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Published on Nov 27 2024

Range Winter Sheepherder

$2559.31  per month
Visa required: H-2A
From Feb 24, 2024 to Jul 15, 2024

Employer

66418 HWY 6
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81601
United States

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Job description

Must have 3 months experience with 800 - 1000 head flocks. One reference required. The employee must be able to identify approaching storm periods and make precautions for animal welfare. During periods of winter weather conditions the herder must be experienced in handling extreme winter conditions on a range to prevent death in sheep, goats, horses, and dogs. Due to animals exerting more energy during the winter months especially in extreme winter weather, the herder will need to monitor the nutritional needs of an animal throughout winter and into spring until fresh forage is present and abundant. Ensure that animals have access to unfrozen water and to distribute emergency supplemental feed. Monitor and report snow levels to prevent sheep/goats from being paralyzed in deep snow or caught up against a fence. Herders need to have experience in identifying animals which are not getting enough nutrition, keeping a fresh supply of water in freezing temperatures, and how to maintain animals in extreme weather conditions. Assist in lambing, docking, and shearing. The following seasonal duties will need to be performed. Herder will need to move pregnant ewes to lambing grounds. Be able to identify signs of ewes going into labor and identify potential problems during the labor process. Know how and when to assist during difficult births. Be able to properly constrain ewes for difficult births and able to graft orphan lambs to mothers. Ability to identify herd health issues including but not limited to malnutrition of ewes and lambs, prolapse and mastitis. Provide water to animals, including minor maintenance of water troughs and water lines. May need to haul water in truck to supplement animal water needs. May need to provide supplement feed for the ewes and lambs if the range has insufficient forage. Disperse livestock on the range to reduce overcrowding and increase the success of mother and lamb bonding. Protect vulnerable livestock (lambs & ewes in labor) from predators. Move Ewes and lambs and assist in branding, castrating, vaccinating, tagging, and worming. Ability to safely catch lambs with a hook. Assist in setup and take down of portable corrals or pens when needed. Move ewes and lambs to spring and early simmer range grounds. Some work/tasks may occur off the range, but more than 51% of work will be performed on the range. If lambing in sheds or lambing pens herders will Assist in birthing lambs, move mothers and lambs from small pens to larger pens and make small nursery groups. Clean and maintain lambing pens and grounds. Provide fresh feed and water and all nourishment including supplements to ewes and lambs and or rams when necessary. Care for, maintain and clean facilities and necessary infrastructure used during the lambing season. Dock tails, castrate male lambs and paint brand with applicable markings for herd and ownership identification. Assist in transportation of livestock including loading and unloading livestock trailers. Western Range Association and its member ranches facilitate practices of good animal husbandry. Employees that are found abusing, neglecting or abandoning livestock entrusted to their care may be terminated for cause. If the negligent/abusive actions of an employee result in the loss/death of livestock/animals or cause harm to another person, the employee may be held accountable for these actions. The worker will live in the employer provided range housing. Said housing will be clean and in good repair at the time it is provided to the employee. The employee is responsible to maintain the housing unit in a reasonable level of cleanliness in order to avoid flies, mice or other vermin. The employee is responsible to alert the employer of damage to the housing unit within a reasonable amount of time. The employee may be held accountable for damage to the housing unit that is the result of negligence on the part of the employee (normal wear and tear excepted). ***Hours worked footnote: On

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