Herdsman - Livestock Parturition
Employer
10703 Del Puerto Canyon Road
Patterson, CA 95363
United States
Job description
All job duties are closely and directly related to tending pregnant livestock and their young offspring throughout the birthing process.
Perform any combination of the following tasks: assist in the shearing of sheep by herding sheep into corrals and through the shearing plant; assist with docking; assist with preg testing cows and heifers; assist with semen testing breeding males; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; attend sheep and lambs in barns during lambing season(including night checks); attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring (including night checks); brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; care for newly born offspring; care for young offspring by drying them off, mixing and feeding supplemental milk, treating umbilical cords, vaccinating, splinting, and cleaning feeding equipment and the lamb barn; clean and disinfect livestock corrals, pens and handling facilities; ensure newly born offspring stand and nurse; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; identify and sort twin lambs and their mother; identify livestock that are preparing to give birth; identify sheep that need it and trim feet ; inspect and clean livestock waterers; inspect hay feed bunks and fork hay daily, and empty and clean bunks as necessary; keep accurate record of new offspring born; lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral onto a feed truck or wagon; make certain animals have access to fresh water; mix and feed supplemental milk to bum lambs; monitor for birthing problems and take correct actions when problems are identified; move animals to appropriate pens; operate and tend equipment such as pickups, 4-wheelers, tractors, tub grinders and skid steers trailers (livestock, utility and flatbed); repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; report to employer dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in animal body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition or disease; segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition; set up and take down temporary lambing pens; spray livestock with insecticide; spread clean bedding materials in livestock corrals, pens and handling facilities
Special Requirements
Required to: perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision, to operate equipment and machinery required to perform job duties indicated in a safe and responsible manner, work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes, biting insects and extreme temperature, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors, UTVs and ATVs for supplemental feeding purposes and movement of livestock, handle animals using low stress handling methods.