New Hampshire Reds Question

[Lotsapaints]

I've crossed the Delawares with New Hampshires and the chicks are looking just like Delawares and they are the same size as the RIR chick 3 days older. There are some of us who are trying to breed SOP birds that grow fast and lay lots of eggs I don't know that I will show but by breeding to the standard you get a better bird and by picking faster feathering birds you get more eggs and meat

 

[kathyinmo]

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Delawares are the result of a sport; they are not something you can recreate by breeding the right breeds, you would have to get very lucky to produce the same sport.

Did you see the picture of the bird Doug Akers created by crossing a BR roo over NH hen? The bird he took to Ohio Nationals and won 1st place with? This information from Doug, pictures from Ohio (courtesy of joletabey):

I didn't find much on the internet this spring when I was thinking of experimenting. I crossed a Barred Plymouth Rock male with some New Hampshire females. Both Large Fowl. I hatched approx. 12 chicks. Half of them looked exactly like barred rock chicks; I gave them away within a couple of weeks. Five of the chicks were pure white at hatch. There were 3 males and 2 females. All were decent Delaware color pattern. At least for the first generation offspring of two so very different colored breeds. The males had too much black on their backs, but the females are pretty decent "Delawares".

 

[kathyinmo]

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Gonna give it a try. It should take 3 generations, because, as Chris said .... the F1s should ALL be barred. That is what is expected if both the NH and BR are pure. Step 2 is cross these barred siblings.....

 

[Robert Blosl]

That male from Germany sure could score some high points under the old judging system. Could he be the best New Hampsire alive in the past fourty years? We have not seen anything like this since the days Ken Bowles showed them and Schilling took pictures of them That was in the 1950s. I had a guy email me Kathy wanting to get some of Franks birds. I told him to contact you. I think he will end up with a better bird. Franks birds are breed more for meat and will try to get some eggs from him to see what they look like and then share with the folks who want this breed. Dougs Delawares sure did look sharp to me. You should have some excellent birds with what you have to cross this year. Bob

 

[mississippifarmboy]

Cool! Keep us posted on how it turns out! I was just reading about that crossing you posted somewhere else a couple of days ago. Interested to see how it turns out.

 

[TimG]

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That is certainly interesting. Is it thought that Mr. Akers got five sports, or that there was some white hidden in the genetics of one of the parents?

 

[pkw]

I absolutely love my New Hampshires. They do lay everyday. They are so nice and friendly. I can walk up to them and pick them up with no problem and they are so quiet. I haven't had any go broody (which is okay with me). Half of my New Hampshires came from McMurray hatchery and the other half came from a local breeder (I don't know where their parent stock came from).

 

[beanmcnulty]

hi! I am interested in NHR stock that in not necessarily exibition quality but that has been selected for good meat qualities and early maturity- I have hatchery types that from what I understand are going to be more egg selected and "leggy"? Anyone know of a hobby breeder looking for this too? thx!

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

I just found this thread. I looked for a New Hampshire thread a while back but missed this one which is much more informative. I would love to see more on this thread. I am post pics of NH's that I got from Kathy. They are now 14 weeks old.

 

[edgarmongold]

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Actually that is an A. O. Schilling print and the color is too dark on the birds.

The OK University has a site and has the original prints of a male and female that A. O. Schilling did for the APA SOP.

Another good source is Feathersite which has pictures of actual birds.

I have maintained a strain of New Hampshire bantams since the 1980s.

If someone were to contact me and ask for New Hampshire Reds I would send them to a hatchery.