r/BackYardChickens↗
Raising Chickens or Other Poultry for Eggs, Meat, or as Pets
Interesting stuff for the small flock community and the humane big flock community.
1M subscribers1,596 posts / mo in Sep 20261,145 authors / mosince 2011
r/BackYardChickens has 1M members (+3.4% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,596 posts a month from 1,145 people. Top topics: Chicken Health Issues, Hen or Roo and Backyard Chickens.
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How r/BackYardChickens has grown
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Topics and brands on r/BackYardChickens
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Chicken Health Issues5.3%
- Hen or Roo4.9%
- Backyard Chickens4.2%
- Lost Chickens3.3%
- Chickens&Eggs3.2%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Tractor Supply Company
- PoultryDVM
- Chewy
- The Home Depot
- TikTok
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