Breeding large breed to medium breed

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Would it be okay to breed icelandic and Finn ewes to a Suffolk ram or would the ewes have trouble giving birth because the suffolks are a larger breed?
 

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No experience with that particular cross, either.

As mysunwulf says, choose adult ewes and not lambs or hogs.

We breed Beulah Speckled Face (medium sized 55-60kg) to Blue Faced Leicester (enormous)

Beulah and Leicester.jpg

Not a great pic., but the size comparison of the Speckled Face and the Leicester in the middle is clear.

The ewes don't generally have any problem giving birth, but need to be kept well fed throughout the latter part of pregnancy and all of lactation due to the high demands on them.
 

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