Ciara

The SASSO Ciara features rich, dark feathers that are truly unique in the industry. It is a strong, hearty bird that can thrive in backyard and free-range farms. Each chick produced from the Ciara can be sex identified using their feathering. The Ciara layer is a strong performer for either egg or meat production with the males. Thanks to her bodyweight, you can get the most value at the end of the season.

Laying period data:

Egg production (cumulative) at 75 weeks: 297
Body weight at 5% production: 1969 g
Body weight at 75 weeks: 2934 g
Average feed intake from 20 to 75 weeks: 49.3 kg
Produced egg mass: 18.1 kg
Average feed per egg: 166 g

Unique benefits

Perfect for free range production

The SASSO Ciara easily thrives in traditional farming environments.

Dual purpose chicken

This black chicken breed offers both great performance in egg production and meat.

Autosexing chicks

The Ciara produces feather sexable chicks.

Male growing performance

Age in days	Male body weight (g)	FCR
1	37
7	98
14	195
21	300	1.53
28	483	1.75
35	681	1.95
42	905	2.13
49	1140	2.29
56	1357	2.48
63	1624	2.68
70	1844	2.95
77	2031	3.26
84	2199	3.61

Laying performance

Age in weeks	Body weight theo. (g)	Total layreal (%)	Cumulative egg production theo.	Egg weight theo. (g)	Feed consumption theo. (g)
21	2036	20.0	2	42	125
27	2440	92.5	30	55	138
40	2567	85.6	111	62	131
50	2692	80.3	169	63	125
60	2797	75.0	223	63	119
75	2934	67.1	297	64	112

These recommendations, based on our experience, are intended to allow the expression of our strains’ genetic potential in normal operations without any responsibility on the part of SASSO. An environment, biosecurity conditions, the geographical location, or specific equipment might require adaptations that have not been taken in consideration in these general recommendations.