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Position:  Range Sheepherder

*Requirements: * Must be at least 18 years old and have a valid Driver's License.  Must also be able to lift up to 80 pounds (lbs) and perform extensive sitting or walking and be capable of being exposed to extreme temperatures. Must have at least six (6) months experience working with sheep and be able to provide the name, and working telephone number of the previous Employer who is able to verify the worker's experience in the occupation applying for.  Must also be able to provide U.S. employment eligibility and/or identification documents verifying the applicant's right to work in the United States.  Will need the ability to perform tasks capably and efficiently, without close supervision, and spend the majority of work days on the range.  Will need the capacity to live and work singly or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time.  Must be able to ride, handle and tend horses in a manner to assure the safety and health of the worker, co-workers, horses, dogs and livestock.  Will 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.  Must be capable of working with and around farm machinery such as tractors, UTVs and ATVs for supplemental feeding purposes and movement of livestock.  Must be proficient with handling animals using low stress handling methods.  Must be adept to attending animals during all hours of the day as required for their safety and well-being and capable of maintaining and managing remote housing locations in a safe and responsible manner.    Will need the competence to work with, repair and maintaining both set field fence and temporary electric fence as well as the skills necessary to train, work with and care for herd working dogs and herd dogs.  Will need the ability to work as part of a team when needed, and able to perform strenuous work at high altitudes for extended periods of time.  

Job Description:  All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of sheep and will need to perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to sheep on the range & ranch, to include:

• 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 ature 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;
• Assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production;
• Assist with castration of livestock;
• 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); 
• Move sheep to appropriate pens.

Anticipated Hours of Work Per Week:  On call for up to 24 hours, 7 days a week.  Will spend the majority of work days on the range and live and work singly or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time.

Anticipated Period of Employment:  March 1, 2026 to November 30, 2026

Application Deadline:  July 16, 2026

Job Location:  Various range locations in Conejos County, Colorado.

*Pay: * $2626.40/month, paid twice monthly, plus room and board.  Employer provides housing on the ranch for Employee only.  Employer will provide transportation between worker's on-site housing and work sites. 

**Effective 1/1/25: FLSA exempt; no overtime paid.