ranch hand and livestock worker

Job duties include but are not limited to:

Caretaking of livestock - feeding and watering of animals

Examining animals to detect diseases and injuries and assist with administering of medication, vaccination or insecticides.

Monitor corn stalk fields for grazing purposes and determine whether animals should move to new grazing fields.

Assist in moving animals to grazing fields.

Hauling feed from trailers to animals Maintaining winter animal housing areas; using diggers, shovels and other equipment needed

Hauling of manure and cleaning of pens

Ongoing maintenance includes cleaning, maintaining and repair of equipment, various workshop tasks as well as maintenance and upkeep of farm buildings.

Use of various farm and cattle specific farming equipment like tractors, feed wagon, payloader and skid loader.

Livestock: sheep and cattle