range sheepherder

É necessário estar disponível 24 horas por dia, 7 dias por semana e passar a maioria dos dias úteis no intervalo. Todas as funções de trabalho estão intimamente e diretamente relacionadas com a produção de ovelhas. Execute qualquer combinação das seguintes tarefas para atender ovelhas na faixa: administrar cuidados médicos menores de emergência a ovelhas grávidas doentes/feridas usando métodos de amarração para imobilizar suavemente o animal sem causar estresse indevido; aplicar herbicidas a espécies vegetais nocivas, invasivas e venenosas em áreas de pastagem; auxiliar no corte de ovelhas, pastoreando ovelhas em currais e através da planta de corte; auxiliar na ancoragem; auxiliar na coleta e triagem de cordeiros para transporte; auxiliar na irrigação de forragem; auxiliar no carregamento de caminhões com cordeiros e/ou ovelhas para transporte; auxiliar na triagem e corte de abates; auxiliar na marcação de ovelhas quando a equipe de cisalhamento precisar; auxiliar no controle de ervas daninhas em áreas de pastejo (incluindo espécies de plantas nocivas, invasoras e venenosas); cuidar de ovelhas cordeiras (incluindo verificações noturnas); rebanho de cama no local noturno apropriado; marca, etiqueta, clipe ou outro se mark young animals for identification purposes; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; care for newly born offspring; clean feeding equipment and the lambing shed; ensure newly born lambs stand and nurse ; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; feed supplemental rations; feed, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and horses; guard against predatory an imals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; herd mature ewes and young offspring between grazing areas in a manner to assure body condition is maintained in mature ewes and growth of offspring; identify and administer appropriate medication for various health issues such as internal parasites, respiratory issues, injuries, etc. ; identify ewes that are preparing to give birth; intensely monitor and treat both mother and young vulnerable to the colder temperatures and sickness; keep accurate record of new lambs born; load bales of hay and/or sacks of grain onto truck or trailer used for feeding; make certain animals have access to fresh water; mix and feed supplemental milk to bum lambs; monitor animals for weight gain, thrift and health problems; monitor for birthing pr oblems and take correct actions when problems are identified; monitor forage on grazing areas to identify dangerous plants and assess available feed; report to rancher on water/forage/weather conditions; round up strays using dogs and/or fence; spray livestock with insecticide. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend sheep on the ranch: administer emergency minor medical care to sick/injured pregnant ewes using roping methods to gently immobilize animal without causing undue stress; apply herbicides to noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species on grazing areas; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist in the shearing of sheep by herding sh eep into corrals and through the shearing plant; assist with castration of livestock; assist with docking; assist with irrigating forage; assist with loading trucks with lambs and/or ewes for transportation; assist with sorting and cutting of culls; assist with tagging sheep when the shearing crew needs it; assist with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corrals and/or stalls or manually restraining animals ; attend sheep and lambs in ba rns during lambing season(including night checks); attend to lambing ewes (including night checks); bed down flock at appropriate night site; brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; build and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; care for newly born offspring; clean feeding equipment and the lambing shed; ensure newly born lambs stand and nurse ; feed and wate r and ensure adequate provision of both; fee..