Bluefaced Leicester Union

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Bluefaced Leicester

  • 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…

  • New logo design contest

    In honor of the 20th year of BLU, the BLU board voted unanimously to refresh our logo. The basic design will stay the same, but fonts and colors will be refreshed and we will gain higher-resolution images of our logo to improve our printing performance. We are looking for a new sheep photograph to fill…

  • 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.

  • Dr Geof Ruppert will judge the BFL fleeces at the national show

    Dr. Geof Ruppert Fairfield, Pennsylvania Your judge for the 2018 Black Sheep Gathering is Dr. Geof Ruppert. His involvement with sheep began in 1976 with a starter flock of Corriedales, chosen in part because of his mother’s interest in the fiber arts. Along the way, he participated in judging livestock through 4-H, where he was…

  • Class listing for the 2018 BFL national show

    The classes for the BFL National Show, held during the Black Sheep Gathering in Albany, OR in June are as follows: Yearling Ram Ram Lamb Pair of Ram Lambs Yearling ewe Ewe lamb Pair of ewe lambs Breeders young flock (1 ram lamb, 2 ewe lambs) You may enter 2 white and 2 natural colored…

  • Announcing the judge for the BFL National Show

    Zane Bone • College Station, Texas I am a 4th generation sheep and goat raiser from the Texas Hill Country. My father was a state winning sheep and goat vocational agricultural teacher; my mom was also from a ranching background. My mom’s brother was one of the best known sheep and goat 4-H agents this…

  • LAMBS LAMBS LAMBS!

    Farms all over the US are reporting lambs on the ground. Lambing will continue through the spring months. The Chapins of Smiling Sheep in New Hampshire welcome this brand new lamb from a Pitchfork ewe and a TerraMia ram. Look for this youngster in the showring, handled by Ellora this year! Kathy Koning-Mcclure of Frivolous…

  • Oregon lambs

    Photo courtesy of TerraMia Farms