Bluefaced Leicester Union

In Leicesters, blue is finer!

BLU Youth

  • Congratulations, Kieran!

    Champion ram and ewe at the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, shown by BLU youth member Keiran Van Horsen of Albany, OR. Congratulations, Keiran!

  • 2018 YCP yearling ewe winner

    The winner of the Bluefaced Leicester yearling ewe from the Youth Conservation Program this year is Mackenzie Weist. Makenzie is the daughter of Jennifer and Kevin Weist, and hails from Creamton, PA. In her essay that is part of the selection process, Mackenzie states that she lives on a farm that her great, great grandparents…

  • Reserve in Show!

    BLU youth member Rhiannon Curley entered a single fleece in the open class wool show during the recent Deschutes county fair in Redmond, OR. It was from her new ram, Jehovah’s Cornerstone. The fleece placed champion in the BFL division, and then it took Reserve Grand Champion Fleece in the wool show.

  • Deschutes County Fair, Oregon

    BLU members Rhiannon Curley and Correy McAtee showing BFL ewe lambs at the recent Deschutes County Fair in Oregon.

  • Congratulations Charlie!

    Our newest BLU youth member, Charlie O’Boyle, with his reserve champion ewe at the Allegany county fair in Maryland. Charlie was the winner of the YCP program yearling ewe, donated by Meredith Myers-Null during the recent Maryland Sheep & Wool festival. Charlie’s brother, William, is also a YCP recipient, having been awarded his yearling ewe…

  • NORTH EAST YOUTH SHEEP SHOW results

    Iris with her ewe 2 BLU youth members showed at the 33rd NORTH EAST YOUTH SHEEP SHOW @ the Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds, West Springfield, Massachusetts this weekend. Ellora Chapin had champion AOB ram, and Iris LaRochelle showed the champion AOB ewe. Ellora also showed the 1st and 2nd place AOB JR ewe lambs. Ellora…

  • BSG Youth Show Results

    The Grand Champion Ram Lamb during the Youth show at the Black Sheep Gathering in Eugene OR is Terra Mia Arthur, owned and shown by Isabelle Pierre. Isabelle is a new youth member, and Arthur is her first lamb in her BFL flock. The Reserve Champion Ram Lamb is owned by Rhiannon Curley, also a…

  • Show results from the Maryland Sheep & Wool festival BFL classes

    Champion Ram – Margaret VanCamp – Pitchfork Ranch Champion Ewe – Ellora Chapin Res CH Ewe – VanCamp Flock – VanCamp Best Fleece – Ellora Chapin Also showing were Meredith Myers-Null and Cathie Shiff. These are all white BFLs; the natural colored BFLs are shown in the natural colored longwool classes. Here is Ellora –…

  • 33RD NORTH EAST YOUTH SHEEP SHOW JULY 13 – 16, 2017

    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 head of sheep, with 20+ breeds represented. Weekend activities include: ? Breed Shows…

  • Summary of January 19th 2017 board meeting

    The BLU board met for its organizational meeting on January 19th at 7PM EST. Board members in attendance included newly elected member Kat Bierkens of Oregon. In the absence of President Margaret VanCamp, due to illness, VP Joan Chapin welcomed Kat to the board, and also recognized outgoing board member Bill O’Donnell for his time…