Bluefaced Leicester Union

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News

  • The Working Herding Dog demonstration at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival.

    by Nancy Starkey, BLU member I have been announcing the demos for over 20 years and have been performing in the demos for the past seven or eight years. We have used Bluefaced Leicester sheep from my flock in the demos for several years. The natural beauty and athleticism of the BFL makes for an…

  • A Mother’s Day story featuring 2 BLU board members

    “BALDWIN, Wis. – Mother’s Day is celebrated in a big way at Cedar Fen Farm in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. The mother-daughter sheep operation is in the thick of lambing, with new arrivals to mother at any moment. The 150-acre farm south of Baldwin is operated by Heather Landin and her oldest daughter, Rose Landin,…

  • 2017 lambs arriving daily

    BFL lambs are beginning to arrive all over the country. Kat Bierkens of Terra Mia in Oregon shares her beautiful set of ram lambs with us. Be sure to contact our breeders early to be put on their list for breeding stock this year. A complete list of breeders can be found under the membership…

  • 7th National BFL Show venue announced

    The 7th National Bluefaced Leicester show has been set for June 22, 23 & 24th, 2018. The venue will be the Black sheep Gathering on the Linn County fairgrounds in Albany Oregon. More information will be posted as details emerge. Please set aside this date, and make plans to join us in 2018!

  • Hello from Oregon

    BLU board member Karen Szewc shares a photo of her flock enjoying the cold, snowy Oregon weather. Lots of big lamb bellies in the group.

  • Best in Show!

    Congratulations to Glenda Moore for her Best in Show win at the North Carolina state fair with a skein of handspun BFL yarn. The wool came from Glenda’s BFLs.

  • Credit Card payments possible

    The Bluefaced Leicester Union registry now accepts payment by credit card. ASR is working on updating the work order to reflect this. In the mean time, contact them for direction on how to set up for payment using this method. ASSOCIATED SHEEP REGISTRIES BLU P.O. Box 231 305 Lincoln Wamego, KS 66547 Phone: 785-456-8500 Fax:…

  • 2016 BLU Election Approaches

    Deadline to submit resumes to run for President or 3 board positions is OCTOBER 25th *** Send resume to BLU breed secretary at 44011 County Rd 23, Coshocton, OH 43812, or email to info@bflsheep.com Timeline for Election: October 25th – Last day to receive resumes for candidacies. Resumes will be posted on the BLU website…

  • Wisconsin Shearing School

    2016 Fall ISBA Shearing School At the Klindworth Farm, Augusta WI October 17, 2016 Instructors: David Kier, Ryan Ullum, and Dylan Weaver Instructors are all professional sheep shearers. To register contact Duane Klindworth 715-471-0403, 715-286-4157 ISBA Members receive a discount https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5QyAAPFr_M

  • New article in Spin Off magazine

    BLU member and board member Carol Densmore has an article in latest edition of Spin Off. Here is a link to the entire magazine. Spin-Off Magazine-Fall-2016