Setting up and using your Dine-A-Chook gear.
Most asked
Lubing cup leaking, dripping or not filling?A two-minute check that finds the cause and the fix. How to clean a Lubing cupUnscrew, rinse, check the float seat. Step by step with photos. Need a spare part?Cups, floats, brackets, caps and outlets, pictured so you can match yours. Where is my order?Track it online, or tell us if something is missing or damaged.Everything else, by product. Open the one you own.
Feeders2 guides
Chicken feeder installation and use
Which birds can use it, mounting height, filling, and getting the flock started.
Installing tube feeders and drinkers
Where to put them, the right height, and fixing to wire or timber.
Drinkers5 guides
Automatic drinkers
Placement, mounting height, connecting to mains or tank water.
Drum drinkers
Setting up the 20 L drum, the right height, keeping the water clean.
Lubing drinker cups
Installing the cups and changing the float.
Drinker outlets
Assembling and fitting the outlet to a drum, tank or pipe.
DIY poultry drinker systems
Choosing a system type, comparing water sources, building your own.
Chicks and heat plates3 guides
Chick heat plate guide
Fitting the legs, the surge protector, the red light, reading the chicks, cleaning. The booklet from the box, with more photos.
Register your heat plate
Puts your surge protector on record for the 12-month warranty.
What to feed chickens at every age
Starter, grower, layer: when to change and why.
Feed and health2 guides
Choosing the right feed for laying hens
What a laying hen needs, and why scraps and forage are not enough on their own.
Poultry healthcare product instructions
Doses and directions for the wormers and health products in the range.
Rodents and pests1 guide
Rodents and pests in the chicken coop
What draws them in, the signs to look for, and how to deal with a problem.
Warranty and help2 pages
For keeping chickens happy, healthy and laying, the blog has the long answers.