Canyon of the Ancients Guest Ranch
A boutique working guest ranch in SW of Colorado is looking for the right person to help daily farming/ranching operations.
Key responsibilities include but not limit to the following:
Pasture management: Ensure pasture health and production.
- Irrigation (Flood & gated pipe irrigation system) 60 acres of fields, make sure water flows across fields, maintain pipes, monitor water usage.
- Ditch maintenance – clean irrigation ditches, fix leaks, and construct gates or appropriate structure if needed.
- Soil health: Seeding on pasture when needed, apply animal manures, weeding…etc.
- Marking, disc and harrowing the field
- Hay – Cutting & bail and storing hay.
Manage livestock – We have about 30 cows, 40 chickens & 100 sheep.
- Rotate cows among pastures. Moving cows to grazing permit land
- Building/repair fences
- Castrating, doctoring, feeding and caring the livestock.
- Maintain good records, particularly during lambing or calving period
- Clean sheep shed daily and chicken coop.
- Branding/tag and band cow & sheep in a timely manner
- Haul livestock to processing plant
Garden/Orchard/Vineyard:
- Hoop house maintenance and irrigation system set up/maintenance.
- Outdoor small garden’s irrigation system maintenance
- Watering orchard, marking the ground
- Maintain fencing around the fruit trees
Operate and maintain ranch equipment’s & tools including but not limit to tractor, ATV, chain saws, generators, well system … etc.
General upkeep: fencing, welding, weeding, maintain overall ranch environment.
Assist owner with ranch business such as beef/lamb and vacation rentals and Assist the ranch manager in daily workflow tasks.
Qualifications:
Individual must be in good physical condition, efficiently get work done yet being flexible to adjust priority as needed, experience operating heavy machinery like tractors, haying equipments, have a strong work ethic with initiative and can-do attitude to always see the next task at hand. Compassion for livestock and their well beings. This position may require nights, emergencies, weekends, and holidays if needed.
TO APPLY:
Forward cover letter & resume to our email address. Or call for more info.
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