Bluefaced Leicester Union

In Leicesters, blue is finer!

Shows

  • National Show Update!

    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…

  • Congratulations Maggie!

    Maggie Hoffman and her ram, Beechtree Clintburn showed at Bloomsburg Fair and he won reserve champion any other breed wool AOB. Maggie’s little colored spring ewe lamb, Montour’s Inca took reserve champion in AOB in the 4H show at Bloomsburg fair

  • 2016 National BFL show proposals wanted

    The BLU National Show Committee is now taking proposals for the 2014 National Bluefaced Leicester Show venue. The deadline to make proposals is JANUARY 1, 2016. Here is the new proposal form. If you are interested, please fill it out and submit to info@bflsheep.com 2016 Show Proposal Form You will also find the proposal form…

  • 4-H fun class loads of fun!

    The Knelly kids, Machaella and Griffin, in the 4-H lead fun class last summer during the Bloomsbur PA fair. This is definitely a class we should add during the BFL national show!

  • Fun at the Montour Delong Fair, Danville PA

    Debbie Schwab Knelly’s family had a great experience at their community fair this past week. Griffin and his BFL, Wicket, took Champion Ewe for the “all other wool breed” division of breeding sheep in a class of 10 ewes, most of which were BFLs. And sister, Machaella, won Junior Showman! Her ewe, Lacey, was a…

  • All American Junior Sheep Show placings

    Shown at the All American Junior Sheep Show, held in west Springfield, MA this year are Iris LaRochelle and Ellora Chapin. Iris placed 5th with Stillmeadow 103 Quince and Ellora placed 4th with Stillmeadow 91 Maybelline. Both lambs were in the Feb natural colored ewe lamb class. Ellora is the granddaughter of long time BLU…

  • News from Pennsylvania

    BLU member Kyle McCleary of Rock Jim Farm reports a win at the Mason Dixon Fair in Delta PA Had a great weekend at the Mason Dixon Fair with my Bluefaced Leicester’s. We went home with a champion ram lamb as well as champion and reserve champion ewe lambs. (ram is still for sale;) )…

  • BFL fleeces shown at Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival

    Submitted by Margie Smith, BLU member 1st place BFL fleece in 2014 MS&W fleece show The fleeces shown, are from Marlindale Farm in New Oxford, PA. Margie and Lynn Smith have been running Marlindale Farm since 1990 having moved from Emmitsburg, MD to New Oxford in 2004. With support from BFL breeders (giving us our…

  • Good News from the Black Sheep Gathering

    From BLU board member Karen Szewc, with her champion natural colored ewe, Corina. Be sure to read the attached file and enjoy all the photos from the Black Sheep Gathering! 2015 bsg report (2)

  • News from the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival

    Margaret VanCamp and Pitchfork #816, the reserve champion BFL ram at the MS&W festival show this year. Cindy Cieciwa and Margaret VanCamp with Pitchfork #791, the champion BFL ewe and best fleeced BFL at the MS&W show. Thank you for sharing your photos with the membership! If anyone else has photos or news to share,…