Decatur, IL
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- Purpose
- dual
- Egg color
- brown
- Eggs / year
- ~220
- Hen weight
- ~6.5 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- Yes
- Temperament
- friendly, food-motivated, can be pushy
- Forages
- good
- Broodiness
- moderate
- APA class
- American
- NPIP stock code
- R227
- Origin
- United States (New Hampshire)
Breed guide
New Hampshire
Also known as: New Hampshire Red
Selected out of Rhode Island Red stock in the early 1900s for fast growth and early maturity, with quick feathering and a lighter chestnut color. It anchored the early broiler industry and still earns its keep on a homestead.
Keeper's notes
Hardy in most climates, wet winters included. They shove at the feeder, so set out several feeding stations in a mixed flock.
APA recognized varieties
American · American Standard of Perfection, 2010 list
New Hampshire 1935
New Hampshire listings
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Where to find New Hampshire
Showing Great Lakes. Change it with the Near box up top.
Regional breeders with this breed on file (27)
Mount Zion, IL
Lexington, IL
Jerseyville, IL
Salem, IL
Jerseyville, IL
Effingham, IL
Odin, IL
Waterloo, IL
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Regional hatcheries that carry it (9)
Woodson-Winchester Murrayville, IL
Oceola, OH
Mt Gilead, OH
Polk, OH
Sugarcreek, OH
Mt Gilead, OH
Fresno, OH
Baltic, OH
West Union, OH
Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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