Company description Apricot Lane Farms, a 214 acre Biodynamic and Organic farm, is looking for a new Assistant for our Holistic Poultry Program. This is a long term position that will grow along with the Farm.

This program utilizes biodynamic practices in combination with pasture/livestock rotational practices for over 1,000 birds in several different mobile coops varying in age throughout the year from 1 day old chicks/ducklings to 18-month old adult chickens/ducks. Equally as important to caring for the chickens is caring for the land and soil on which they are raised. Job description Our Poultry Program consists of three components : Layer (Eggs) and Roasters (Meat) and Ducks. All are run in coordination with each other throughout the year in order to accommodate for scheduling and space requirements.


Principal Accountabilities:

• Assist with Mobile Coop Moves during morning animal chores including tractor work and taking down and putting up mobile fences
• General tasks such as deep clean of coop, checking on chickens'/ducks' well-being, collecting eggs, making sure poultry's basic needs are met, general coop maintenance, coop doors shut at end of day (chicken safety), etc.
• Assist with general tasks (including but not limited to chicken/duck chores, egg tower cleaning, chicken processing, close ups, transfers at night, etc.)
• Assist with egg production including but not limited to hand washing approx. 150-400 eggs on a daily basis (including weighing eggs, sorting eggs, preparing eggs for sale boxes, selling eggs to staff weekly, stamping boxes, logging all information on excel, etc.)
• Assist with program schedule (E.T.A. of baby chicks in spring, summer and fall, Processing of adult chickens spring, summer and fall, expansion deadlines and projects, organizing/cleaning different parts of the program areas, coordinating coop moves around other departments and around seasonal situations, etc.)
• Assist with Chicken Processing

Requirements:
• Ability to maintain clear communication with others
• Detail oriented
• ORGANIZED
• Sincere passion for chickens and the land/animals/ecosystem (especially soil!)
• PREFERRED 6 months to a year farm experience with poultry
• PREFERRED 6 months or more farm experience
• PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED with Holistic Animal Husbandry
• PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED 6 months or more farm experience with Organic Animal Husbandry
• PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED Animal Welfare Certification
• PREFERRED experience with tractor
• Comfortable with MS Office - Word and Excel
• PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED to live within 30 minutes of the farm due to nature of animal responsibilities


Compensation
This position has a pay range of $13.50 to $18.00 per hour Depending on Experience.  Apricot Lane Farms offers comprehensive benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance, as well as vacation pay and 401K. Compensation this position is : hourly, varies DOE, $13.50 - $18.00 Application instructions Deadlineno deadline