wether mounting another wether

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I have two wether goat brothers that are under a year old. Recently, I've noticed one mounting the other. I see this behavior multiple times a day. Is this a sign that he was not properly castrated? Or, is this "normal" goat behavior?
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Mounting behavior in nearly all species is as much a show of dominance as a technique for breeding....one is saying "I'm the boss" to the other.

Normal goat behavior, even if it doesn't seem like it.

However, there is a chance if they were banded that not 'everything' got in the band, but it's very rare that enough is leftover to do anything with, fertility-wise.
 

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Thank you! This is the only behavior that he is exhibing that seems buck-ish so I was hoping it was normal goat behavior...but just wanted to double check. Thanks again for replying to my post!!
 
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