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Spruce Shadows Farm is where we have
our Siremax flock and a small goat herd.
The farm is right up against the Minnesota
River valley and Minnesota Valley Wildlife
National Refuge, thus coyotes are a
constant threat to our animals. We have
some livestock guardian dogs and llamas
to help protect our animals.
We keep the Siremax flock at Spruce
Shadows Farm to maintain separate
genetics from our commercial flock and use
the goats to browse some of the wooded
areas that sheep do not graze. We have
been working at improving the meat quality
genetics of the Siremax flock for 17 years
and it is very near and dear to our hearts.
We feel that we are improving market
lambs for the small and large producers
who buy our rams all over the country.
Our sheep eat a forage-based diet and we
keep them on grass as long as the small
acreage we have allows. We increase the
usage of our pastures by using intensive
rotational grazing practices. This is where
we divide our pastures up into small
sections with electric portable fencing and
move the animals often. This also helps
with our health management of the flock
and health of the grass forage. Our
pastures are fertilized by the even
distribution of the manure from our grazing
system along with the spreading of
compost generated on the farm.
Spruce Shadows Farm is a pick-up location
for the items we sell, so check out the rest
of our website to see what interests you.
We are just on the south side of the metro
area.
our Siremax flock and a small goat herd.
The farm is right up against the Minnesota
River valley and Minnesota Valley Wildlife
National Refuge, thus coyotes are a
constant threat to our animals. We have
some livestock guardian dogs and llamas
to help protect our animals.
We keep the Siremax flock at Spruce
Shadows Farm to maintain separate
genetics from our commercial flock and use
the goats to browse some of the wooded
areas that sheep do not graze. We have
been working at improving the meat quality
genetics of the Siremax flock for 17 years
and it is very near and dear to our hearts.
We feel that we are improving market
lambs for the small and large producers
who buy our rams all over the country.
Our sheep eat a forage-based diet and we
keep them on grass as long as the small
acreage we have allows. We increase the
usage of our pastures by using intensive
rotational grazing practices. This is where
we divide our pastures up into small
sections with electric portable fencing and
move the animals often. This also helps
with our health management of the flock
and health of the grass forage. Our
pastures are fertilized by the even
distribution of the manure from our grazing
system along with the spreading of
compost generated on the farm.
Spruce Shadows Farm is a pick-up location
for the items we sell, so check out the rest
of our website to see what interests you.
We are just on the south side of the metro
area.
