Veteran Homesteader: How I Save $50 Every Time I Buy Chicken Feed at Costco

Veteran Homesteader: How I Save $50 Every Time I Buy Chicken Feed at Costco That warehouse club bag looks like a great deal at the register — but the real savings can leak away before it ever reaches your hens. ▸ Warehouse clubs can genuinely beat feed store prices, but only if you compare price per pound and check your own store's tag first ▸ Feed starts going stale within about three months of its mill date, even if the bag looks untouched ▸ Heat, moisture, and rodents are the three biggest threats once feed gets home — a galvanized metal can with a tight lid, kept off the floor and in shade, solves most of it ▸ Giving layer feed's high calcium content to chicks, pullets, or roosters can cause long-term kidney damage ▸ Moldy feed can carry mycotoxins that harm a hen's liver and egg production — it's never worth mixing in with good feed ▸ "Billing out," spilled feed, and free-choice treats quietly eat into savings that never show up on a receipt This video shares general homesteading and poultry-keeping practices for informational and entertainment purposes. Always follow feed labels and consult a veterinarian or agricultural extension office for flock-specific health concerns. LIKE this video if you're rethinking how you store your feed SUBSCRIBE for more real homesteading lessons learned the hard way COMMENT how many hens you keep and what feed works for your flock #ChickenFeed #Homesteading #BackyardChickens #RaisingChickens #FarmLife