Member Reviews: New Hampshire

I love my New Hampshire chicken. She is a good layer, and super nice! She was very shy at first but she now lets me hold and pet her. On sunny days we sit on the porch swing together and she loves it. Everyone should add some to their flock! The only thing I did not like was it scares me when she molts. She loses her head and neck feathers along with her tail so those things are bald for a while. Then they all grow back and she looks okay. Other than that she is an excellent excellent chicken even for first time chicken owners.  She also knows her name. If you call her and make a kissy sound with your lips, she comes RUNNING from wherever she is in our yard (I have 2 acres). ...

i like their feathering. they lay decently. very docile and nice. i am glad i picked this breed.

i have one roo and he is very gentle and will come up too me and eat out of my hand i love 

    We love our NHR hen, Sugar.  She's sweet, not very loud, and the most affectionate of the 3 hens we have.  She lays well, follows me all over the yard 'helping' with gardening and chores, and jumps up to snatch food right from your hands.          

I like this chicken a lot and will probably get some more!

We have a New Hampshire Rooster.  He displays typical rooster behavior towards hens,but in comparing him with other Roosters I've had, he puts on alot of show to get the hen's acceptance first.  He is not overly pesky.  He is protective of them and is an excellent lookout for aerial and potential ground predators.  (He is a Free Ranger-with the rest).  He is friendly and allows himself to be picked up by myself or the kids.  Gorgeous fluff and feathers.  He has a great personality and demeanor.   

We are new to chickens and these girls are perfect for us! Very easy for first timers, get along well, big enough to scare off the cats, excellent eggs, cheeky but pretty obedient...

great birds for anyone who is looking for looks and eggs!

love my NH's!! they're friendly and very loving!!! one has taken to my 2 1/2 y/o son like it's her chick ours started laying at 15 1/2 weeks  

We have two hens and one rooster.  The hens are wonderful to have and love free ranging and our's don't seem to eat as much feed as the other breeds.  They will run away if they think you are going to try picking them up however.  "Good egg production"