Winter Range Goat/Sheepherder

Condiciones del empleo

Remuneración

2132,41 US$ / mes

Puestos ofrecidos

2 puestos

Jornada

Medio tiempo

Inicio del contrato

15/10/2026

Fin del contrato

28/2/2027

Tipo de visa

H-2A

Dirección

46 W. Boulder RD.

Código postal (ZIP)

59052

Actividades y descripción

• 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.

Requisitos y ocupación

Escolaridad

Sin escolaridad mínima requerida

Ocupación

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Información del anuncio

Número del caso

H-300-26166-014055

Estado del caso

Certificación emitida