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Sheepherder

  • Marc Newman Farms
  • Holyoke, COLORADO
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Source last checked: 10/27/2026

Job summary

Livestock and animal-care worker

Pay
$2,686.85 / month
Contract start / Contract end
9/1/2026 to 5/31/2027
Education
No minimum education required

Experience required: Yes · 3 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay
$2,686.85 / month
Positions offered
2 positions
Schedule
Part time
Contract start
9/1/2026
Contract end
5/31/2027
Visa type
H-2A
Address
40910 Road 37
ZIP code
80734
Hours per week
0

Duties and description

Original English description
  • Feed, water, and monitor food and water supplies for livestock. Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures for care, feeding, watering, and finishing. Duties include feeding and watering animals according to established schedules and instructions, rotating them between grazing areas to ensure access to food and water, and exercising animals to promote their physical and mental health. Employees assist with the delivery and storage of feed, mix specified feed materials, and load or unload crops or materials manually or using equipment such as transfer augers or tractors. They patrol grazing lands and feed yards using all-terrain vehicles, pickups, or on foot. Animal grooming tasks include clipping, shearing, trimming coats, cutting tails, cleaning ears, and docking tails. Employees assist with animal births and breeding, transfer animals between enclosures to support these activities, and protect herds from predators, sometimes using trained dogs. Workers examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and monitor characteristics such as weight gain. They operate farm equipment as needed to feed animals and maintain facilities and structures used for their protection and growth. Responsibilities include cleaning animal facilities and equipment, working in extreme weather conditions to ensure animal safety, conducting stock inspections for disease or parasites, administering medications or vaccinations, and reporting medical concerns to supervisors. Animals are marked for identification using tags or paint and may be segregated by weight, age, or condition. Workers drive tractors, trucks, pickups, and other equipment to distribute feed and water, and operate towed machines like manure spreaders to clean lots. Maintenance duties include inspecting, repairing, and maintaining pens, yards, fences, and livestock equipment. Effective communication with supervisors, co-workers, and others is expected, whether by phone, written notes, text, or in person. Employees must also inspect equipment, structures, materials, and feed to ensure proper function and safety. Work is performed on the range for the majority (meaning more than 50 percent) of the workdays in the work contract period.

Requirements and occupation

Education
No minimum education required
Occupation
Livestock and animal-care worker
Experience required
Yes
Minimum experience
3 months of experience

Must have at least 3 months of sheepherder verifiable experience with past employer reference to document this experience. Must be able to handle all aspects of sheepherding. Must be able to work 7 days a week and be on call 24 hours a day. Must be able to live out in open range situations and be in good health. Must be able to handle extreme outdoor temperatures, extensive pushing and pulling, and extensive walking. Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number
H-300-26173-037302
Case status
Certification issued

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