RANGE LAMBER

Pedro Maria Indacochea Dba Indacochea Sheep Ranch; Lakeview (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided on site

Range transportation support

Job summary

Western Range Association and its member ranches are seeking a livestock herder committed to good animal husbandry. Duties include guiding and caring for large flocks, assisting in lambing, and maintaining water and feed on expansive ranges.

The role requires working mainly on the range, living in employer-provided housing, and following safety and animal welfare standards. On-call shifts may apply to ensure round-the-clock coverage.

Qualifications

• 3 months experience with large flocks (800-1000 head)
• Ability to identify signs of labor and assist during birth
• Ability to properly constrain ewes and graft orphan lambs

Responsibilities

• Move pregnant ewes to lambing grounds and assist during labor
• Identify potential labor complications and assist at difficult births
• Provide water and maintenance for troughs and water lines, haul water if needed
• Provide supplement feed when forage is insufficient
• Disperse livestock to improve bonding and reduce overcrowding
• Protect lambs and ewes during labor from predators
• Move ewes and lambs to summer range grounds
• Assist with branding, castration, vaccinating, tagging, and worming

Skills

Livestock handling

Herding & restraint

Job description

Must have 3 months experience with 800 - 1000 head flocks. One reference required. 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 & 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. 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. 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 may be held accountable for damage to the housing unit that is the result of a dishonest or willful act or by the gross 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.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Housing contains free and convenient cooking facilities and employer will provide three prepared meals a day or adequate food, free of charge, based on the requisition by worker, for workers to prepare their own meals while in camp or on the range. Employer may at times provide prepared meals for workers consumption. Employer will provide worker a minimum of 4.5 gallons of potable water per day per worker for drinking and cooking purposes. Additional clean water will be provided to meet the workers laundry and bathing needs

Transport: Transportation from point of recruitment to worksite and from the worksite back to the point of recruitment will be arranged and provided by Employer. Employer will reimburse worker for subsistence costs during travel to worksite no later than the end of the first pay period and from the worksite at the end of the job based on rates established in the applicable regulations.

Experience wanted: 3 months

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