New Hampshire Red

New Hampshire Red
Conservation status
Other namesNew Hampshire
Country of originUnited States of America
Usedual-purpose, meat and eggs
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    • Large fowl: 3.9 kg (8.5 lb)
    • Bantam: 1000 g (35 oz)
  • Female:
    • Large fowl: 3.0 kg (6.5 lb)
    • Bantam: 750 g (26 oz)
Skin coloryellow
Egg colorbrown
Comb typesingle
Classification
APAAmerican[4]
ABAsingle comb, clean legged
EEyes[5]
PCGBsoft feather: heavy[6]
Show bird, hen

The New Hampshire Red or New Hampshire is an American breed of chicken. It was developed in the early twentieth century in the state of New Hampshire by selective breeding of Rhode Island Red stock; no other breed was involved.[7]: 216 [8]: 192  It is fast-growing, early-maturing, quick-feathering, and yields a meaty carcass.[9] Mature birds are a light or medium red in color; they may fade in sunlight.[9]

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