Chicken breed
New Hampshire
Selected from Rhode Island Reds for faster growth and earlier laying, and lighter in colour: chestnut rather than mahogany.
Hatch Index lists 1 variety of New Hampshire from 4 hatcheries, and 1 is in stock today. The cheapest sexed pullet you can order now is New Hampshire from Cackle Hatchery at $5.99. Straight run starts at $4.49.
Listed now
| Variety | Hatcheries | Stock | Sexed pullet from | Straight run from | Min order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 4 | 1 of 2 in stock | $5.99 | $4.49 | — |
Prices are per bird, from listings that can be ordered today, and change through the day. Sold-out varieties are shown faded. Sold by: Cackle Hatchery, Purely Poultry, Freedom Ranger Hatcheries, The Chick Hatchery.
New Hampshire over time
This site has read New Hampshire stock on 18 days since August 9, 2026, and at least one variety could be ordered on 18 of them. It has been easy to find: some variety could be ordered on every reading. The cheapest bird held at $3.89.
One mark per day this site read every hatchery here, filled when any variety could be ordered; a gap is a stretch with no readings. Read by this site, not reported by the hatcheries.
What the New Hampshire is like
- Egg colour
- Brown
- Eggs a year
- About 200 to 240
- Grown weight
- 6.5 lb hen, 8.5 lb rooster
- Temperament
- Calm
- Climate
- Cold hardy
- Goes broody
- Sometimes
- Kept for
- Dual purpose
- Origin
- New Hampshire, from the Rhode Island Red
- American standard
- Recognised by the American Poultry Association
General traits of the breed, from the breed standards and long-running references. A hatchery's own line can differ, most of all in egg colour and numbers.