This may sound weird but

goatdude95

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I can't find anything big enough to wether my billy with i asked around and some people said they use tie straps could i put a tie strap around it ? do you think it would work
 

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How old is he? How much does he weigh?
(no, you can't use a tie strap)
 

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he is 10 months old about 40 pounds
 

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They're never too big for a knife, but make sure you know what you're doing...or pay someone who does.
 

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I just did my sons bull/now steer calves..they weigh at least 200#...I used the same bander I use for my goat kids...you may just have to work "them" into the band a little if they don't fit....
 

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Yes, you could probably use the calf bands. At his age, if he were here, he would get banamine too.
 

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can you buy the calf ones and use the same tool to pull it apart ?
 

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well when i bought my wether he "fixed" him right then and banded him with the green ones as shown at jeffers i just can't see how it would fit around my bucks "things" lol i'll call the breeder i get my pygmies from and see if he will do it for me :)
 

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10 months is to old for a normal band. Goats are well endowed! At 10 months you should get a vet involved. Normally a goat would get whethered between 12 weeks and 16 weeks, then you have a lot less trauma. I have a 9 month old Nigerian buck that you would never get a band around (the green ones anyway). They make a ratcheting bander, but it is expensive and so are the bands. You might be able to find a cattle farmer that has one and use it, and buy a band from him, but I think the Vet would be your best bet.

Chris
 
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