New Hampshire Red
Livestock Conservancy (2022): watch[3] | |
Other names | New Hampshire |
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Country of origin | United States of America |
Use | dual-purpose, meat and eggs |
Traits | |
Weight |
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Skin color | yellow |
Egg color | brown |
Comb type | single |
Classification | |
APA | American[4] |
ABA | single comb, clean legged |
EE | yes[5] |
PCGB | soft feather: heavy[6] |
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]
History
The New Hampshire Red was developed over a period of about thirty years in the early twentieth century in the state of
In the 1940s New Hampshire hens contributed to the development of the
In 2018 the New Hampshire Red was designated the official poultry of the state following a proposal from students at Canaan Elementary School.[11]
The
Characteristics
The New Hampshire Red is of medium-large size, males weighing about 3.9 kg (8.5 lb) and hens approximately 3.0 kg (6.5 lb). Bantams weigh roughly a quarter of the weights of large fowl.
In the red variant, the plumage varies from a golden bay to a chestnut color; the tail feathers of the cock bird are black, and the hen has some black in the tail, in the neck feathers and in the wing
Use
The New Hampshire Red was bred to be a dual-purpose breed, suitable for production of both meat and eggs. It adapts well to either intensive or extensive management, and yields a meaty carcass.[8]: 192 [10]: 97 Hens lay approximately 220 brown eggs per year, with an average weight of about 55 g;[12] they sit well, and are good mothers.[10]: 97
References
- ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
- ^ a b Breed data sheet: New Hampshire / United States of America (Chicken). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed January 2022.
- ^ a b New Hampshire Chicken. The Livestock Conservancy. Accessed January 2022.
- ^ a b APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties: As of January 1, 2012. American Poultry Association. Archived 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b Liste des races et variétés homologuée dans les pays EE (28.04.2013). Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 16 June 2013.
- ^ Breed Classification. Poultry Club of Great Britain. Archived 12 June 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9781119509141.
- ^ ISBN 9781405156424.
- ^ a b New Hampshire Chicken. The Livestock Conservancy. Archived 27 March 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9781580176675.
- ^ [Associated Press] (19 June 2018). 'New Hampshire Red' Becomes Official State Poultry. New Hampshire Public Radio. Accessed January 2022.
- ^ a b Rassetafeln: Hühner (in German). Reichenbach, Haselbachtal: Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter. Accessed January 2022.
Further reading
- Chicken Breeds and Varieties (A2880), John L. Skinner, University of Wisconsin–Madison; Dr. Joe Berry, Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University