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ON THE WEB: THE RAM CAM

by Hazed

Down on the farm, October is the time of year when sheep get busy - it's mating season. And here's your chance to watch.

You could call it EweTube.

A "ram cam" has been set up so you can follow the exploits of Paolo, an 18-month-old Portland ram. Paulo lives on Wimpole Home Farm in Cambridgeshire, owned by the National Trust. Over the next six weeks or so he is expected to tup about 30 ewes, and their lambs will be born next sping.

He's been fitted with a webcam so the viewing public can get a sheep's eye view of the whole process. This is part of a community farming initiative called MyFarm.

You can watch Paulo's progress at http://www.my-farm.org.uk/ramcam.

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