Open Range Production of Livestock-Parturition(Calving/Lamb)
KA Enterprises, Inc
About this opportunity
Worker will be responsible for helping move animals to staging areas, and monitoring animals closely during the last weeks of pregnancy to be sure they are in good health before Parturition. During that time the worker will assist with the birthing of approximately 150 cows and 800 ewes. Once the animals have given birth, it is important that the livestock pairs do not break the bond. At this point livestock pairs are separated from pregnant animals. We give extra attention to moving the pairs back to the herd.
- Dates
- Nov 15, 2026 – Jun 1, 2027
- Duration
- ~7 months
- Experience
- 3 month(s)
- Category
- agriculture
Requirements
- Experience: 3 month(s)
- None
- Beginning on November 15 when livestock are moved to transitional range lands. the PRODUCTION season begins. Each year before the calves and lambs are born, the jugs/pens need to be repaired, cleaned and prepared for the lambing season. Before lambing begins, the ewes need to be sheared and moved to areas near the lambing barns. This season is a critical phase in the production cycle of livestock.
- Livestock feeding and management are essential to the success of the season. It is during these last weeks of pregnancy that there is a need for increased feed, primarily to a more nutrient rich diet. Extra nutrition is needed to support fetal growth.
- The worker must be able to demonstrate knowledge of cattle and sheep, and experience with animal nutrition and parturition (birthing) along with the ability to monitor livestock to determine readiness to give birth.
- Assisting livestock with delivery, maintaining a clean environment. Livestock will need to be checked regularly during the 24-hour day, as animals can give birth around the clock. Knowledge of and ability to determine normal and abnormal parturition situations. Monitor livestock closely to help prevent problems. Ability to determine when assistance is required. Monitor health/growth and nutrition of newborn livestock. Monitor to ensure that newborn is nursing, taking in colostrum and milk. If newborns are not nursing as needed, supplement and assist as needed to ensure growth. Bottle feeding as necessary.
- The season ends on June 1st when flocks and herds are moved to rangelands.
- Employee must be willing to perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision and live and work singly or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time.
- Worker must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 100 pounds.
- Worker must have knowledge of and experience working with cattle, sheep and trained dogs (guard dogs and herding dogs.) Most duties are performed out-of-doors and entail exposure to extreme heat and cold
- dust, rain, snow, and wind
- and herding hazards
- poisonous snakes and predators common in range lands. General supervision will be provided by the ranch owner.
Work authorization
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- Work authorization
- H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker
- International candidates
- Yes
- Employer sponsorship
- Required
- Confirmation
- Confirmed by source
- Official source
- U.S. Department of Labor
Benefits & conditions
- Housing
- Employer-provided (including mobile or range) — None
- Transportation
- The employer, will provide transportation between mobile range housing provided by the employer and the employer’s place of employment at no cost to the worker. The employer provided housing and the Place of employment are at the same location. This Open Range worker lives and works on the range. If a worker needs transportation, workers with driver’s licenses will be provided with a company vehicle, or the employer or another licensed driver employed by the company will transport worker.
How to apply
- Phone
- +14062200106
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- Case number
- JO-A-300-26252-223964
- Verification
- Last verified: September 20, 2026
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