Bluefaced Leicester Union

In Leicesters, blue is finer!

shows

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • BLU Junior Members Excel!

    Originally published in the newsletter BLU Print; October 2010 issue, Vol. 1, No. 3 The Fraley girls of Running Briar Farm did well at the Ohio Stark County fair in September. They entered Bluefaced Leicesters in both the youth 4-H and open classes. Shown in the photo are Maddie (left with Babydoll), BLU president Lisa Rodenfels…

  • President’s Message

    Originally published in the newsletter BLU Print; October 2010, Vol. 1, No. 3 The show season is winding down, and the fiber festivals are over, and it’s time to look back on a successful year promoting BFLs. From the 3rd National Show in Oregon, to shows across the country, BFLs have been presented by a growing…