Automatic Mains Pressure Drinker - Twin Cup

Connect a hose. Turn on the tap. Walk away.

In 15 years of selling these drinkers — thousands of units across Australia — we've replaced exactly one float valve. One. That's German engineering for you.

The Lubing float valve inside this unit is the same component used in commercial poultry operations worldwide. Simple mechanics, nothing electronic, nothing to break down.

You've probably already tried a few "solutions"

Cheap plastic drinkers that cracked in the sun. Buckets that got knocked over. Open dishes full of dirt and droppings by lunchtime. Bell drinkers that leaked all over the coop floor.

This is different. Automatic means unlimited fresh water without refilling, daily checks, or coming home to empty containers and thirsty birds.

That's the real benefit. You go away for the weekend. You get home late from work. You forget to check the coop before dinner. Doesn't matter. Your girls have fresh water.

How it works

The header tank fills to the correct level and stops automatically. As your chickens drink from the cups, the water level drops, the float opens, and fresh water flows in.

Why our cups actually auto-refill (and cheap ones don't)

This matters, so pay attention.

Cheap drinker cups — the kind you'll find all over eBay and Amazon — require your chickens to press down on the float to release water. If the bird doesn't press hard enough, no water. If the float gets stuck, no water. If the chicken is small or timid, she might not drink at all.

Not sure if cups are right for your setup?

Got ducks? Nipples are usually better — ducks carry dirt in their bills and will foul cups faster. But ducks still need a separate water source deep enough to submerge their bills.

Installation: Under 20 minutes

The bracket comes pre-assembled to the tank. Take it out of the box, screw it to something solid (fence post, shed wall, coop frame), screw the outlet frame into the pre-fitted ¾" elbow on the tank, connect your garden hose, turn on the tap. Done.

The unit weighs about 5kg when full, so it needs to be mounted to something structurally sound — timber posts, solid walls, concrete with appropriate plugs. Not chicken wire. Not flimsy mesh.

Tip: Position the cups at eye level for your smallest bird. Watch your flock for the first hour to make sure everyone can reach.

On tank water or gravity feed?

Works perfectly. The header tank isolates the pressure from your main supply — so it doesn't matter if your source tank is 500 litres or 5,000 litres, or how high it sits. The header tank regulates everything.

Drawing from a rainwater tank? Consider adding an Inline Water Filter to catch sediment before it reaches the drinker.

A note on maintenance

Lubing cups virtually eliminate spillage — but they're not maintenance-free.

Sediment can build up around the stainless steel valve, preventing it from seating and sealing correctly. A vinegar rinse helps with mineral deposits, especially on bore water.

What you get

Specifications

Choosing the right size

Who makes this

The original — built in 2010, still in use today. Since then we've refined every detail, but the core principle hasn't changed: reliable water, no fuss.

We're Ryan and Kara, based in Townsville. We started Dine-A-Chook in 2010 as a weekend project in the garage — we had chickens, we were frustrated with the gear available, so we made our own.

Fifteen years and 50,000+ customers later, we're still a family business. The aluminium brackets are cut on our own CNC machine. The fittings are injection-moulded in Brisbane. The Lubing components come from Germany because nothing else matches them for reliability. This isn't imported and rebadged. It's designed here, made here, and backed by people who use it.

Fresh water. Every day. Without the daily chore.

German engineering. Australian manufacturing. Fifteen years of backyard testing.

Spend $299 or more and shipping's on us.

Questions? 1800 103 326 — you'll talk to someone who keeps chickens, not a call centre.