Range Goat/Sheepherder - Lambing and Kidding Season

About this opportunity

• Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the range: administer medication as needed
• Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock at the ranch: administer medication as needed

Dates

Jan 1, 2027 – Sep 30, 2027

Duration

~9 months

Experience

6 month(s)

Category

agriculture

Requirements

• Experience: 6 month(s)
• Required to: perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision, spend the majority of work days on the range, live and work singly or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time, to ride, handle and tend horses in a manner to assure the safety and health of the worker, co-workers, horses, dogs and livestock, work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes and large game animals, biting insects and extreme temperature, attend animals during all hours of the day as required for their safety and well-being, maintain and manage remote housing locations in a safe and responsible manner, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors for haying and supplemental feeding purposes and ATVs for irrigating and the movement of livestock, spray pastures and/or fence lines for poisonous plants and/or noxious weeds with herbicides to prevent livestock from consuming them.
• 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/or sheep.
• assist with hauling water when winter and drought conditions eliminate natural sources of water for sheep
• assist with supplemental feeding (when weather or quality of forage precludes use of range forage)
• assist with weed control on grazing areas (including noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species)
• attend to kidding goats (including night checks)
• attend to lambing ewes (including night checks)
• attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring in hot fall months and cold winter months
• bed down animals at appropriate night site
• brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes
• break ice over frozen water sources
• care for newly born offspring
• ensure newly born offspring stand and nurse
• examine animals to detect diseases and injuries
• 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
• identify and locate the more nutrient dense cool season grasses within grazing areas
• identify livestock that are preparing to give birth
• intensely monitor and treat both mother and young offspring vulnerable to hot or cold temperatures and sickness
• keep accurate record of new offspring born
• load bales of hay and/or sacks of grain onto truck or trailer used for feeding
• monitor animals for weight gain, thrift and health problems
• monitor for birthing problems and take correct actions when problems are identified
• monitor pregnant ewes for abortion/malnutrition/pregnancy toxemia and other pregnancy related conditions
• repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage.
• assist with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corrals and/or stalls or manually restraining animals
• attend to kidding goats (including night checks)
• attend to lambing ewes
• (including night checks)
• attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring in hot fall months and cold winter months
• brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes
• break ice over frozen water sources
• care for newly born offspring
• ensure newly born offspring stand and nurse
• examine animals to detect diseases and injuries
• 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 poisonous and/or noxious plants
• identify livestock that are preparing to give birth
• intensely monitor and treat both mother and young offspring vulnerable to hot or cold temperatures and sickness
• keep accurate record of new offspring born
• load bales of hay and/or sacks of grain onto truck or trailer used for feeding
• monitor animals for weight gain, thrift and health problems
• monitor for birthing problems and take correct actions when problems are identified
• monitor pregnant ewes for
• abortion/malnutrition/pregnancy toxemia and other pregnancy related conditions
• repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage.

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

Employer provided housing will be located at or near the worksite. Employer will provide transportation between worker’s on-site housing and work sites.

How to apply

E-mail: cewhitworth12@gmail.com; Tel: N/A; URL: https://www.workintexas.com

Phone

+13252260026

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Official source

U.S. DOL SeasonalJobs

Case number

JO-A-300-26243-204368

Verification

Last verified: September 20, 2026

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