When should you band a goat?

When should you band a goat?

If a male goat is wethered too soon, the urinary tract may be very small and increase the chance for blockage. So, it's often recommended that wethers nto be banded until they are at least ten to twelve weeks old.

Why is goat banding done?

Banding goats … it is how we castrate males that will not be used as bucks. Using a tool called an elastrator, a thick rubber band (green Cheerio) is placed on the scrotum above the testes, eliminating blood flow, so that the testicles stop developing, shrivel, and fall off.