Events

National Show Award Sponsors Sought

The National Show committee is looking for sponsorship of the awards for the sheep show. If you would be interested in sponsoring an award, a list of awards to select from along with the cost of the sponsorship can be provided. The committee is also looking for donations to help offset the cost of the…

May 6, 2014

Entry Forms for 2014 National BFL Sheep Show

Any questions? Contact Show Chairman Margaret VanCamp at pitchfork@usol.com Finalized classes for the 2014 National BFL Show Entry form BLU National 2014

April 27, 2014

2014 BFL National Show update!

Hello, Fellow BFL breeders! Please take note of the following information about the 2014 BFL National Show to be held at the 2014 Michigan Fiber Festival in Allegan, Michigan. Dates: August 15-17, 2014 (sheep must be penned by 6pm Friday; Show is on Saturday; release is Sunday, 5pm) Venue and location: Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan…

March 17, 2014

2014 National Show

The 2014 BFL National Show will be held during the Michigan Fiber Festival in Allegan MI on August 15 through the 17th. The sheep show will be on Saturday. Watch this site or the BLU website for more information. Please plan to join us in August!

March 6, 2014

York County (PA) Fair Show Report

By Kyle McCleary York Fair is always a fun fair to be at no matter how you do in the show ring. Breeding sheep are there the first weekend of the fair and are released on Monday. The actual show is not until Sunday around 3 so I have two days to get all my…

September 19, 2013

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May 25, 2013

BLU Member Nancy Starkey reports from MS&W festival

Photos by permission by Marcus Skeel Mark Soper and I (and our wonderful sheepdogs) perform the Working Sheepdog Demonstrations at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival each year, and we use yearling Bluefaced Leicester ewes from my flock in the demos. These young BFLs are probably the classiest “demo sheep” around, and they certainly catch the attention of the festival crowds. …

May 16, 2013