Bluefaced Leicester Union

In Leicesters, blue is finer!

Shows

  • Unofficial results of the 2018 BFL National Show

    Unofficial results of the 2018 BFL National Show White Yearling Ram 4G Farms Liongate Farm Liongate Farm White Ram Lamb 1) Pitchfork Ranch Ironwater Ranch Ironwater Ranch Irish Hill 4G Farms Irish Hill Natural Colored Yearling Ram Liongate Farm 4G Farms Natural Colored Ram Lamb Pitchfork Ranch Liongate Farm 4G Farms Liongate Farm 4G Farms…

  • A special message from our national show chair, Karen Szewc:

    I want to thank everyone that came out and supported the BFL national! Breeders, members, BFL lovers! What a great weekend hanging out with the sheep people. A huge thanks to all who assisted this temporarily disabled knee person. (I REALLY could not have done this without you all (and those nifty pain pills lol)…

  • MS&W fleece winner

    Congratulations to Margie Smith (PA) for her first place BFL fleece at the recent Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. Margie will receive the $50 award sponsored by the Bluefaced Leicester Union.

  • MS&W show results

    Pitchfork Ranch had champion ram. Choosing champion ram from the top of the classes. Margaret VanCamp with Pitchfork Ranch’s champion ewe Top ewes judged for champion placement.

  • Breed display at MS&W

    The breed display at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. Our thanks to Blueland Farm (MD) for providing the ewe and lamb for the display. The new BFL feather flag is available for BLU members to use in displays at fairs and festivals in your area!

  • Invitation to the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival this weekend

    From long time BLU member, Nancy Starkey: The 2018 Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival is this weekend, and here’s a photo of the yearling Bluefaced Leicester ewes that will be featured in the Working Sheepdog Demonstrations. The sheepdog demos are always well attended, and the crowds there will be able to see how lovely BFLs…

  • BLU gathering at MS&W festival

    You are invited to the MD Sheep & Wool BBQ Event for Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Enthusiasts Saturday at 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Hosted by: BlueLand Farm 5955 Old Bohn Rd, Mount Airy, Maryland 21771 We want to host all the BFL breeders that come to the festival for a friendly bbq and hangout. As…

  • 34th North East Youth Sheep Show

    34th North East Youth Sheep Show July 19-22, 2018 Mallory Complex, Eastern States Exposition West Springfield, MA The North East Youth Sheep Show (NEYSS) is the 3rd largest and longest running youth sheep show in the country. It is the premier all-breed junior show in the northeast, attracting 200 youth exhibitors and 600-700 head of…

  • This is the year to enter fleeces!

    This year, BLU will sponsor a $50 cash award to the first place BFL fleece at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. Details will be in the MS&W festival catalog and entry form. So if you have been considering entering a fleece in the contest, this is the year to do it! Here is the…

  • Dreaming……….

    Dreaming of attending the 2018 BFL National show, held during the Black Sheep Gathering in Albany, OR on June 29th!!! Check recent posts on this site for sheep and fleece classes and information on judging. The deadline to enter is June 1st.