New Hampshire
Dual purpose · United States · 🌱 Beginner friendly
New Hampshire farmers took the Rhode Island Red and selected hard for early maturity and fast feathering, producing a lighter, chestnut-red bird that gets down to business young. Expect a bold, sociable hen who is always first to the treat bucket.
Eggs per year
200–240
Egg color
Brown
Egg size
Large
Hen weight
6–7 lbs
Temperament
Friendly and food-motivated
Broodiness
Sometimes broody
Did you know?
In 2018 New Hampshire made the breed its official state poultry, cementing a century-old point of pride against neighboring Rhode Island.
Is the New Hampshire right for your flock?
Expect roughly 200–240 brown eggs a year from a healthy hen in her prime — production dips during molt and the short days of winter, and eases off as she ages. Planning space? A New Hampshire hen runs 6–7 lbs, so size the coop with our coop size calculator and estimate the feed bill with the feed cost calculator.
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