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A herder’s job depended on the weather, most commonly starting in April and ending in the autumn. They took the entrusted herd or flock (it was rarely their own, more commonly they were hired to graze others’ livestock for a fee) from pasture to pasture, sleeping in rudimentary huts or shelters. Over the summer they stayed out in the pastures, returning to the village when the first frosts set in.
Life far away from other people forced the herders to become adept at healing themselves and their animals, so when there was no apothecary to hand, folk would turn to shepherds.
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