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Workers must have 3 months experience birthing livestock with herds of 200 head or larger on the open range or pasture. One reference required. May assist in kidding, docking, and shearing. The following seasonal duties will need to be performed. Herder will need to move pregnant does to kidding grounds. Be able to identify signs of does going into labor and identify potential problems during the labor process. Know how and when to assist during difficult births. Be able to constrain does for difficult births and be able to graft orphan kids to mothers. Ability to identify herd health issues including but not limited to malnutrition of does and kids, 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 does and kids if the range has insufficient forage. Disperse livestock on the range to reduce overcrowding and increase the success of mother kid bonding. Protect vulnerable livestock (kids and does in labor) from predators. Move does and kids and assist in branding, castrating, vaccinating, tagging and worming. Ability to catch kids with a hook. Move does and kids to summer range grounds. 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 livestock entrusted to their care may be terminated for cause. If the negligent/abusive actions of an employee result in the loss/death of livestock/animals or cause harm to another person, the employee may be held accountable for these actions. 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. 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 can be shown is the result of gross negligence or by a dishonest or willful act 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***

Multiple worksites in Marion and Dickinson Counties Kansas will be used. Worksite locations varies depending on season, weather and grazing rotation. Please contact the employer at the headquarters address listed above for specific directions to the current worksite.

Mobile units will travel with the workers to various range locations through Marion and Dickinson Counties Kansas.

One sheep camp with a capacity of two workers. Total housing capacity is two. The housing is available and sufficient to accommodate the workers being requested.

Housing contains free and convenient cooking facilities and employer will provide three prepared meals a day or adequate food, free of charge, based on the requisition by worker, for workers to prepare their own meals while in camp or on the range. Employer may at times provide prepared meals for workers consumption. Employer will provide worker a minimum of 4.5 gallons of potable water per day per worker for drinking and cooking purposes. Additional clean water will be provided to meet the workers laundry and bathing needs.

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.