Bluefaced Leicester Union

In Leicesters, blue is finer!

Shows

  • Congratulations, Iris!

    Overall Champion Ewe at the Fryeburg Maine Fair, October 9, 2015. A natural colored BFL ewe, shown by BLU Junior member Iris LaRochelle, judged by Budd Martin.

  • Attention Youth Showmen!

    **PRESS RELEASE** Northeast Youth Sheep Show July 14 – 17, 2016 The 32nd annual Northeast Youth Sheep Show (NEYSS) will be held July 14th-17th at the Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds in West Springfield, MA. The NEYSS is the premier all-breed junior sheep show in the northeast, attracting over 200 youth exhibitors showing close to 800…

  • 2016 National BFL Sheep Show results

    2016 National BFL Sheep Show Champions Blue Faced Leicester – White Ram – Brenda Lelli – Yearling Ewe – Ellora Chapin – Yearling Best Fleece – Ellora Chapin – Yearling Ewe Premier Exhibitor – Ellora Chapin Blue Faced Leicester – Black Ram – Margaret VanCamp – Jr. Ram Lamb Ewe – Margaret VanCamp – Yearling…

  • Using Bluefaced Leicester Fiber: Demonstration at National Show

    BFL Blending As part of the National Bluefaced Leicester Show at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, the Bluefaced Leicester Union will be giving a free demonstration on carding and combing Bluefaced Leicester wool. They will demonstrate the best way to work with beautiful, purly BFL locks and how best to manage the small lock…

  • Hello from President Margaret VanCamp Many of us have a day or two of free time coming up for Easter or Spring Break. Please use some of this time to do three things: 1. Enter your BFLs in the 2016 National Show at Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, May 7-8. You can enter them online…

  • Haven’t you heard???

    The BFL National Show is Saturday, May 7th at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. Information about the sheep show, fleece & skein competitions, banquet, hotel accommodations, and other planned events on the “About BLU” – national show information drop-down menu above.

  • Updated information on the BFL National Show

    The 6th Bluefaced Leceister National Show will be held during the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival on May 7 & 8, 2016. The sheep show will be on Saturday, May 7th. There will be separate classes for white and natural colored, with special awards given. A list of these classes can be found under the…

  • Complete list of sheep classes for the BFL National Show

    Classes for the BFL National Show on May 7&8 during the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival in Friendship, MD. The sheep show is Saturday AM. If you are interested in sponsoring a special award for one of the classes, please contact the breed secretary at somerhill@earthlink.net Whites and black will be shown separately, in two…

  • Sponsors for 2016 National Show needed

    Please put the Sixth National BFL Show on your calendar— May 7 & 8 at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival! BLU is accepting sponsors*** for the awards for this show – both for the sheep show and the special fiber events. If you would like to sponsor an award the cost is $50 per…

  • National Show Hotel Info

    The Bluefaced Leceister National Show will be held during the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival on May 7 & 8. The sheep show will be on Saturday, May 7th. There will be separate classes for white and natural colored, with special awards given. Plans for a special fiber show are also being made. The show…