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RANGE SHEEPHERDER
- Country: United States
- Visa type: H-2A
- Job ID: (Open on offer list)
- Employer name: Confidential
- Employees needed: 4
- E-mail (employer): Confidential
- E-mail (agent): Confidential
- Phone: Confidential
- Agent phone: Confidential
- Working hours per week:
- Wage: 2058.31 USD / Month
- Start date: 04/05/2025
- End date: 12/14/2025
- Process date: 02/24/2025 09:38:43
- Submit date: Confidential
- Offer description:
Must have 3 months experience with 800-1000 head flocks. One reference required. Herders will assist in corralling, sorting, loading and off-loading transport trucks. May be required to repair, maintain or replace segments of fence in range pasture situations. May assist in operating machinery used in feeding or watering livestock. May assist in watering crops grown solely for livestock feed. Herder may be camped at ranch headquarters for less than 50% of the contract to assist with range animals that are brought in for additional care and maintenance. May 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 and 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. Move ewes and lambs to summer range grounds, which will included trailing, sorting and loading and off-loading of transport trucks. Some work/tasks may occur off the range, but more than 51% of work will be performed on the range. 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. ***Hours worked footnote: On call for up to 24 hours 7 days a week***