Hello Nairalander, I wanted to try something new apart from broilers, Noilers and Kuroiler.
There is a new specie known as Sossa popularly called Red Chicken, they are stronger than Noiler and big like broiler, though they take three months to reach good weight.
A male Sossa can reach 5kg and Female 4.5kg at maturity.
I have order and they will arrive Friday morning. just one carton and 5 foreign poults (turkey).
I will be updating with picture, I will sell the male and keep the female for egg purpose since they can lay 240 egg per year

I will follow this thread. I want to learn something from your experience.

I look forward to see more updates from you. If you dont mind to share the farm/company your are buying from.

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Toneyo:
I will follow this thread. I want to learn something from your experience.

I look forward to see more updates from you. If you dont mind to share the farm/company your are buying from.

You will surely get everything

MrBONE2:
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Sossa is a new breed recently introduced into Nigeria by Supreme

Sasso vs Kuroiler Sasso chicken is a duo purpose breed which can be used for meat and eggs. They are bred from original parent breeding stocks imported from France. Compared to Kuroilers, Sasso are 364 per cent superior in body weight at 18 weeks. Kuroiler itself is 345 per cent compared to the indigenous varieties. Sasso’s egg production ranges from 170-171 eggs compared to 156-168 for Kuroiler. For hoteliers, Sasso has a distinct reddish colouring, long legs, a thin, narrow v-shaped breast, substantial amounts of yellow fat, and hallmarks of a short growing bird.

FACTS ABOUT SASSO. *SASSO* is an internationally popular breed originating from France. SASSO offers provide, hardy, easy to manage and versatile bird to the farmers. Farmers can keep them in different production systems – from intensive production as well as down to earth simple sheds on deep litter with basic equipments, in backyard, in orchards, in coconut and rubber plantations, in forests areas, in the hills and even in the dry lands and in hot deserts! Due to slower growth rate, SASSO meat is more firm and has that rich chicken flavor, juicy and tasty like the traditional meat such as village chicken and it commands higher market price. SASSO delivers better profit to the farmers and great taste to the consumers. SASSO dual purposes have several positive attributes that are ideal for village Conditions. They are continuous layers These are dual purpose chicken for meat and eggs prodution. These chicken have flexible feeding pattern . Their rearing pattern is also flexible. Sasso can be raised under intensive like broilers and also given broilers feed. They can also be raised under semi intensive like mikolongwe and be given mikolongwe feed and they can be raised on free range at your backyard like local chicken. Because of this it is very easy and affordable to raise Sasso chicken. Sasso start laying eggs from 5 months . You need to start feeding them layers marsh at this point. Sasso can lay an average of 240 eggs per year . They dont sit on eggs . You put the fertilized eggs in the incubator for hatching. Note that for an egg to be fertlized you need a cock . Ratio is around 1 cock to 8 or 10 hens. At full growth sasso cocks can weigh up to 5 kgs while hens can weigh 4.5 kgs. Sasso chicken are multi coloured like local chicken . They come in different colours like brownish , black ,greyish and some have bare or naked necks just like some local chickens. You can choose any feeding pattern depending on how you wish to raise them . Sasso have higher immunity to deseases. *Follow the vaccination program to fully secure your chicken. Their meat is tender and juicy and their eggs yolk have low cholestrol . This is good for health. Their eggs are also big.

I'll be getting my Sasso DOC tomorrow morning from my mentor Noeloge82.
I will be brooding them with five foreign poults (Turkeys)
Since this is my first experience with Sasso, I will be going on the synthetic ways
I will drop pictures tomorrow

Toneyo:
I will follow this thread. I want to learn something from your experience.

I look forward to see more updates from you. If you dont mind to share the farm/company your are buying from.

Noeloge82

this is nice. do ensure that you furnish us with pictures

Redomi:
I'll be getting my Sasso DOC tomorrow morning from my mentor Noeloge82.
I will be brooding them with five foreign poults (Turkeys)
Since this is my first experience with Sasso, I will be going on the synthetic ways
I will drop pictures tomorrow

Always remember to mention me with each new post sir.
If you don't mind, how much did you get a d.o.c of the sasso chick?

It made sense that different varieties are being introduced into our agric sectors these days; come to think of it, the quality and strain is likened to one other strain from middle east known as KABIR chicken, same physiology, same multicolor variation and lots more........my belief is that most of the birds are named according to the environment they are introduced from
Though i'm yet to hear of any hatchery presently into the production of KABIR CHICKEN at the moment in Nigeria, but seeing that SASSO CHICKEN got introduced, let's keeps hoping for more better intros which are pocket friendly.

chukskafor:
Always remember to mention me with each new post sir.
If you don't mind, how much did you get a d.o.c of the sasso chick?

It made sense that different varieties are being introduced into our agric sectors these days; come to think of it, the quality and strain is likened to one other strain from middle east known as KABIR chicken, same physiology, same multicolor variation and lots more........my belief is that most of the birds are named according to the environment they are introduced from
Though i'm yet to hear of any hatchery presently into the production of KABIR CHICKEN at the moment in Nigeria, but seeing that SASSO CHICKEN got introduced, let's keeps hoping for more better intros which are pocket friendly.

Yes, same with Kabir chicken. I will update you tomorrow

The driver called me to come and collect my birds around 6am, I collected them around 6:30am.
They are 51 chicks in a carton, I will be brooding them with 5 foreign turkeys.
I gave them milk and Glucose day 1

Here are they.

When I opened the carton

Quantity.....56
Supplier...... Noeloge82
Breed.......Sasso chicks and 5 foreign poults
Date.....20/11/2020
Cost.....1carron of Sasso=13500, 5 foreign Turkey=9500
Transport from Ibadan to Ondo is 600
Transport to and fro garage to collect 400
Gave them milk and Glucose 100.
I will be using New hope professional starter feed. I don't know the current price because I have one unused bag at home, I bought it 5500 then, I will be using charcoal as my source of heat, I have half bag of charcoal that remain in my last brooding, this is heat season, they don't need heat in the afternoon.

I think you should write about costs too..it gives more insight and help potential breeders compare with other breeds

Sirwifi:
I think you should write about costs too..it gives more insight and help potential breeders compare with other breeds

Modify and updated sir

Salute to Noeloge82, Jidestroud, etc

nice one...I love threads like this.

3hrs of feeding, I went to check their crop, it was so big. How I wish my current Agrited broilers crop was like this in day 1

Redomi:
3hrs of feeding, I went to check their crop, it was so big.
How I wish my current Agrited broilers crop was like this in day 1

how old your broilers?

brain54:
how old your broilers?

On their 6th week

Drugs I bought today

and Cocciffor

My Sasso chicks are so happy tonight, running up and down. mixed with different colours, I thought they will be red colours only untill I check them, because I saw people nicknamed them as "Red Chicken".
Actually their size at day old look like a day old broiler size, perhaps that may happen because of the parents eggs.
They are consuming so much including those foreign turkey.
Crops is so big.
Despite heat everywhere, they still need more heat, I have to light the charcoal for them.
Male I no lie, I like this Sasso broilers o, I need to order for more before the price goes up.
They are dual purpose birds.

Redomi:
My Sasso chicks are so happy tonight, running up and down. mixed with different colours, I thought they will be red colours only untill I check them, because I saw people nicknamed them as "Red Chicken".
Actually their size at day old look like a day old broiler size, perhaps that may happen because of the parents eggs.
They are consuming so much including those foreign turkey.
Crops is so big.
Despite heat everywhere, they still need more heat, I have to light the charcoal for them.
Male I no lie, I like this Sasso broilers o, I need to order for more before the price goes up.
They are dual purpose birds.

I understand how you feeling... its an exciting feeling right? lol
meanwhile would like you to do a comparison between their growth and broilers on the one hand and noilers on the other....
how long do you intend to keep them BTW?

brain54:

I understand how you feeling... its an exciting feeling right? lol
meanwhile would like you to do a comparison between their growth and broilers on the one hand and noilers on the other....
how long do you intend to keep them BTW?

I intend to keep them for as long as the femaleckeep giving me eggs.
But I may likely sell the male after few months with 3kg

Date 2
51 Sasso and 5 foreign poults
No mortality
I gave them Antibiotics and multivitamin

I go like order as well bro

Redomi:
My Sasso chicks are so happy tonight, running up and down. mixed with different colours, I thought they will be red colours only untill I check them, because I saw people nicknamed them as "Red Chicken".
Actually their size at day old look like a day old broiler size, perhaps that may happen because of the parents eggs.
They are consuming so much including those foreign turkey.
Crops is so big.
Despite heat everywhere, they still need more heat, I have to light the charcoal for them.
Male I no lie, I like this Sasso broilers o, I need to order for more before the price goes up.
They are dual purpose birds.