[7]: 216 [8]: 192 [10]: 97  Color was not a criterion for selection, and the resulting birds were of a somewhat lighter red than the original Rhode Island stock.

[10]: 84 In 2018 the New Hampshire Red was designated the official poultry of the state following a proposal from students at Canaan Elementary School.

[8]: 192 [10]: 97  The comb is single and five-pointed, the earlobes are a long oval in shape, the wattles are fairly large; all these are red, as is the face.

[8]: 192 The New Hampshire Red was bred to be a dual-purpose breed, suitable for production of both meat and eggs.

[8]: 192 [10]: 97  Hens lay approximately 220 brown eggs per year, with an average weight of about 55 g;[12] they sit well, and are good mothers.