New Hampshire Chicken

The Best of Both Worlds, With New Hampshire Chickens

Whether you’re looking for delicious, rich, yellow-skinned meat or beautiful brown eggs, the New Hampshire is your chicken. A true dual-purpose bird, our Old Type New Hampshire chickens will continue to reproduce true to their breed.

When developing our New Hampshire Reds, Henry Knoll worked to maintain the fast-feathering and rapid-growth features that make these dual-purpose birds so desirable for mass production, as well as for the backyard. Our birds are calm and very friendly and lay about 200 large, light-brown eggs per year (for best egg production, limit hens’ feed intake as their strength is in meat production). Please note, these chicks grow so fast that you do not want to use them for show purposes.

The New Hampshire Red’s Best Features

Fast feathering and rapid growth mean that our New Hampshire chickens waste no time filling out their reputations for meat production. These birds are light red in color, broad-bodied, often go broody, and are known for their mothering abilities. Hens will grow to about 6 pounds, while roosters reach approximately 8.5 pounds. They lay large, light-brown eggs—around 200 annually.

The New Hampshire Red’s Heritage

In 1915, the Rhode Island Red chicken was intentionally bred with others to create a winning meat producer. The result was the New Hampshire chicken, a breed valued primarily for its meat and secondarily for its egg laying.

New Hampshire Chickens for Sale Here

As you can see on the ordering chart above, New Hampshire Reds are only available in straight run, meaning you will receive a mix of males and females. Please note that you can choose to have your day-old chicks vaccinated against  Marek’s Disease, and you can also select your ship date. Act fast to get your first choice, and contact us with any questions.

Now is the time to scroll up to that form and place your order before ship dates are filled!