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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 sheep.\
Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend sheep on the
range: 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 shearing of sheep by herding sheep into corrals and through the
shearing plant; assist with docking; assist with gathering and sorting
lambs for shipping; 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 weed control
on grazing areas (including noxious, invasive and\
poisonous plant species); 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; 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\
animals 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 problems and take correct actions
when problems are identified; monitor forage on grazing areas to
identify dangerous plants and assess available feed; repair and/or
maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety\
and health of animals and forage; 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 sheep into
corrals and through the shearing plant;\
assist with castration of livestock; assist with docking; 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 barns 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; 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, water and tend to the dogs (both guard and working dogs) and
horses; guard against predatory animals and from eating