FAQ's
NOTICE: If you are making special arrangements to visit us at Watersong Farms or at a Farmers Market that we may be attending, please always contact us either by phone or email to make sure that either the product you are looking for is available, that we are open, or that we are in fact at the market.
steelhead trout
Q: What do you feed the fish?
25% fish meal and the rest are made up of grains, corn, soybeans, canola and flax. Combined into a pellet form.
Q: Do you use any hormones or antibiotics?
Hormones are not used in fish feed. As far as antibiotics are concerned, we cannot use because the bio-filtration system is based on using beneficial bacteria to clean the water. No chemicals can be used.
Q: How long does it take to grow a fish?
From egg to 25 gram fingerling size is approximately 6 months.
9 - 12 months to reach 1 Kg (from fingerling size)
18 – 20 months to reach 2 Kg (from fingerling size)
Q: Do you process the fish directly on the farm?
Currently Mariner Neptune Winnipeg, MB purchases trout weekly for distribution of fillets to stores, restaurants, etc. in Manitoba and Canada. Primary processing is done on the farm.
Q: What are the ingredients?
Regular Smoked
Salt, brown sugar, Natural Wood Smoke
Jerky
Salt, White Sugar, Black Pepper, Garlic, Cayenne, Onion, Chili Peppers, Pickle Cure (Sodium Nitrate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Glycerol, Salt)
The smoking and jerky products are done in an inspected facility 5 miles west of our farm.
Q: Where are the fish raised?
The fish are raised right here on the farm in an indoor recirculation system (closed loop system), which means there is no interaction between our fish and native stocks of fish. No concerns of cross breading or transfer of pesticides or diseases between wild and domestic stock. There is no environmental impact from nutrient loading to water bodies. The water in our system is biologically filtered before being released back into the environment.
Q: How to be a customer.
Send us an email at info@watersongfarms.com or call us directly at 1 (204) 322-5558 | 1 (877) 322-5558 toll free. We will add you to our eMail customer list for fall ordering eMails (go out 1st week of September), and for spring ordering eMails (go out first week of March). Provide us with your full name, quantity and weight preferred.
Just a Note: Many of our customers are reducing their carbon footprint by collecting many orders at once (i.e. neighbours, co-workers, and family). They realize this not only saves fuel, but the environment also, and we are good with that!
Q: Where are you located?
We are 11 kilometres west of Stonewall on Highway #67, north side of the highway with big Watersong Farms sign. You will know where to go once you are in the yard, and see the painted chicken on the big door of the processing building.
Q: What's with the cow?
Daisy was a registered Jersey and resident TV star. Remember Pioneer Quest? That's her! She was usually found with her head over the fence waiting for a scratch behind her ears and a pat. If only she knew she was a cow!
As of October 2013, at the ripe old age of 18 years, our lovely cow Daisy went on to greener pastures. She had a long and great life and we miss her.
* Still have questions? Please contact us.
Farm Fresh Steelhead Trout
Rudy & Leslie Reimer
Warren, Manitoba CANADA
info@watersongfarms.com
204.322.5558 phone
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#117 Hwy 67
(11 kms West of Stonewall, MB)
