Winter Range Shepherd: Lambing & Extreme-Weather Care

H2ajobs; Utah; On-site; USD 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals on site

Transportation to worksite

Job summary

H2ajobs in Utah seeks a livestock herder with at least 3 months of experience to care for flocks and assist during lambing. You will work on range conditions, monitor water, provide emergency feed, and protect animals from severe winter weather.

Responsibilities include moving ewes to lambing grounds, assisting births, grafting orphans, maintaining water troughs, distributing forage, and safeguarding livestock from predators while living in employer housing.

Qualifications

• 3 months of experience required with 800 - 1000 head flocks
• Ability to identify approaching storm periods and take precautions to protect livestock
• Experience handling extreme winter conditions on range to prevent death of sheep, goats, horses and dogs
• Monitor nutritional needs of animals throughout winter and ensure access to unfrozen water and supplemental feed
• Identify animals not getting enough nutrition and maintain water in freezing temperatures, plus general extreme-weather care

Responsibilities

• Move pregnant ewes to lambing grounds and identify signs of labor
• Assist during difficult births and properly constrain ewes for delivery
• Graft orphan lambs to mothers and manage newborn care
• Provide water to animals and maintain water troughs and lines; haul water if needed
• Disperse livestock on range to reduce overcrowding and improve mother-lamb bonding
• Protect vulnerable livestock from predators and assist in branding, tagging, vaccinating and worming
• Move ewes and lambs to summer range grounds

Skills

Livestock handling

Winter conditions

Nutrition monitoring

Water provisioning

Predator protection

Lambing assistance

Job description

H2ajobs in Utah seeks a livestock herder with at least 3 months of experience to care for flocks and assist during lambing. You will work on range conditions, monitor water, provide emergency feed, and protect animals from severe winter weather.

Responsibilities include moving ewes to lambing grounds, assisting births, grafting orphans, maintaining water troughs, distributing forage, and safeguarding livestock from predators while living in employer housing.