Founding Flocks, Part 6: The New Hampshire

FlockJourney America 250 Series, Part 6: The New Hampshire, the breed from the state that made America official

Top 3 Takeaways

  • New Hampshire is the state that wanted its own chicken New Hampshire’s poultry breeders watched Rhode Island get a breed named for it and decided to create their own By the mid-1930s they had, by refining Rhode Island Red stock in the Granite State into a faster-growing, dependable bird all their own
  • It is a working bird, bred to do two jobs well The New Hampshire lays about 240 brown eggs a year and grows quickly enough that it

The New Hampshire Red: A Versatile Dual-Purpose Backyard Chicken

Ask a longtime baseball manager which player matters most and you will often hear the same answer: the utility player Rarely the flashy media star, a utility player is the flexible athlete who can step into almost any position at a moment’s notice and still get the job done In the world of backyard poultry, the New Hampshire Red is that utility player It may not be the single best layer, the fastest broiler, or the most striking show bird, but it does all of those jobs well, and that all-around reliability has made it a backyard favorite for