I will be a vendor!

 http://www.midohiofiberfair.com/

Look for Somerhill at this upcoming fiber event in historic downtown Newark, Ohio on June 11th.  I will have angora yarns, BFL yarn, locks, and luxury rovings.  

RAM LAMB FOR SALE - registered BFL - UPDATED: SOLD TO KANSAS

FOR SALE:  SOLD!    A dear friend, Anne Bisdorf, has a registered Bluefaced Leicester ram lamb for sale. She is retiring and dispersing the flock, and has sold her adult ram and ewes. This handsome ram was born a twin on 4-3-20, recently weaned, and is growing very well. As you can see, he has a strong level back, good pasterns, and lovely, showy breed type with excellent blue skin. He is out of a natural colored ewe. And don't forget he has the wonderful, silky soft lustrous BFL locks. At $250 he priced well below average - yet is an above average quality ram. Please do not delay, as, for personal reasons, he needs to be sold in the next 2 weeks. They are in central OHIO.
You can reach Anne through me, or email her directly at abisdorf@hotmail.com

#217 ram lamb -TWIN - born 4-3-2020

His dam, WoolNWood 203

BFL ewe lambs for sale! (SOLD)

UPDATE:  SOLD within 3 hours of posting.  Their new owner is thrilled with their quality and muscling.

FOR SALE: A dear friend, Anne Bisdorf, has 3 registered BFL ewe lambs for sale. She is retiring and dispersing the flock, and has sold her adult ram and ewes. These 3 gorgeous girls are 2 months old, recently weaned, and are growing very well. As you can see, they have strong level backs, good pasterns, and lovely, showy breed type. All are twins. 2 are natural colored, and one is white with excellent blue skin. They are well muscled, and will make excellent breeding ewes. And don't forget they have those wonderful, silky soft lustrous BFL locks. At $250 each, they are priced well below average - yet they are above average quality ewes. If you have been considering them, please do not delay, as, for personal reasons, they need to be sold in the next 2 weeks. They are in central OHIO.
You can reach Anne through me, or email her directly at abisdorf@hotmail.com

Bayshore Noah

This is Noah, our very first BFL.  We bought him in Virginia in 1990. He started me on a lifelong quest and love-affair with the Bluefaced Leicester

BFL roving

I've been dyeing Bluefaced Leicester roving in preparation for the Great Lakes Fiber Show next weekend, May 26&27.  This is its 23rd year, held in Wooster, OH at the fairgrounds.  Each year it gets bigger and better.  Besides several buildings full of fibery goodness, there is a sheep show and sale, and an angora rabbit show. Besides the roving, sold in one ounce "flowers", I will also have handspun angora yarns.   Look for me in Building 39, just inside the door closest to the food court.  Oh, and don't miss having a roasted lamb sandwich.  Its worth attending just for that!   

A BFL ram lamb from my bloodlines

Bred by Bernhardt Family Farm, owned by Robin Ryan of MI.

Dyeing

 The new deck is turning out to be the perfect place to airdry the BFL rovings I have been dyeing lately.  Be sure to check the fiber available page for all the new colors!

BFL Update

These are some of my "grandkids", bred and raised by the Bernhardt family in SW Ohio.  They are out of Somerhill stock with a strong Llwygy X1 influence, which I think shows in their conformation.

New artwork

Quilt by Karen Morkunas

Another ewe

Welcome to the world, Bernie's Snowflake!   Born this AM to Somerhill Oakley, barn name "Liz".

Photo courtesy of Lowell Berhardt, Bernhardt Family Farms.

A little Sunshine

Bernies Sunshine, born today at Bernhardts Family Farm in SW OH. 
Another "grandchild" from a first time lamber.  So far they are getting along
well together.  She is a bit of sunshine after a long, dark and stormy week.  
Seeing pictures of these babies makes me feel less lonely for the flock.  
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photo by Lowell Bernhardt

My "grandma" brag

Got a message from some friends in SW Ohio that one of the BFL ewes they bought from us in 2015 had her first lambs.   What a beautiful pair!   (the silver ram lamb will be for sale - get in line!)  

Llwygy X1

This is the ram that my flock was based on before it was sold.  He is a Welsh ram, and at the time of his collection, was the top indexing ram in the UK sire reference scheme.

Photo credit:  Jared Lloyd, taken at Great Llwygy Farm, Jo Binns, owner

Remembering Eilis

Hello from Iowa

This is Somerhill Blue Bayou in her new home in Iowa.   She is 7 months now.

Somerhill Blue Bayou. Triplet ewe lamb, born 4-6-16

Great Lakes Fiber Show this weekend!

I will be a vendor at the Great Lakes Fiber Show in Wooster OH this weekend,  May 28 & 29.
I'll have white & dyed BFL yarns, a silvery yarn of BFL/alpaca/angora , plus handspin 100% Satin Angora natural colored yarns.  Also batches of dyed BFL locks in many colors.
Look for me in Building 39, the white one closest to the sheep barns.  I am just inside the door on the end closest the food vendors.

The triplets are growing

They've had their 1 month birthday already.   30 day weights:
Blue Bayou - 34#     Bluegrass - 32#   and little Bluefield - 19#.  He is really
beginning to thrive and I look for him to begin catching up with his sibs.

Up to date pics of the triplets

Blue Bayou

Bluegrass

Bluefield