Range Calver
Employer
448 Sikes Draw Rd
Deming, NM 88030
United States
Job description
Required to be available up to 24 hours per day, 7 days a week and spend the majority of workdays on the range. All job duties are closely and
directly related to the production of cattle.
Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to cattle on the range during the calving season: administer emergency minor medical care to sick/injured pregnant cows using roping methods to gently immobilize cow without causing undue stress; attend livestock on the range during calving season; attend to calving cows (including night checks); care for newly born offspring; ensure newly born calves stand and nurse; ensure newly born calves stand and nurse before weather adversely affects their health; identify and administer appropriate medication for various health issues such as internal parasites, respiratory issues, injuries, etc.; identify cows that are preparing to give birth; keep accurate record of new calves 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; monitor forage on grazing areas to identify dangerous plants and assess available feed; monitor young calves for diseases, thrift and weight gain; report to employer dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in animal body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition or disease; report to rancher dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition; rope, flank and dehorn calves.
Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to cattle on the ranch during the calving season: administer emergency minor medical care to sick/injured pregnant cows using roping methods to gently immobilize cow without causing undue stress; assist with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corrals and/or stalls or manually restraining animals; attend to calving cows (including night checks); care for newly born offspring; ensure newly born calves stand and nurse; identify and administer appropriate medication for various health issues such as internal parasites, respiratory issues, injuries, etc.; identify cows that are preparing to give birth; keep accurate record of new calves 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; monitor forage on grazing areas to identify dangerous plants and assess available feed; monitor young calves for diseases, thrift and weight gain; report to employer dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in animal body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition or disease.
Special Requirements
Required to: spend the majority of work days on the range, to ride, handle and tend horses in a manner to assure the safety and health of the worker, co-workers, horses, dogs and livestock, 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 and large game animals, biting insects and extreme temperature, attend animals during all hours of the day as required for their safety and well-being, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors for haying and supplemental feeding purposes and ATVs for irrigating and the movement of livestock.