Management - Selection Selection Choosing market wethers is a complicated task. First rule of thumb is to know what shows you are going to.
Some shows have tooth rules and weight limits.
At some shows the goats must be disbudded or dehorned. Some shows allow does and wethers to show, others allow only wethers. If your show has a tooth rule a good safe margin is ten months. Make sure you goat is not older than ten months on show day to ensure that he still has his teeth. Normally goats loose their baby teeth between ten and fourteen months of age, although there are exceptions.