Brown Egg Layers
Medium brown eggs, 6 to 7 lb at maturity, and a docile, friendly, quiet temperament.
Breed specifications
New Hampshire poultry breeders likely envied Rhode Island for having a chicken breed named for their state. By the mid-1930s they had perfected a breed in the Granite State that grows a bit faster than the Rhode Island and was an important broiler breed until the era of modern hybrids. New Hampshire pullets sport light rusty red feathers and lay about 240 eggs each year.
Fun fact: Medium brown eggs.
Common questions
About 240 medium brown eggs per year.
New Hampshires weigh 6 to 7 lb at maturity.
Docile, Friendly, Quiet.
The New Hampshire is cold hardy and heat hardy.
From Hoover's Hatchery
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