New Hampshire (chicken)

New Hampshire is a moderate domestic chicken breed.

A big cock can be 3 to 3.5 kg, the hens are only about 2.5 to 3 kg heavy. They have a brown color, her tail is iridescent blue-green, and their legs (legs ) are yellow. New Hampshire chickens lay under optimal conditions in the first year, about 250 eggs, in the second year, only about 180 eggs. New Hampshire are very tame and calm of nature, especially when one has been held to do with them. Also, they hardly fly.

This breed comes from the U.S. state of New Hampshire and was bred there in the beginning of the 20th century from the Rhode countries. This, in turn, derived from crosses of the Red Malay fighter with other Asian breed chickens. Despite the " fighter in the blood " are New Hampshire of extremely calm, zutraulichem beings. The New Hampshire became known in Germany in the 1950s, the robustness and efficiency played a major role.

The existing recognized bantam breed Miniature New Hampshire has strong global distribution.