Winter Range Shepherd: Livestock Care & Survival

H2ajobs; Caddo (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing

Meals provided

Potable water

Transportation provided

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking a range herder to manage livestock across extensive winter ranges in Texas. The role requires 3 months of flock experience and the ability to assess storm risk, supervise feeding, water access and preventive health measures in cold conditions.

H2ajobs provides employer housing, meals, potable water and transportation arrangements. On-call duties can extend up to 24 hours a day, seven days a week, across the range duties.

Qualifications

• 3 months experience with large flocks required.
• Ability to identify approaching storms and take precautions.
• Experience in extreme winter conditions on range.
• Monitor nutritional needs and provide water and emergency feed.

Responsibilities

• Move pregnant ewes to lambing grounds and assist during labor.
• Assist in docking, shearing, branding, castrating, vaccinating, tagging and worming.
• Constrain ewes for difficult births and graft orphan lambs.
• Identify health issues such as malnutrition, prolapse or mastitis.
• Provide water, maintain troughs and water lines; haul water if needed.
• Disperse livestock to reduce overcrowding and aid mother-lamb bonding.
• Move animals to summer range grounds; some tasks off-range.
• Protect livestock from predators; routine checks in extreme weather.'

Skills

Livestock handling

Winter range experience

Water provisioning

Emergency feeding

Animal health monitoring

Job description

H2ajobs is seeking a range herder to manage livestock across extensive winter ranges in Texas. The role requires 3 months of flock experience and the ability to assess storm risk, supervise feeding, water access and preventive health measures in cold conditions.

H2ajobs provides employer housing, meals, potable water and transportation arrangements. On-call duties can extend up to 24 hours a day, seven days a week, across the range duties.