Ranch Hand

Job description

Duties include feeding, administering medication, maintaining facilities, monitoring the herds for signs of illness, assisting with calving, and managing waste. They also are responsible for, assisting transporting sales stock, baling hay or harvesting other forage for use as feed, maintaining farm equipment, and maintaining facilities. Working with large animal veterinarians to maintain the health of their cattle and Goats through vaccination and medication protocols. They may also rely on advice from animal nutritionists and livestock feed sales representatives to create balanced rations for their herd.