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Gambling addicts have got a new sport to bet on - which egg will hatch fastest.

Eggycam, a live video feed showing ten eggs in an incubator, is a new website aimed at raising money for charity.

"It's a bit of fun and bets are not at the mercy of bad weather or human error," Ken Robertson from Paddy Power told Metro newspaper.

"Punters simply put their money down and let nature take its course."

So far, about 100 bets are being waged each hour on www.eggycam.com and the chicks are expected to hatch around 8 August.

Since the eggs were laid on 14 July, thousands have watched their early days online.

When they hatch, the chicks will live out their days in free-range surroundings.

All profits generated from betting around Eggycam will be donated to Down Syndrome Ireland.