RANGE LAMBER

About this opportunity

• Herder will need to move pregnant ewes to lambing grounds.
• The worker will live in the employer provided range housing. Said housing will be clean and in good repair at the time it is provided to the employee.

Dates

Oct 17, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027

Duration

~4 months

Experience

3 month(s)

Category

agriculture

Requirements

• Experience: 3 month(s)
• NONE
• Workers must have at least 3 months of experience birthing ewes with herds of 200 head or larger on the open range or pasture. One reference required. May assist in lambing, docking, and shearing. The following seasonal duties will need to be performed.
• Be able to identify signs of ewes going into labor and identify potential problems during the labor process. Know how and when to assist during difficult births.
• Be able to properly constrain ewes for difficult births and able to graft orphan lambs to mothers. Ability to identify herd health issues including but not limited to malnutrition of ewes and lambs, prolapse and mastitis. Provide water to animals, including minor maintenance of water troughs and water lines. May need to haul water in truck to supplement animal water needs. May need to provide supplement feed for the ewes and lambs if the range has insufficient forage. Disperse sheep on the range to reduce overcrowding and increase the success of mother and lamb bonding. Protect vulnerable lambs & ewes in labor from predators. Move Ewes and lambs and assist in branding, castrating, vaccinating, tagging, and worming. Ability to safely catch lambs with a hook. Move ewes and lambs to summer range grounds.
• Workers may be asked to obtain a valid U.S. driver license and operate a motor vehicle on an incidental basis. The employer will be responsible for all cost when obtaining a driver license for the worker.The worker may drive a vehicle to assist in watering sheep or hauling sheep to another location. May assist with the loading and unloading of sheep into or out of trailers. Some work/tasks may occur off the range, but more than 51% of work will be performed on the range. Western Range Association and its member ranches facilitate practices of good animal husbandry.
• Employees that are found abusing, neglecting or abandoning animals entrusted to their care may be terminated for cause. If the negligent/abusive actions of an employee result in the loss/death of animals or cause harm to another person, the employee may be held accountable for these actions.
• The employee is responsible to maintain the housing unit in a reasonable level of cleanliness in order to avoid flies, mice or other vermin.
• The employee is responsible to alert the employer of damage to the housing unit within a reasonable amount of time.
• The employee may be held accountable for damage to the housing unit that is the result of negligence on the part of the employee (normal wear and tear excepted). Hours worked footnote: On call for up to 24 hours 7 days a week. The range consists of private, state and BLM leases which encompasses thousands of acres of land that is uncultivated.
• Workers Workers must return to a fixed site bunkhouse each night. More than 50% of work is performed on the range for the majority of workdays in the work contact period. All other work is closely related to production of sheep.
• Workers are alerted to situations requiring the herder’s immediate attention (e.g. predator attack) by sheepdogs. It does not take long for the herder to reach the herd.

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) — One fixed site unit with the capacity of two. One mobile unit with the capacity of one. Total housing is three. The housing is available and sufficient to accommodate the workers being requested.

Transportation

Workers are on the range 51% or more of the time, therefore daily transportation is not needed. For the period of time the worker is off the range, transportation is provided by the employer.

How to apply

Email

rvkristin@yahoo.com

Phone

+17073742202

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Official source

U.S. DOL SeasonalJobs

Case number

JO-A-300-26245-210413

Verification

Last verified: September 20, 2026

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