat buckets. I make up a weeks worth of feeds to save time. Stacked up with one lid on top.

I just asked people at the yard who buy them to let me have the empty tubs when they were finished, so didn't cost me anything!

 

[Goldenstar]

I would use large freezer/sandwich bags so you can write on what day/time feed it is.

That's what we do when we travel you just need to be aware that salt is best added when you feed as it attracts water and spoils the feed if you are leaving them a few days .

 

[McCauley]

As others do...i've been 'bagging my bespoke supplements' for years now in large freezer/sarnie bags. i generally do about 3 weeks worth and they're stored in a carrier bag in my dustbin that also houses my fast fibre.

I keep all my supplements at home and bring them to the yard with me ready prepared as i've had my minerals mysteriously deplete over the years on yards i've been on! So, by doing the prepared 'bagged' supplements it's saves on storage space at the yard and is simple to pop into my FF of an evening.. sorted.

 

[dianchi]

Personally I would speak to the YM about your concerns, if your on full livery you shouldn't need to do this