Range Lamber/calver

Job description

Workers must have at least 3 months of experience birthing livestock with herds of 200 head or larger on the open range or pasture. One reference required. May assist in lambing, calving, docking, and shearing. The following seasonal duties will need to be performed. Herder will need to move pregnant cows and ewes to lambing and calving grounds. Be able to identify signs of ewes/cows 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 and cows for difficult births and able to graft orphan lambs/calves to mothers. Ability to identify herd health issues including but not limited to malnutrition of ewes/cows and lambs/calves, prolapse and mastitis. Provide water to animals. May need to haul water in truck to supplement animal water needs. Incidental maintenance of land improvements. May need to provide supplement feed for the ewes/cows and lambs/calves if the range has insufficient forage. Disperse livestock on the range to reduce overcrowding and increase the success of mother and lamb/calf bonding. Protect vulnerable livestock (lambs & ewes in labor) from predators. Feeding and watering of guardian dogs attached to the flock or herd. Move Ewes, Cows, calves and lambs and assist in branding, castrating, vaccinating, tagging, and worming. Ability to safely catch lambs and calves with a hook or rope. Move ewes/cows and lambs/calves to summer range grounds. Use herding and portable electric fences to aid in dispersing sheep during lambing and prevent overgrazing of range forages. Use provided cell phone and apps to record lamb/calf records and range flock/herd movements. Some work/tasks may occur off the range, but more than 50% of work will be performed on the range. The worker must also be able to use a 4-wheeler in a safe and effective manner. 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 call for up to 24 hours 7 days a week***