Pigeon and poultry accessories
This aisle covers the everyday hardware for keeping pigeons or poultry: feeders and drinkers built for outdoor use, and the grit mixes birds need alongside their feed. It's separate from the seed and corn aisle, which is where the food itself lives.
Feeders and drinkers
A drinker like the Supa Poultry & Bird Drinker is designed to keep water cleaner for longer outdoors than an open dish, which matters since poultry and pigeons will happily walk through and foul an uncovered water source. The Hentastic Filled Henpecker Feeder works on a similar principle for feed, reducing how much gets scratched out and wasted or spoiled by rain.
Buy feeders and drinkers sized to your flock rather than the smallest option available — a drinker that runs dry by midday means birds go without water for hours, which matters more in hot weather than most people expect.
Why grit matters alongside feed
Birds don't have teeth, so grit sits in the gizzard and does the physical work of grinding down seed and grain that would otherwise pass through undigested. Mixed poultry grit, such as Mixed Poultry Corn or a dedicated grit mix, should be offered separately from feed rather than mixed straight in, so birds can take it as and when they need it.
Free-range birds pick up some grit naturally from the ground, but birds kept in a run with limited access to soil benefit from a dedicated grit supply kept topped up, since they can't source it themselves the way a genuinely free-ranging bird can.
In this section
Everything below is in stock with us, priced with delivery worked out, and packed and posted by hand in the UK.
Peckish Suet & Peanut Feeder
A perforated stainless steel feeder that takes either suet pellets or peanuts
£12.99
Rosewood Recycled Wild Bird Seed Feeder
A 1.2 litre wild bird seed feeder that fixes to a wall, post or drainpipe
£15.00
Supa Poultry Mixed Grit
A mixed flint and oystershell grit for chickens, combining grinding grit with a calcium source
From£4.75
Fed N Watered Coop Cup Hook Holder
Stainless steel bird coop cups with hook holder, available in several cage-friendly sizes
From£2.25
Fed N Watered Coop Cup with Clamp Holder
Stainless steel bird coop cups with clamp holder, available in larger cage sizes
From£9.35
Supa Chick Flint Grit
A fine flint grit for baby chicks and growing birds, to aid digestion, 1LTR
£4.99
Supa Oystershell Grit
An oystershell grit for chickens, to support calcium and eggshell quality, 1LTR
£5.25
Happy Pet Wooden Bird Perch
Natural wood bird perches, a pack of two 12-inch perches, in a choice of sizes
From£2.59
Supa Multi Purpose Nest Box
A garden nest box with a removable front panel, so it can also be used open-fronted
£12.99
Supa Caged Seed Feeder
A steel caged seed feeder that keeps squirrels, pigeons and doves off the seed
£12.99
Supa Caged Peanut Feeder
A steel cage peanut feeder that keeps squirrels, pigeons and doves off the nuts
£12.99
Common questions
- Why do pigeons and poultry need grit?
- Birds have no teeth, so grit sits in the gizzard and grinds down seed and grain during digestion, doing the job teeth would otherwise do. Without enough grit, birds can struggle to properly digest their feed, particularly whole grains.
- How often should I clean a poultry drinker?
- Check and clean a drinker at least every few days, more often in warm weather when algae and bacteria build up faster in standing water. A drinker that's kept topped up but never cleaned can end up doing more harm than good.
- Do free-range birds still need extra grit?
- Free-ranging birds pick up some grit naturally from the ground, but it isn't always a reliable or sufficient amount, especially on hard standing or a well-maintained lawn with little exposed soil. Offering a dedicated grit supply alongside free-ranging is the safer approach.
- What size feeder do I need for a small flock?
- Size a feeder to how often you're able to check on it rather than just flock size — a feeder that needs refilling twice a day works fine if you're around, but a larger capacity feeder suits anyone who can't check as often. Running out of feed for extended periods isn't ideal for birds used to a regular routine.
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Written by Matt Garnett, who runs Giddy Pets and is a lifelong pet owner — not a vet. This is general information, not veterinary advice, and it cannot replace an examination by the vet who knows your animal. How we write these guides.