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Goat Wise | Meat Goats, Feeding Goats, Goat Fencing, Livestock Management

Millie Bradshaw, MS – Animal Scientist & Rancher

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

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104 | The Medication Side of My Goat Health Kit – Part 3

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2026/04/06

Today we're wrapping up the four-episode series on goat health supplies, and we're finishing with medications — what's on the shelf, what's in the fridge, and the single best storage hack I've come across that costs almost nothing. I'll walk through the full list: what I actually reach for, what I keep on hand but rarely use anymore, and some things that are worth understanding before you need them — the Corid and goat polio connection, early intervention for urinary calculi, and the shift in our

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103 | What's Actually in My Goat Health Boxes — Part 2B

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2026/03/30

Today we're back in the health supply boxes for part three of this series — eye care, disbudding, first aid, wound care and injury prevention, a few rarely used kidding supplies, and the storage systems that hold it all together. I've got a couple of stories in here too — a prairie dog hole, a stick coming out of a goat's chest, and a dog that made a decision it quickly regretted. Let's get into it.Episode Mentions: 43 | How to Treat Entropian or Inverted Eyelids in Baby Goats 07 | Should My

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102 | What's Actually in My Goat Health Boxes — Part 2A

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2026/03/23

Today we're opening up the goat health boxes, the ones I actually reach into on a regular basis. Last week we talked about the philosophy behind low-intervention management and the must-have supplies. This week we're getting into the working kit, what eight years of goat management looks like accumulated in boxes, and what actually sees regular use now versus what I used back in the show goat years. We'll cover weighing equipment, marking tools, tagging and records, hoof care, blood draw supplies,

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101 | The Most Important Tools in Your Goat Medical...

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2026/03/16

Today we're starting a three-part series on your goat medical kit, what actually needs to be in it, and why the most important item isn't something you can order from a supply catalog. In this first episode we're covering the foundation that makes everything else work: observation, your vet relationship, and then the supplies for diagnostics and supportive care. We'll also get into basic treatment supplies and what to do when things get serious. Let's get to it!Mention: Episode 102 — inside

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100 | Management Flexibility: Why Helping Too Much...

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2026/03/09

One storm after another, and we're managing through it. Today I'm sharing what we did last week when our night trap pens had no dry ground left anywhere for the goats to lie down — what we did, the thinking behind every decision, and just as importantly, what we didn't do. Plus: why over-intervening in tough weather conditions can actually work against your animals' long-term resilience.Mention: 31 | Are Winter Heat Lamps Bad for Chickens? How to Prepare Your Flock for a Comfortable

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99 | Why the Goat Industry’s Lack of Structure May Be...

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2026/03/02

The goat industry doesn’t look like the beef industry — and that difference may be an advantage.For years, many producers have viewed the lack of centralization and formal structure in the goat industry as a weakness. But recent history has shown that highly efficient systems can also be fragile. In this episode, we look at what decentralization actually means and why flexibility may be more valuable than uniformity. We’ll talk about how centralized beef systems function, what 2020 exposed, the

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98 | 5 Mistakes That Quietly Kill Goat Herd...

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2026/02/23

Breeding decisions, feed calculations, replacement standards, and herd focus all shape profitability but rarely in dramatic ways. Most goat herds don’t fall apart overnight. They slowly lose momentum because of small management decisions that compound over time. In this episode, I walk through five mistakes that can quietly erode profitability in a goat herd. From breeding does too early to failing to track does exposed to breeding, feeding without running the math, and keeping goats out of

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97 | How to Create an Efficient Livestock Chore...

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2026/02/16

Efficient chores aren’t about moving faster — they’re about deciding the order once so you don’t have to rethink it every morning. When chores feel chaotic or take longer than they should, it’s usually not because there’s too much to do. It’s because there isn’t a clear system in place.In this episode, I walk you step-by-step through my winter morning livestock chores — not just what I do, but why I do it in that order. From removing distractions first, to batching tasks, to building physical

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96 | Commercial Meat Goats, Pet Goats and the...

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2026/02/09

Raising goats successfully isn’t about having more animals or fewer animals — it’s about having management that matches your goal. Too many people jump into goats with good intentions, only to feel overwhelmed, frustrated, and eventually sell out because their goats, systems, and goals were never aligned. In this episode, I break down a pattern I see over and over: people either start with too many goats before they’ve learned how goats behave as a herd, or they start with just a couple of goats

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95 | A Simple Self-Sufficiency Strategy: Build Food...

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2026/02/02

Self-sufficiency looks different for every family, yet many people feel stuck trying to follow generic food storage lists that don’t reflect how they actually eat or live. Over time, I’ve learned that the most effective food and household storage plans aren’t built from someone else’s checklist — they’re built by paying attention to what your family already uses.In this episode, I share a simple, practical self-sufficiency strategy for building food, household, and personal care storage that

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94 | Winter Feeding Goats: How Growth Rate Changes...

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2026/01/26

Fast growth is something we’re genuinely excited about on our ranch. This winter, a stretch of unusually mild weather reduced maintenance energy demands, allowing our weaned goat kids to put more of what they were eating toward growth instead of staying warm. As a result, they’re running 15–20 pounds ahead of where we’d normally expect them to be this time of year. In this episode, I walk through how that weather-driven growth changed our winter feeding plan. I explain how we recalculated hay needs,

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93 | Winter Livestock Care Without Burnout: Chores,...

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2026/01/19

Winter chores don’t have to take all day, but they do require good systems. In this episode, I’m sharing what a typical winter day looks like on our ranch, how we divide chores, manage water in freezing temperatures, and keep winter from turning into constant crisis mode. I walk through what’s happening on the ranch right now, from breeding season updates to moving chickens into the barn, and how winter changes the pace and priorities of daily management. I share how and why we assign consistent

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92 | Breeding Goats with the Long Game in Mind: How...

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2026/01/12

Breeding season is underway on the ranch, and this year our breeding decisions look a little different than they have in the past. In this episode, I’m sharing what’s happening right now at Dry Creek and walking you through how we’re thinking about herd genetics, maternal traits, and long-term direction—not from a textbook perspective, but from real-world experience.I talk through why we sold our longtime Boer buck, how that decision reshaped this year’s breeding plan, and why we’re intentionally

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91 | Seasonal Planning for Livestock: How We Plan a...

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2026/01/05

Planning with livestock isn’t about filling a calendar—it’s about working with seasons, weather, animals, and real life. In this episode, I’m sharing what’s happening on our ranch right now, how we plan a full livestock year, and why I’ve stopped trying to force rigid schedules that don’t fit the reality of ranch life.I walk through our annual rhythm with goats, cattle, fencing, meat sales, and family life, breaking down what each season typically holds and how those rhythms shape our planning

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90 | 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Getting Goats...

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2025/12/29

There are a lot of misconceptions about goats that set new owners up for frustration before they ever bring animals home. In this episode, I’m walking through five things I really wish I had understood before I got goats—lessons that would have saved me time, money, stress, and a lot of hard-earned mistakes.We start by resetting expectations around goat behavior and management, including why goats are not sheep and why treating them like they are leads to fence failures, nutrition problems, and

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89 | How to Prepare Your Goat Herd for Breeding...

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2025/12/22

Breeding season success doesn’t start when the buck goes in—it starts weeks earlier with intentional management decisions around feed, body condition, mineral, and water. In this episode, I’m walking through how we prepare our goat herd for breeding season on our ranch, and why flushing is less about grain and more about timing and rising energy intake. I explain how our does typically come off pasture somewhat thin due to declining forage quality and demands of lactation, how we use a gradual

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88 | Regenerative Ranching Is a Process, Not a...

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2025/12/15

Regenerative agriculture can feel like a buzzword, a badge, or a list of practices you’re supposed to follow. But in real life, and especially in a challenging climate, regeneration is a process of learning, comparing ideas against your own environment, testing small changes, observing what your land and animals are telling you, and adjusting as you go.In this episode, I’m sharing the decision-making loop we use on our ranch with both goats and cattle, and why I see multi-species grazing as a

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87 | Coccidia in Goats: Understanding Coccidiosis,...

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2025/12/08

Coccidiosis is one of the most common kid-health problems goat owners face, and it’s one of the most misunderstood. Some herds battle it every year. Others hardly see it. In this episode, I’m breaking down what coccidia actually is, how it functions inside the gut, which strains are the most dangerous, and why stress and environment play such a big role in outbreaks.I’m also sharing the major shifts we made in genetics, kidding season, and management that completely changed our coccidia situation

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86 | Can Goats and Chickens Live Together? What’s...

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2025/12/01

This week on the ranch, we’ve got our young hens working half the barn, scratching through the bedding and cleaning up after the goats. They’re doing what chickens do best—turning packed areas into loose, manageable bedding. Watching them work reminded me how often I get asked whether goats and chickens can safely live together, so that’s what we’re diving into today.In this episode, I’m breaking down the real benefits of keeping goats and chickens together, the legitimate risks you need to manage,

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85 | Gratitude, Grit, and Finding the Good: The...

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2025/11/24

In today’s episode, we talk about the mindset that actually makes farming, homesteading and livestock work sustainable. Not ease, not perfection — but gratitude, grit, and learning to find the good even when the hard days hit. I’m sharing two real-life stories from our ranch that shaped how I approach challenges, and practical ways you can apply this mindset on your own homestead.What You’ll Learn Why gratitude is a daily management tool, not a once-a-year feeling How accepting “hard” as normal

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