/r/BackYardChickens/

r/BackYardChickens

1.0M members
r/BackYardChickens is a subreddit with 1.0M members. The community frequently discusses chickens, chicken, rooster, health, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review coop, website recommendations, and fencing, and the most common flair used is chicken photography, general question, health 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

Coop

16 reviews
#1
Producer's Pride
3.7 from 3 reviews
#2
OverEZ
3.5 from 2 reviews
#3
Wyze
5.0 from 1 review
#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

Fencing

4 reviews
#1
Hardware Cloth
4.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Chicken Wire
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Rabbit Wire
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/BackYardChickens

#1
Chicken Photography
: "One of my favorite pairs in the flock right now. Their feather patterns keep getting prettier every molt 😍"
115 posts
#2
General Question
: "Let’s talk about blue eggs"
37 posts
#3
Health Question
: "Why does he sit like this?"
16 posts
#4
Hen or Roo
: "Sea bright bantam"
16 posts
#5
Coops etc.
: "Finally finished my cordwood chicken coop! Cluckingham palace"
14 posts
#6
Breed ID
: "What chicken breed are these stray chickens"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/BackYardChickens

Yearly
+28k members(2.9%)

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Last updated: June 1, 2026