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Winter Range Goat/Sheepherder

  • Habig Livestock LLC
  • Weatherford, TEXAS
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Source last checked: 10/27/2026

Job summary

Livestock and animal-care worker

Pay
$2,132.41 / month
Contract start / Contract end
12/15/2026 to 5/14/2027
Education
No minimum education required

Experience required: Yes · 6 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay
$2,132.41 / month
Positions offered
2 positions
Schedule
Part time
Contract start
12/15/2026
Contract end
5/14/2027
Visa type
H-2A
Address
7801 New Authon Rd
ZIP code
76088
Hours per week
0

Additional pay information

Work performed in TX. Plus Room and Board

Duties and description

Original English description
  • Required to be available up to 24 hours per day, 7 days a week and spend the majority of workdays on the range. All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of goats and sheep.
  • Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to goats and sheep on the range during the winter season: administer emergency minor medical care to sick/injured pregnant ewes and nannies using roping methods to gently immobilize animal without causing undue stress; assist with hauling water when winter and drought conditions eliminate natural sources of water for sheep and goats; assist with supplemental feeding (when weather or quality of forage precludes use of range forage); attend to pregnant goats and ewes in cold winter temperatures; break ice over frozen water sources; detect direction from which the wind or prevailing storms are coming to keep livestock gathered and safe; detect through winter tracking methods where other rancher(s)' livestock has been to avoid overgrazing of forage; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; guard against predators prevalent during the winter months using appropriate tracking, trapping, and hunting methods ; herd livestock to appropriate grazing areas using winter trailing methods to avoid undue stress; intensely monitor and treat both mother and young vulnerable to the colder temperatures and sickness; maintain and set up supply wagon in appropriate direction to provide wind break/shelter/protection for horses & dogs; make sufficient water from snow for horses/dogs at camp; move pregnant livestock at a pace sufficient to ensure they receive ample water/forage during daylight hours before bedding down at night; operate camp stove appropriately to provide/conserve heat in extreme cold/high winds; properly hobble camp horses; properly use/store food supplies for herder/horses/dogs; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; report to employer dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in animal body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition or disease; report to rancher on water/forage/weather conditions; use proper animal husbandry skills to prevent heat stress/hypothermia/abortion/death.
  • Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the ranch during the winter season: administer emergency minor medical care to sick/injured pregnant ewes and nannies using roping methods to gently immobilize animal without causing undue stress; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; attend to pregnant goats and ewes in cold winter temperatures; break ice over frozen water sources; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; intensely monitor and treat both mother and young vulnerable to the colder temperatures and sickness; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; report to employer dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in animal body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition or disease; use proper animal husbandry skills to prevent heat stress/hypothermia/abortion/death.

Requirements and occupation

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

Required to: perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision, spend the majority of work days on the range, live and work singly or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time, work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes and large game animals, biting insects and extreme temperature, attend animals during all hours of the day as required for their safety and well-being, maintain and manage remote housing locations in a safe and responsible manner, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors, UTVs and ATVs for supplemental feeding purposes and movement of livestock.

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number
H-300-26257-233838
Case status
Certification issued

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