Bluefaced Leicester Union

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  • Don’t forget to register your 2014 lambs!

  • Micron Testing Project Results

    Submitted by Robina Koenig @ Tumble Creek Farm, Bend, Oregon Happy New Year and I hope everyone had a wonderful 2013 as we look forward to 2014. As promised, the Micron Testing Project, approved and paid for by the board, was completed within 2013 with the goal of finding the average micron count for the…

  • A reminder: Don’t forget to register your 2013 lambs now in the year of their birth

    The fee for registering 2013 lambs in the year of their birth is $5 for members.  It goes up to $10 after they turn a year old, which for practical reasons is January 1st.  

  • 1st BFLs shown at Geauga County (Ohio) Fair this fall

    from BLU member Sharon O’Donnell Glad to report on the Great Geauga County Fair Sheep Show – and our ‘new’ observations for our BFLs.  First of all, the show results – We had to show in All Other Breeds – because the Bluefaced Leicesters are new.  But, since Bill & I have shown sheep at the…

  • 2013 Black Sheep Gathering Report

    From left to right, Judge Pat Ariaz (CA), Robina Koenig with the ram (Tumble Creek Farm, OR), Joanie Livermore with a ewe (Double J, OR [Wensleydales and English Leicesters], Sherry Carlson with a ewe (Carlson Farm, CA [Wensleydales]). Photo by Kelly Wilder (CA). This young flock took first place in lot and was among the…

  • My Day with the YCP

    Maggie, donor Brenda Lelli of Beechtree Farm, and Greystone By Maggie Hoffman Hi, my name is Maggie Hoffman and this year I won a Bluefaced Leicester yearling ram through the Youth Conservation Program. The Youth Conservation Program’s mission is to encourage the youth to raise and show heritage breeds of sheep such as the Bluefaced…

  • Results of the FIRST EVER BFL show at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival

    After YEARS of working toward the goal of having BFL classes at MS&W festival rather than showing in the white longwool classes, this year, the goal was realized!   There were 26 white, and 13 natural colored BFLs shown at the festival.  The natural colors showed in the longwool classes, and won both champion ram…

  • 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. …

  • Don’t forget to register your 2013 lambs!

  • BLU member Sue Gustafson receives award!

                      “RESDA Member Wins Sheep Family of Year Award” By Redwood Empire Sheep Dog Association Members of the Redwood Empire Sheep Dog Association (RESDA) often say, “first, you get a border collie, then you get a pickup truck, then you start looking for sheep property.”  RESDA member…