Bluefaced Leicester Union

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  • Best in Show!

    A Bluefaced Leicester fleece grown and entered by BLU board member Karen Szewc took Best in Show during the recent Josephine county fair in Grants Pass, OR.

  • 2017 Reserve Champion fleece at Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival

    The 2017 champion BFL fleece and Reserve Champion Overall fleece in the HUGE Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival fleece competition. Grown and exhibited by BLU member Margie Smith of PA.

  • New article in Spin Off magazine

    BLU member and board member Carol Densmore has an article in latest edition of Spin Off. Here is a link to the entire magazine. Spin-Off Magazine-Fall-2016

  • 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.

  • Sleepy Sheepy

    Grindstone Ridge Farm shares a photo of Rosie, a 7 year old BFL ewe, and Naboo, a yearling BFL relaxing. Rosie has taken advantage of “the nice soft pillow”.

  • 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…

  • 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 a Missouri Flock

    Lace shawl, ear warmers, and fingerless mitts spun and knitted by Tamara Lasley from one of member Darlene Megli’s BFL fleeces.

  • BFLs win at Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds,Crownsville, MD

    Owner BLU member Lisa Richie-Wilson reports: My daughter Jacquelyn is the one with Jasmine (the natural colored ewe) and Joanna (Jacq’s friend) is with Jaycee (Jasmine’s lamb). We forgot to enter them in the plain wool show but they were both entered in 4-H, Open Class &Natural Colored Wool. Jasmine the Natural Colored one got…