{"podcast":{"title":"Goat Wise | Meat Goats, Feeding Goats, Goat Fencing, Livestock Management","slug":"goat-wise-meat-goats-feeding-goats-goat-fencing-livestock-management-6892560","podcast_index_feed_id":6892560,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/getgoatwise/feed.xml","website_url":"https://getgoatwise.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17897726/Get_Goat_Wise_Cover_03-10-26-19nw71.jpg","author":"Millie Bradshaw, MS – Animal Scientist & Rancher","episode_count":120,"summary":"Ranked in the top 2% of podcasts globally. Are you serious about raising goats but tired of advice that doesn't hold up in real life? Are you adding goats to your ranch or homestead and realizing they require different infrastructure, nutrition, and management than other livestock? Do you want fencing, feeding, and production systems that work under pressure? You're in the right place. I'm Millie Bradshaw, Animal Scientist and rancher. I grew up in the commercial cattle world, earned a Master's Degree in Animal Science, and now run a forage-based meat goat operation integrated with cattle in the high desert. We've built the infrastructure, refined the genetics, managed the forage, and learned firsthand what works — and what fails — when you're responsible for animals in a demanding environment. On Goat Wise, we talk fencing that actually contains goats, feeding and mineral strategies that make sense for your operation, genetics that match your environment and your goals, and the kind of steady decision-making that holds up when conditions aren't ideal. Production-minded livestock management for people who are in this for real. 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This episode isn’t about doing winter “right.” It’s about building simple, repeatable systems that protect your time, your energy, and your animals during the coldest season of the year. If winter chores feel overwhelming or unpredictable, this episode will help you think more clearly about flow, responsibility, and how to simplify what you can without ignoring reality. In This Episode, I Cover: A quick ranch update and what winter conditions mean for daily chores Why we don’t rotate chores in winter and how consistency prevents problems What a realistic winter chore schedule looks like in a moderate year Managing livestock water in freezing temperatures How we adjust hay feeding and grouping during breeding season The difference between moderate winters and hard winters…","meta_description":"Winter chores don’t have to take all day, but they do require good systems. 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