New Hampshire Red or Production Red?

[vermontgal]

This chicken was sold to me as a Rhode Island Red. Last fall, BYCers helpfully suggested that she is actually a New Hampshire Red.

Now, as she is almost 9 months old, I wonder if that holds - or if she might be a "Production Red". I am trying to determine which of my chickens is most likely to become broody. NHR's are supposed to have a decent chance of becoming broody, whereas I don't know about Production Reds (less likely?). She started laying in early January, and lays Large or XL light pinky-brown eggs.

She is very slight in the body. On the other hand, I have two BR and they are very different (one is chunky, the other is scrawny) so I know it can vary by the individual chicken.

Here's a recent pic (age 38 weeks). Thanks in advance for any opinions or info!

 

[speckledhen]

at this pt, looks more like a Production Red.

 

[vermontgal]

A Production Red is a mix of NH + RI?
And unlikely to go broody, according to Feathersite:
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKBroody.html

Hmm... so I think that means I need to get MORE CHICKS!!!!!!

 

[Mahonri]

Production Red.

 

[vermontgal]

Thanks, SpeckledHen & Mahonri. I appreciate the knowledge - all these "reds" get me confused.

 

[BawkinOnTheBench]

This looks exactly like my NHR, Peckachu. She also lays light pinkish brown eggs.

I got her from MPC - they sold her as NHR.

 

[speckledhen]

I think the NHRs vary in color, but they have black in their hackles, whereas RIRs do not. My NHs are very orangey with black stippling in the hackles.

 

[Huny]

My NHR has more orangy red in her I am thinking this is a production red.

 

[speckledhen]

Lucy here is one of my two NHR girls. Wish you could see more of the black in her hackles in the picture, though.