I have had some bean mixes, like seven bean soup mix, that have had cranberry beans in them.

They have nothing to do with regular cranberries Jo, it's the name of them. They have red coloring. Like a pinto bean, but red, not brown. Same bean flavor too.

I have never sporuted them Melody. Just cooked them up like you do dried beans.

The bag says must shell? Or the sprouting websites?

Shelling would be taking them out of the pod. That is already done with the ones you pictured.