Bluefaced Leicester Union

In Leicesters, blue is finer!

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  • New Services for BLU members in the works

    The new BLU board has not let any grass grow under its feet in taking up several projects designed to enhance members’ interactions with the organization, particularly online. After several meetings, it became clear that members want more information regarding pedigrees, youth activities, imported bloodlines, events and more in an easily accessible format, kept current…

  • Change to the color standard – NEW Black Silver designation

    COLOR All purebred Bluefaced Leicester sheep are permitted in the Registry regardless of color: white or natural colored. Although moorit has not yet appeared, it will also be accepted. (Please refer to the Rules for Registration, Section 4.) Natural Colored: Although the Bluefaced Leicester is predominately a white wool breed, it does carry a recessive black…

  • Export to Canada : Explained (from a U.S. perspective)

    By Margaret Van Camp, Pitchfork Ranch, Swartz Creek, MI (mavaca@usol.com, 810-814-3408)Of late, our breed has been catching the eyes and the interest of our good neighbors to the north. BLU currently has five Canadian flocks as members, and doubtless there are more flocks that have BLU-registered sheep in them that are not (yet!) members. With…

  • Announcing the New Youth Voucher Award Program

    BLU has a new program, available to all youth across the country. Applicants will be screened and the winner will receive a voucher for $250, which they can use to offset the cost of a registered BFL of their choosing. All the seller need do is present the voucher to BLU, and will be reimbursed.…

  • 2020 Election Results

    The BLU board election is completed. Vice President Meredith Myers-Null was re-elected to her second term. Elected to their first terms on the board are Margie Smith of Pennsylvania, and Karen Szewc of Oregon. Please join me in congratulating them. A heartfelt thank you to outgoing board member Shellie Ross (FL).The first board meeting of…

  • Supreme Champion Overall

    August 31, 2019 was a great day.  The 197th Great Geauga County Fair, Ohio’s oldest county fair, has an annual attendance of over a quarter million people.  It was a great day also, for Shepherd’s Run (William and Sharon O’Donnell).  Dexter, our natural colored ram lamb was Champion ram in the Natural Colored Class, then…

  • 2019 Board Candidate Statements

    FOR VICE-PRESIDENT Merdith Myers Null – Maryland. I am excited for the opportunity to serve on the BLU Board of Directors again this term. I have significant experience that should serve me well in this role. I served this past term as Vice President and enjoyed it tremendously! In the past, I served on the…

  • Three Bags Full…of Long Leicester Wool. English-Border-Bluefaced Leicester

    Written by Carol Densmore Instead of researching genealogy and family stories, I tend to apply the same focus on sheep. Especially the breeds I raise—Bluefaced Leicester being one of them. Having one of the Leicester breeds, I was naturally drawn to the other breeds that sport the Leicester name—English Leicester and Border Leicester. Not enough…

  • Bloomsburg Fair PA BFL show

    Here are the results of the BFL show at the Bloomsburg Fair in Pennsylvania. BLU supported this show with class ribbons. GrCH ram(lamb) shown by Dina Kraynak. GrCH ewe(lamb) shown by Machaella Knelly.