Bluefaced Leicester Union

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  • OREGON FLOCK AND FIBER FESTIVAL

    Clackamas Co Fairgrounds, Canby, Oregon September 24-25, 2011 By Robina Koenig Another Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival has come and gone and fall has arrived in the Pacific Northwest. The temps are chilly at home now as I reflect on the last show of 2011 in our area. Half of the sheep show is a…

  • At the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, youth rule!

    From Jill Johnson, Boyd, WI My boys, Blake(age 11) and Tyler(age 9), have 15 BFLs.   BLU members LeeAnne & Weldon Richert (Cable, WI)  have helped them get started with a nice little flock. The boys make management decisions for their flock with a little help from us. They are also involved with the care and…

  • Another well deserved show win

    From Robina Koenig, Bend Oregon Deschutes County Fair(Oregon), held Aug 2-7, 2011. There were 12 champion rams in the class from long, medium and fine fleeced with both natural colored and whites represented. Theo won the Supreme Ram under judge Pat Arias from Manteca, California. Robina’s yearling BFL ewe also won reserve champion ewe overall.…

  • Another Exciting win in Oregon

    From BLU member Nancy Gilkeson Well I want to share a shocking event with you all! My daughter Christie talked me into taking two BFL ewe lambs to show in open class at the Douglas County (Oregon) fair which is going on now. It was the first time ever for me to show at fair…

  • The 2011 Black Sheep Gathering Report

    Submitted by Jared Lloyd -Eugene, Oregon. There was quite a turn out for the Bluefaced Leicester breed and breeders at this year’s event. It was exciting to see many familiar friends and to meet new ones. Breeders and buyers in attendance (I may have forgotten someone) were Robina and Callie Koenig (OR), Mike and Margaret Fryatt…

  • Black Sheep Gathering news

    Shown is Wes Limesand, judging for overall champion.   In the foreground is Robina Koenig with the champion BFL ram, and her daughter, Callie, with the champion ewe.

  • Big News from the Big Sky Fiber Arts Festival

    This news from longtime Montana BFL breeder Judy Colvin:   Reporting in from our little Montana fiber festival, the Big Sky Fiber Arts Fest, held in Hamilton, MT.  The sheep show was held on June 11th and I brought a mix of registered BFLs and some BFL/Gotland crosses. The classes were divided into fine, medium, longwool, and…

  • Great Lakes Fiber Show in Wooster

    BLU members Tari Lohrey, Anne Bisdorf, and Lisa Rodenfels attended the fiber festival in Wooster, OH this weekend as vendors. Between the three, BFL fiber was well represented; raw fleece, dyed locks, rovings, yarns, and some finished knitted items sold well in the booth marked with the big BLU banner. Fellow breeders Mike Lilburn, and…

  • New BFL show opportunity in Michigan

    Member Robin Ryan would like to let the membership know that the Lenawee County Fair in Adrian, MI has added BFL classes to their breed show this year. The fair begins July 24th and is located in Adrian, MI. Says Robin, “It is a fun fair and we all have a great time. We had…

  • News From New England… from Joan Chapin

    In spite of back-to-back snow “bombs” in January that resulted in building losses around the area, New England sheep and wool folks are looking forward – to several planned activities that signal spring. Connecticut Sheep Breeders and the University of Connecticut College of Agriculture will hold its Blue Ribbon Sheep Forum on February 19, 2011,…