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Chicken Drinkers
Clean water is the part of chicken keeping that goes wrong quietly. Open bowls and troughs fill with dirt, droppings and algae within a day, and a hen that will not drink dirty water stops laying before you notice. Dine-A-Chook chicken water feeders fix that with a closed container and a Lubing drinker cup: the cup holds a little fresh water and refills itself as the birds drink, and the rest of the supply stays sealed and shaded. Every drinker is Australian made, and every order ships NZ-wide for a flat $22.95 per order.
Call them chicken waterers, drinkers or water feeders, this page covers the whole range for New Zealand: 2L and 4L wall-mounted drinkers, 20L drum drinkers, mains-pressure automatic drinkers, duck waterers, and the fittings to build your own.
Which chicken water feeder do I need?
- 2L and 4L cup drinkers: the starting point for most backyard flocks. Wall mounted, filled from the top, one or two Lubing cups. The 4L twin cup drinker is the most popular unit we sell.
- 20L drum drinkers: for bigger flocks or fewer trips to the coop. A sealed drum on a stand with two to five cups, or nipples for ducks.
- Mains pressure automatic drinkers: connect to a garden tap or a header tank and never refill again. Cups or nipples, one to five outlets.
- Duck waterers: nipple outlets that give ducks water without the paddling pool of mess a bowl becomes.
- Drum drinker fittings and the DIY drinker kit: turn a food-grade drum or bucket you already own into a Dine-A-Chook drinker.
- Parts and accessories: the cup and nipple installation kit, spare lids and the header tank. For replacement cups, floats and nipples, contact us.
Setting up a coop from scratch? The feeder and drinker kits pair a drinker with a matching Dine-A-Chook feeder in one order.
How many drinkers, and how big?
A laying hen drinks roughly 250 to 500ml a day, and a lot more on a hot day or when she is laying heavily. As a guide, a 4L drinker looks after up to four hens for a couple of days between refills. For six to eight hens, use two 4L drinkers in different spots or step up to a 20L drum. Beyond that, a mains-pressure system stops refilling being a job at all. Two smaller drinkers beat one large one when a flock has a bully: the quieter birds always have somewhere to drink.
Cups or nipples?
Lubing cups are the right choice for almost every backyard setup. Each cup holds a small pool of water that the bird sees and drinks from naturally, and refills as it is used. With the float upgrade fitted, the cup tops itself up so it is never empty. Cups work on gravity drinkers and on mains pressure.
Nipples are the more hygienic outlet, because there is no pool at all, but they need steady pressure to work well, so we fit them to drum and mains-pressure drinkers rather than small gravity units. They are the outlet of choice for ducks, which turn any open water into mud.
Why the water stays clean
- Closed container: nothing falls in, nothing scratches through it, and no bird stands in it
- Opaque, UV-stabilised ASA: keeps light off the water so algae cannot get going, and will not go brittle or crack in the sun
- Lubing cup outlet: the German-made drinker cup used in commercial poultry sheds, fitted to every Dine-A-Chook drinker
- Lead-free and certified BPA-free: safe materials in contact with drinking water
- Wall mounted: no tipping, no muddy ring around the base of the coop
Rinse the container when you refill and the water stays as clean as your tap. There is no trough to scrub.
Australian made, hand-built
Dine-A-Chook drinkers are moulded in Queensland from commercial-grade materials and hand-assembled in our Townsville workshop, then shipped tracked to your door anywhere in New Zealand. Spare cups, nipples and floats are all stocked, so a drinker bought today is still in service in ten years.
Installation
Wall-mounted drinkers come with steel brackets and screws and fit to timber, sheet metal or masonry in a few minutes. Set the cups roughly level with the back of your smallest hen's neck; taller birds simply dip down. Mains-pressure drinkers connect to a standard garden hose fitting from a tap or a header tank. For wire-mesh coops, contact us about the wire mesh mounting kit before you order.
Frequently asked questions
Do the cups leak?
No. The float in a Lubing cup refills it as the level drops and holds the water at a constant height, so the cup does not drip. Mount the drinker level and the cups stay dry underneath.
Will my chickens work out how to use a cup?
Almost always within a day. The cup holds visible water, so birds drink from it as they would a puddle. Leave the old bowl out for a day or two if you want to be sure, then remove it.
Can I use a drinker for ducks or geese?
Yes, with nipples rather than cups. Ducks push their whole bill into a cup and empty it onto the ground. Our duck waterers and the nipple drum drinker are built for exactly that.
What about winter?
The drinkers cope with New Zealand frosts; a sealed container loses heat more slowly than an open bowl. On the coldest mornings check that the cup has not iced over, as you would with any outdoor water.
Are parts available?
Yes. Every cup, float, nipple and fitting can be replaced, so a drinker is repaired rather than thrown away. The installation kit, lids and header tank are in parts and accessories; for cups, floats and nipples, contact us and we will send what you need.
Do I pay for shipping in New Zealand?
One flat fee: $22.95 per order to any New Zealand address, however many items you order, and every parcel is tracked.
Not sure which drinker suits your coop? Contact us and we will help you choose.
Clean water is the part of chicken keeping that goes wrong quietly. Open bowls and troughs fill with dirt, droppings and algae within a day, and a hen that will not drink dirty water stops laying before you notice. Dine-A-Chook chicken water feeders fix that with a closed container and a Lubing drinker cup: the cup holds a little fresh water and refills itself as the birds drink, and the rest of the supply stays sealed and shaded. Every drinker is Australian made, and every order ships NZ-wide for a flat $22.95 per order.
Call them chicken waterers, drinkers or water feeders, this page covers the whole range for New Zealand: 2L and 4L wall-mounted drinkers, 20L drum drinkers, mains-pressure automatic drinkers, duck waterers, and the fittings to build your own.
Which chicken water feeder do I need?
- 2L and 4L cup drinkers: the starting point for most backyard flocks. Wall mounted, filled from the top, one or two Lubing cups. The 4L twin cup drinker is the most popular unit we sell.
- 20L drum drinkers: for bigger flocks or fewer trips to the coop. A sealed drum on a stand with two to five cups, or nipples for ducks.
- Mains pressure automatic drinkers: connect to a garden tap or a header tank and never refill again. Cups or nipples, one to five outlets.
- Duck waterers: nipple outlets that give ducks water without the paddling pool of mess a bowl becomes.
- Drum drinker fittings and the DIY drinker kit: turn a food-grade drum or bucket you already own into a Dine-A-Chook drinker.
- Parts and accessories: the cup and nipple installation kit, spare lids and the header tank. For replacement cups, floats and nipples, contact us.
Setting up a coop from scratch? The feeder and drinker kits pair a drinker with a matching Dine-A-Chook feeder in one order.
How many drinkers, and how big?
A laying hen drinks roughly 250 to 500ml a day, and a lot more on a hot day or when she is laying heavily. As a guide, a 4L drinker looks after up to four hens for a couple of days between refills. For six to eight hens, use two 4L drinkers in different spots or step up to a 20L drum. Beyond that, a mains-pressure system stops refilling being a job at all. Two smaller drinkers beat one large one when a flock has a bully: the quieter birds always have somewhere to drink.
Cups or nipples?
Lubing cups are the right choice for almost every backyard setup. Each cup holds a small pool of water that the bird sees and drinks from naturally, and refills as it is used. With the float upgrade fitted, the cup tops itself up so it is never empty. Cups work on gravity drinkers and on mains pressure.
Nipples are the more hygienic outlet, because there is no pool at all, but they need steady pressure to work well, so we fit them to drum and mains-pressure drinkers rather than small gravity units. They are the outlet of choice for ducks, which turn any open water into mud.
Why the water stays clean
- Closed container: nothing falls in, nothing scratches through it, and no bird stands in it
- Opaque, UV-stabilised ASA: keeps light off the water so algae cannot get going, and will not go brittle or crack in the sun
- Lubing cup outlet: the German-made drinker cup used in commercial poultry sheds, fitted to every Dine-A-Chook drinker
- Lead-free and certified BPA-free: safe materials in contact with drinking water
- Wall mounted: no tipping, no muddy ring around the base of the coop
Rinse the container when you refill and the water stays as clean as your tap. There is no trough to scrub.
Australian made, hand-built
Dine-A-Chook drinkers are moulded in Queensland from commercial-grade materials and hand-assembled in our Townsville workshop, then shipped tracked to your door anywhere in New Zealand. Spare cups, nipples and floats are all stocked, so a drinker bought today is still in service in ten years.
Installation
Wall-mounted drinkers come with steel brackets and screws and fit to timber, sheet metal or masonry in a few minutes. Set the cups roughly level with the back of your smallest hen's neck; taller birds simply dip down. Mains-pressure drinkers connect to a standard garden hose fitting from a tap or a header tank. For wire-mesh coops, contact us about the wire mesh mounting kit before you order.
Frequently asked questions
Do the cups leak?
No. The float in a Lubing cup refills it as the level drops and holds the water at a constant height, so the cup does not drip. Mount the drinker level and the cups stay dry underneath.
Will my chickens work out how to use a cup?
Almost always within a day. The cup holds visible water, so birds drink from it as they would a puddle. Leave the old bowl out for a day or two if you want to be sure, then remove it.
Can I use a drinker for ducks or geese?
Yes, with nipples rather than cups. Ducks push their whole bill into a cup and empty it onto the ground. Our duck waterers and the nipple drum drinker are built for exactly that.
What about winter?
The drinkers cope with New Zealand frosts; a sealed container loses heat more slowly than an open bowl. On the coldest mornings check that the cup has not iced over, as you would with any outdoor water.
Are parts available?
Yes. Every cup, float, nipple and fitting can be replaced, so a drinker is repaired rather than thrown away. The installation kit, lids and header tank are in parts and accessories; for cups, floats and nipples, contact us and we will send what you need.
Do I pay for shipping in New Zealand?
One flat fee: $22.95 per order to any New Zealand address, however many items you order, and every parcel is tracked.
Not sure which drinker suits your coop? Contact us and we will help you choose.