| Who are the Seine
River Shepherds? Seine River Shepherds
is a 120 acre family run sheep farm located along the Seine River
just east of the village of Ste. Anne. Our flock of ewes is
carefully selected to provide both premium quality market lambs and
superior, award winning wool.
By providing value added lamb and wool products
direct to the customer, we are able to maintain our farm operation
on a scale reminiscent of the original family farms of this area.
Our year starts in April with the shearing of the
flock. The |
month of May is taken up with
the lambing season. In mid June we walk the flock across the highway
to the summer pasture. Our ewes will usually have 2 or 3 lambs to
look after during the summer season. While the sheep harvest their
own summer feed, we are busy on the tractor putting up hay for the
following winter. In mid September we bring
the flock back into the yard for winter. This is the time of year
when we choose our replacements and create breeding groups.
By early December, we are settled in for the long
Manitoba winter, with the flock out in the barn working on their new
fleeces. |
