The Feed Bin, a staple on West Alameda Street for 52 years, closed Monday. It was the only store in the multistate Hubbard Feeds chain, owned by Alltech, to face a shutdown, a spokesman said.

Gencor RAP feed bins are designed to eliminate material bridging, with steep sided ¼-in. tapered walls, self-relieving throat and welded beater plates on the sides of the bins.

I was fed up with chicken feeders that made a big mess by dropping feed all over the ground so I have designed my own chicken/duck feeder made from everyday bins or buckets, which keeps the feed in ...