I'm not a breeder myself, but researched it when I was thinking of breeding my girl. The male's size is important, but equally important is the size of his brothers, parents, grandparents, etc. For the tiny male, sure he may be tiny, but were his brothers, father and grandfather that small or where they six and seven pounders or even larger. And the same for the five pound male. Were his brothers etc. the same size as he is or were they smaller or maybe larger. A two pound male can sire a ten pound baby (grown) and a six pound male can sire a baby that never gets over two pounds. Have your friend check not just the potential sires but their sires and siblings as many generations back as possible. |