r/BackYardChickens is a subreddit with 1.0M members. The community frequently discusses chickens, chicken, rooster, health, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review website recommendations, bedding, and heater, and the most common flair used is health question, chicken photography, general question, hen or roo, and coops etc..
Interesting stuff for the small flock community and the humane big flock community.
Popular Topics in r/BackYardChickens
#1
Chickens
104 posts
#2
Chicken
70 posts
#3
Rooster
43 posts
#4
Health
42 posts
#5
Struggling
37 posts
#6
Eggs
35 posts
#7
Hen
34 posts
#8
Coop
21 posts
#9
Winter
20 posts
#10
Behavior
19 posts
Products Discussed in r/BackYardChickens
Website Recommendations
5 reviews
#1
The Chicken Chick
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Chicken Health Handbook
5.0★ from 1 review
Bedding
1 review
#1
Pine Shavings
4.0★ from 1 review
Heater
1 review
#1
Premier1 Heated Poultry Waterer
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/BackYardChickens
#1
Health Question
: "I now have a second stray chicken. I think she fell off a truck to the processing plant."
57 posts
#2
Chicken Photography
: "My equippable son"
53 posts
#3
General Question
: "Lost my pet chicken today."
39 posts
#4
Hen or Roo
: "Hi All- I could use some opinions on this. One of my hens is beginning to look like its a rooster. Do you think its a rooster?"
30 posts
#5
Coops etc.
: "This guy found a solution to protect his chickens from hawks."
11 posts
#6
Breed ID
: "What did the chicken distribution system bless me with?"
10 posts
Member Growth in r/BackYardChickens
Yearly
+32k members(3.2%)
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Last updated: August 26, 2026