Night lambers wage 2021

[Englishscott]

Hi I am new here just trying to find out the answer to the following question, i do see it has been asked in previous years but I can't see it in the last 2.
I am an experienced shepherd, due to do 3 weeks night lambing, 12 hr shifts on my own, down south, marking up, penning up, hay feeding, water, moving to bigger pens, wet fostering, happy to skin on etc, dealing with pet lambs (100 plus expected) meds etc. Approx 400 commercial ewes. Its down south if it makes a difference.
Accommodation supplied and the odd meal but mostly self catering.
What would people feel is an appropriate wage and what would people be willing to pay please?

 

[Big Ambitions]

£15 ish, depending on sole charge/working in a team

 

[Englishscott]

£15 ish, depending on sole charge/working in a team

Thanks for the reply
Yes it will be sole charge 5 till 5

 

[CopperBeech]

How good are you ?

 

[Al R]

£15 ish, depending on sole charge/working in a team

£15 if you guarantee no pets by the end of lambing

 

[CopperBeech]

I’d offer you £10 and charge you £15

 

[kfpben]

100 pet lambs expected out of 400 commercials ewes!?!?
The scan must be c.220%?

I'd say £15 if you're experienced and the farmer can come back to the shed each morning without expecting carnage.

 

[ollie989898]

£15 an hour for nights?

Fudge that.

 

[z.man]

£15 an hour for nights?

Fudge that.

400 ewes 21 days lambing half will lamb during the day so 10 a night to lamb on average @ £180 a night so £18 a ewe .....your right fudge that
Do recon it’s a fair rate to be honest certainly won’t get anyone much use for less but had to make out a balanced argument

 

[Englishscott]

£15 if you guarantee no pets by the end of lambing

Would be knocking a lot on the head and I can't do anything about pets they gain during the day.

I’d offer you £10 and charge you £15

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100 pet lambs expected out of 400 commercials ewes!?!?
The scan must be c.220%?

I'd say £15 if you're experienced and the farmer can come back to the shed each morning without expecting carnage.

Scan at 207% and no one wet fosters or skins during the day
No carnage by morning, this is my fourth year here but feel I am not being paid enough, I also start the flat packing of pens towards the end of lambing so on a quiet night I reduce the need for staff during the day, I don't like to sit idle.

 

[kfpben]

Would be knocking a lot on the head and I can't do anything about pets they gain during the day.


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Scan at 207% and no one wet fosters or skins during the day
No carnage by morning, this is my fourth year here but feel I am not being paid enough, I also start the flat packing of pens towards the end of lambing so on a quiet night I reduce the need for staff during the day, I don't like to sit idle.

Sounds like you could do with training up the day shift

 

[DanM]

No carnage by morning, this is my fourth year here but feel I am not being paid enough, I also start the flat packing of pens towards the end of lambing so on a quiet night I reduce the need for staff during the day, I don't like to sit idle.

What you getting currently and has it changed in the 4yrs?
Are you on the books or self-employed?

 

[Englishscott]

Self employed
Not changed
£11

 

[Englishscott]

Sounds like you could do with training up the day shift

If only that was my shout

 

[Al R]

If only that was my shout

Find somewhere else if your that good and being left to do everything, I appreciate things are quieter at night so you get more marking etc jobs done but there’s no I in team

 

[unlacedgecko]

£200/night

 

[tepapa]

Self employed
Not changed
£11

I wouldn't work the day shift 10 yrs ago for that let alone a night shift!

 

[DanM]

Self employed
Not changed
£11

If your self-employed you should be setting your own rates! As @tepapa said £11 is too low for a dayshift if your decision making calibre.

 

[Englishscott]

I wouldn't work the day shift 10 yrs ago for that let alone a night shift!

If your self-employed you should be setting your own rates! As @tepapa said £11 is too low for a dayshift if your decision making calibre.

So what would expect to get paid or pay?

 

[Al R]

So what would expect to get paid or pay?

Night shift with very good experience I’m guessing 14-15? I’ve never had anyone night lambing as only triplets and singles inside and I lose less than 1 per night so wouldn’t justify one