But now a new phase is coming. A total of 130 sheep are pregnant and in the coming weeks they will throw their lambs in the Laren sheepfold. With the arrival of this first lamb, the lammers season has really started.
If everything goes according to plan, all newborn lambs can return to the Schaapskooi in Blaricum around mid -March. On Easter Monday they can be admired there for the first time by the audience during the spring festival.
Blue -tong virus
At the end of 2023 the situation looked very different. Then the Gooise was herd Hard hit by the Blue Tong Virus. Dozens of sheep died of the consequences of the virus. The rest of the herd had to be banned in quarantine and coverage. Only after a month were the sheep Again outside. That makes the birth of this lamb extra special for the shepherds.