r/chickens peaks Fridays 11pm-1am UTC
r/chickens was created on August 15, 2009, making it 16 years and 9 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 185,542 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/chickens is experiencing strong growth, with 2,435 new members in the last 30 days.
r/chickens shows very high engagement relative to its size, with an average of 208.3 upvotes per post across its 185,542 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.07. To reach the Hot section of r/chickens, posts typically need at least 13 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/chickens receive an average of 15.0 comments, indicating a community that primarily engages through upvoting content. Posts tend to be appreciated more through voting than through discussion in the comments.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Friday is the most active day with 17 posts reaching the top, while Monday sees the least activity with 11 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 11pm UTC (9 posts), 5pm UTC (9 posts), and 2pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 12pm UTC, 8am UTC, and 11am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (11), Tuesday (13), Wednesday (17), Thursday (12), Friday (17), Saturday (14), Sunday (16) posts reaching the top.
r/chickens currently has 185,542 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 2,435 members (1.33%), averaging 81 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/chickens in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/chickens has gained 6,465 subscribers (3.61%). Since tracking began 641 days ago, the community has added 47,079 total subscribers.
r/chickens is experiencing strong growth, with 2,435 new members in the last 30 days.
r/chickens has 185,542 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/chickens is Fridays 11pm-1am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/chickens is experiencing strong growth, with 2,435 new members in the last 30 days.
r/chickens was created on August 15, 2009, making it 16 years old.
Posts on r/chickens typically need at least 13 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/chickens is a Reddit community with 185,542 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "A place to post your photos, videos, and questions about chickens!" The best time to post on r/chickens is Fridays 11pm-1am UTC. Posts receive an average of 208.3 upvotes and 15.0 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 13. The subreddit is adding approximately 81 new members each day. Founded 16 years ago, r/chickens is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,351 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-11 18:43:45