It was developed from a breeding scheme of robert bakewell in dishley leicestershire in the 19th century. The breed was first known as the dishley leicester and then hexham leicester.
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It is also known as bluefaced maine and blue headed maine.
Blue faced leicester wensleydale sheep. The sheep s face appears to have a blue tint due to the dark skin underneath the short white hair. The bluefaced leicester is one of the three leicester breeds of sheep english leicester longwool border leicester and bluefaced leicester. The old english leicester teeswater dishley leicester or bakewell s improved leicester border leicester and wensleydale all contributed to the eventual development of the bluefaced leicester.
The bluefaced leicester bfl is a longwool breed of sheep which evolved from a breeding scheme of robert bakewell in dishley leicestershire in the eighteenth century. Welcome to the new website for the bluefaced leicester sheep breeders association. You can also identify the bluefaced leicester by its curved roman nose and upright ears.
We hope you will be able to find out all the information you need from the site including details on how to become a member registration information we aim to keep the site updated with all current association news regarding council decisions and office news. First known as the dishley leicester and then the hexham leicester because of the prevalence of the breed in northumberland the name bluefaced leicester became known at the beginning of the 20th century. Unlike puffy merino sheep it only has hair not wool on its neck and head.
The bluefaced leicester sheep is a breed of domestic sheep originated from the united kingdom.
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