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Wanted: rodent-proof feed binsI need to get another 2-3 rodent-proof feed bins so I'm just wondering if anyone knows of a good price online (or in south Wales!) for either galvanised feed / dustbins or food-grade plastic barrels. Or, at least, has an idea of what the going rate is for new or second hand.
Ta!
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Brownbear
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Haven't we got a member called Barrelman who sells, well, barrels?
Rats could gnaw through a plastic one. Steel barrels with a circle cut out of the top and a lid over them would be better.
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Chez
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What about an old chest freezer?
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bring me sunshine
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BB, I did not know about barrelman. Ta!
Chez, I spent aaaaages last autumn trying to get hold of an old chest freezer for that very purpose. Didn't get anywhere  Course, I didn't know about downsizer back then...!
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Brownbear
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| bring me sunshine wrote: | BB, I did not know about barrelman. Ta!
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You can get them off ebay for £5-£10.
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Faithmead
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I bought 4 Galvanised dustbins (holds 2 x 20kgs bags of feed) from Talog Stores for £13 each (of thereabouts) last winter - Perfik.
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bring me sunshine
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I looked on ebay but they were all local pick up only.
Cheers, Faithmead, I'll take a look at my local feed merchants, if not I'm going to be in Carmarthen in a week or two so I'll pop in there!
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mochyn
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we use galvanised dust bins too. They're excellent as long as the badgers don't get the lids off.
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Faithmead
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| bring me sunshine wrote: |
Cheers, Faithmead, I'll take a look at my local feed merchants, if not I'm going to be in Carmarthen in a week or two so I'll pop in there! |
Call in if you're this way and have time for a coffee 
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Pel
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In the local free rag October ad paper there were 45litre steel drums with lids for £5 each, and possible delivery (though would probably only go to your mum's rather than you).. not too sure where my copy is of that, but my mum still has hers if you'd like the phone number?
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bring me sunshine
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| faithmead wrote: | | Call in if you're this way and have time for a coffee |
| Pel wrote: | | In the local free rag October ad paper there were 45litre steel drums with lids for £5 each, and possible delivery (though would probably only go to your mum's rather than you).. not too sure where my copy is of that, but my mum still has hers if you'd like the phone number? |
Oooh, yes please!
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Mary-Jane
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| mochyn wrote: | | we use galvanised dust bins too. They're excellent as long as the badgers don't get the lids off. |
We use them too.
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chicken feed
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have you tried your local recycling centre for chest freezers or dust bins ours always have them and they are very cheap
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bring me sunshine
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Ah, good thinking, chicken feed!
I've got a couple of galvanised bins but since I pinched them ("borrowed") from my mother, I've no idea what they cost!!!!!
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chicken feed
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we get alsorts of goodies from our local recycling centre you'd be surprised what people throw away
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Brownbear
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Would anyone like it if I did a tutorial of how to convert a barrel into a feed bin?
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Jools
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What about freecycle for chest freezers? I often see them going on there and there are 3 groups in the area (Cardiff, RCT and Bridgend).
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Pel
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| bring me sunshine wrote: |
| Pel wrote: | | In the local free rag October ad paper there were 45litre steel drums with lids for £5 each, and possible delivery (though would probably only go to your mum's rather than you).. not too sure where my copy is of that, but my mum still has hers if you'd like the phone number? |
Oooh, yes please! |
Pm'd you 
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Di Howes
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I've been using a large chest freezer to stroe feed (holds about 7 bags, but the only problem is mice or rats have now chewed the rubber seal and the lid doesn't site tight. The mice (gap too small for rats I think) get in a chew the bags. The galvanised storage bin is better.
Di
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Hey Di, they're out of stock atm but my local feed merchants has them for £16 so I'll be getting a couple when they're back in
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