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Bags of feed are becoming less practical. They started out about $10/bag and are now almost $15/bag. I'm going to start buying grain a ton at a time but need to store it some place.
Commercial grain silos are far to much money so I have been looking at images of the old wood ones and am thinking about making one of those.
i can make the base out of field stone and have it slope sides to middle and back to front so the grain rolls out a shoot. I was thinking about ripping 4 x 8 sheets of plywood into 2 x 8 sheets and using 10 of them to make the walls. Not sure how big around that will be but it would be 8 feet tall.
I'm a little worried about condensation with a stone floor and wood walls though. Anyone ever tried this? Do you use something else? If so what?
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| There are several remanants of old grain bins in our area. I don't know why it wouldn't work as long as you remember to put some type of vent in it for circulation. We stored our feed in feed rooms that are in the barn, cement floors and wood walls. We did have plenty of circulation as the fronts/doors are just 1x8" stacked on top of each other against the doorway studs. We didn't fill them to the ceiling, but there were holes in the ceiling to put the auger in. We didn't seem to have any problem with condensastion but we only had it in there mostly during winter. (barley and oats not sure if there was molasas in it or not, if there was there wasn't a lot) When it was gone, it was time to move the cattle out to the big pasture. Not sure how much we actually had. But there was a room and 1/2. (guessing here.. 4' wide 16' long and 12' high)
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| If you have a building ,barn ect. in wich you can store your feed . A cheaper and easier alternative would be to use a one ton grain bag. They are sometimes also called super sacks. They can be placed into the back of a pick up and the bulk feed augered into the sack if you are picking up the grain. or directly augered into the 1ton sack if you have the grain delivered. another advantage of this type of feed storage is that the full sacks can be moved with tractor with a bucket or bale fork attachment ect.
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Never thought about that. When we got "cake" for our cows a couple years ago that is what the elevator/coop put it in. Also when we got corn. They charge a deposit for the bag, which you take back and they either reuse that one or you turn it in for a new one.
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Hey John,
You could get a wood grain silo if you're worried about the expenses from a commercial grade one. As for the condensation, I'd look into grain systems, more specifically, the grain dryers to help regulate your crops inside. The costs might offset your need to get a bigger, more expensive silo.
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The Maine Cooperative Extension has plans for small wooden grain hoppers built out of plywood. They even have a place in their plans so that you can put a wheelbarrow under it so that the grain will flow into that so you can feed out. I would look into that.
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