- Genuine German-made Lubing drinker cup in original Lubing spec — pink Dine-A-Chook upgrade float included in the bag
- Pink is the easiest float to spot at a glance — check water from the coop door without walking in
- Upgrade float holds a higher, always-visible water level — identical performance to the yellow and blue
- Stops birds standing in, scratching into or fouling their drinking water
- Screws into any Dine-A-Chook drinker or outlet frame — standard 1/8” BSPF thread
- Building your own waterer? Low-pressure systems only — see our DIY policy below
- 12-month warranty on Lubing cups
- Genuine German-made Lubing cup + pink upgrade float in the bag
- Same performance as yellow and blue — easiest to spot
- Fits all Dine-A-Chook drinkers — 12-month warranty
The same trusted cup — with a float you can see from the gate
Every Dine-A-Chook drinker runs on the genuine German-made Lubing cup, and this one comes with our pink upgrade float in the bag. It performs exactly like the yellow and blue — the pink simply stands out more, so once it’s fitted, a glance from the coop door tells you the cups are full and the water is clean. Small thing, but on a cold morning it saves the walk.
Cup drinkers keep a flock healthier than any open dish. The cup holds just enough water for the birds drinking right now, refills itself as the level drops, and gives chickens nothing to stand in, scratch litter into or foul.
Float down, valve open — that’s the whole mechanism
As water leaves the cup the float drops, opening a small stainless valve that lets water in from your drinker. As the cup fills, the float rises and shuts it off. The float is the one part you might ever replace; the stainless valve doesn’t wear out — keep it clean and it keeps working.
The cup ships in original Lubing spec, original float fitted. Both floats work the same way and refill automatically — the difference is that the original closes the valve at a lower water level, while the pink Dine-A-Chook upgrade float in the bag lets the cup fill a little higher first. Look closely and the only physical difference is a slightly thicker square pad where the float presses the valve. Swapping over takes a minute with pliers.
That second float is the upgrade, not a spare
For the higher water level it must be swapped in — swapping it over takes a minute with pliers.
Mix and match colours
Floats are interchangeable across every cup we sell, and colours can be mixed freely on a multi-cup drinker — some keepers run one pink cup as their “level gauge” and yellow on the rest. The same cup is also available with a yellow or blue float.
Would you rather it arrived ready to go?
We also sell this cup with the pink upgrade float already fitted for a dollar more — no swap needed, straight out of the bag.
Fits every Dine-A-Chook drinker
Standard 1/8” BSPF thread: every upright Dine-A-Chook drinker, drum outlet and automatic frame takes this cup, as do the fittings in our DIY Chicken Waterer components range. Seat the O-ring on the thread before screwing it in.
And mount it higher than feels natural: the cup can sit right up at the smallest bird’s eye height. Chickens find water by smell rather than by looking down into it, and a high cup collects none of the litter and dust a low one does — low mounting is the single most common reason cups foul quickly.
Making your own drinker? Read this first.
We love a clever DIY watering system, and after 17 years we’ve genuinely seen it all — IBC totes, rainwater tanks, runs of poly pipe, and a few setups so good we’ve pinched ideas from them. So here’s some straight talk, from experience.
Genuine German-made Lubing cups have been the standard in commercial poultry for decades, and across the tens of thousands we’ve supplied since 2009, true cup failures are rare. But no drinker cup is set-and-forget. A cup that leaks, overflows or drains your reservoir is almost always telling you one of four things:
- Head pressure is too high. Lubing cups are made for low-pressure systems. If the water surface sits more than 35 cm above the cup, it will leak — that’s not a fault, it’s physics. Measure it.
- Airlock. A sealed reservoir stops water flowing. Loosen the lid and listen for the hiss.
- Dirt in the valve. Rain and tank water carry sediment and debris. One speck on the valve seat and the cup drips until it’s cleaned.
- It’s due for a service. Like your car, your mower or anything else with moving parts, a cup needs a few minutes of maintenance. We strip and clean ours every fortnight — monthly at the very least.
A full strip-down takes about ten minutes: cup, float, pin and the two-part valve.
Building your own system?
Everything we know is yours, free: head pressure, header tanks, airlocks and the full cleaning routine are in our DIY Drinker Guide and Lubing Cup Guide, and our DIY Chicken Waterer components range is purpose-designed for reliable low-pressure systems. What we ask you to understand is that we can’t fault-find or troubleshoot a system we didn’t design or supply — in almost every case, the cup is the messenger, not the cause.
Bought a complete Dine-A-Chook system?
Then you have our full support — that’s part of what you paid for. All we ask is that you work through the quick checks in our troubleshooting guide first. Most problems resolve on the spot, and if yours doesn’t, tell us what you found and we’ll sort it out.
Cups, floats and spares
Every serviceable part of a Dine-A-Chook drinker is available on its own — you never need to replace the whole unit:
- Replacement floats — yellow Dine-A-Chook upgraded float
- Replacement O-rings, 10 pack — the seal where the cup screws in
- Lubing Drinker Cups – 5 Pack — for multi-cup drinkers and spares on hand
- Lubing Drinker Cup – yellow float
- Lubing Drinker Cup – blue float
- Installation kit — the correct 9mm drill bit and thread tap for DIY mounting
- Complete Dine-A-Chook drinkers — engineered for correct water height, fully supported
Product Specifications
- Weight:
- 24g
- Length:
- 62mm
- Width:
- 50mm
- Height:
- 73mm
- Compatibility:
- Fits genuine Dine-A-Chook chicken drinkers, drum outlets and automatic frames
- Thread Size:
- 1/8" BSPF
- Use Type:
- Low-pressure, gravity-fed systems only
- Included:
- 1 cup (original Lubing float fitted) + 1 pink Dine-A-Chook upgrade float
- Country of Origin:
- Germany (Lubing)
- Warranty:
- 12 months (Lubing component)
- Float Colour:
- Pink upgrade float included
Frequently Asked Questions
Colours, swapping floats, fitting older drinkers — answered from eighteen years of Lubing cups.
Is the pink float different from the yellow or blue?
Only in colour. All three Dine-A-Chook floats are the same design and perform identically. Pink is the most visible against the red cup, which is exactly why some keepers choose it — a water check becomes a glance instead of a walk. All three do differ from the original Lubing float fitted in the cup, though: any Dine-A-Chook upgrade float raises the water level slightly and refills automatically once swapped in.
Can I mix float colours on one drinker?
Yes, freely. Floats are interchangeable across every Lubing cup we sell, and mixing colours changes nothing about how the drinker works.
Will this fit my older Dine-A-Chook drinker?
Yes. The 1/8” BSPF thread has been the standard across Dine-A-Chook drinkers, drum outlets and automatic frames for as long as we have sold them. If your old cup screwed in, this one will too.
How do I swap the float over?
With pliers, gently grasp the pin at the side of the cup and draw it halfway out — the float drops free. Hold the new float in place and push the pin home. A minute, first try.
How often should the cup be cleaned?
Rinse weekly with a low-pressure hose, and strip it down for a proper clean every fortnight to a month — cup, float, pin and the two-part valve, washed in warm soapy water. Never boiling water, never the dishwasher. Rain and tank water carry more sediment, so clean more often on those supplies.
It still drips after cleaning — now what?
Check the three usual suspects in order: head pressure (water surface no more than 35 cm above the cup), an airlock in the reservoir (loosen the lid, listen for the hiss), and the O-ring where the cup screws in. Our Lubing Cup Guide covers each step with photos. A cup on a genuine Dine-A-Chook system that fails all three checks is a warranty conversation — tell us what you found.
From what age can chicks use a Lubing cup?
From hatching, in a brooder, at a height they can comfortably reach. Like any waterer, new chicks need to be shown it once.
What is in the box?
One genuine German-made Lubing cup in original Lubing spec — original float fitted — with the pink Dine-A-Chook upgrade float included separately in the bag.
The bag has a second float — which one do I use?
The float in the bag is the Dine-A-Chook upgrade, not a spare. Its square pad — the part that presses the stainless valve open — is slightly thicker, which is what holds the higher water level. Swap it in if you want more visible water in the cup; leave the original fitted if the standard level suits you — both refill automatically.
How high should the cup be mounted?
Higher than most people think — up to the smallest bird’s eye height. Chickens find water by smell, so they don’t need to see down into the cup, and a high-mounted cup stays out of the litter and dust the flock kicks up. Low mounting is the most common reason cups foul quickly.
What warranty applies?
12 months on Lubing cups and nipples. Exclusions: colour fading, rodent damage, and use outside a low-pressure system or contrary to the instructions. Dine-A-Chook drinker bodies carry a separate 3-year warranty.
Something not covered? Start with the Lubing Cup Guide, then contact us — a small Australian family business that answers its own emails.