In the past, many of my inquiries about New Hampshires have been answered with the disclaimer that "this line is on the small side".
These inquiries included phone calls made to a couple of breeders who don't have a big internet presence, it wasn't just whoever I could find at BYC or other online places.
Regardless, I'm not so much interested in color conformity -- whether they have speckles in the hackles does not matter to me -- I am looking for that "old timey" New Hampshire that is a good layer and grows to a good weight relatively quickly, the classic dual purpose bird. (Yes, I know I am not going to get "roasters" at 12 weeks.) I'd like them to look good too, but that is secondary.
Don't get me wrong, I am glad to hear the comparisons.