Our favourite hen is sick. Can we save her?

Matilda is our favourite hen. She doesn't cluck, she honks. She is very sweet and friendly. But now she"s sick. First we believe she's egg bound and bath her in warm water to help her lay her egg. When this fails we try to dose her with our small arsenal of herbal remedies. Apple cider vinegar, vitamin K, activated charcoal and colloidal silver are added to her water. will it work?

[@kangtani_indonesia]

Thanks for sharing very useful information

[@ianbishop5951]

Well done Fiona.

[@fionagrows1848]

Thanks Ian. I’m amazed it worked!

[@nickthegardener.1120]

Hi guys glad she pulled through.🤠👍🏻

[@fionagrows1848]

Thanks Nick. 🤗

[@relaxingmusicshami3213]

Thanks for sharing

[@fionagrows1848]

Thanks for watching!🤗

[@mygardenanddinosaurs]

Oh my goodness. My heart sank when I saw the title of your video. Soooo glad Matilda recovered. My fave hen is also called Matilda 😊. I have never used colloidal silver or activated charcoal. Must get some in. Maybe she had eaten something she shouldn’t or maybe eaten too much and had the chicken equivalent of indigestion. If you ever suspect a soft egg or stuck egg you could give her some tums or rennies as the calcium apparently strengthens egg laying contractions. The baths are good too. Alls well that ends well. Sorry about poor Margaret. Take care. Mags 🌻

[@fionagrows1848]

Thanks Mags. I didn’t know that about using rennies. It’s a good tip. Matilda is her usual honking , silly self today. I have to admit, I’d have been gutted to lose her. 🐔🐓

[@lindacano437]

I'm so glad Matilda is doing better.❤

[@fionagrows1848]

Thank you, she’s brand new now☺️

[@gardentours]

Nice to see that she is fine again 🐓💕

[@fionagrows1848]

Thanks. She’s back to her normal self now.🤗

[@backtonature433]

Glad she's okay 👍 😍😍😍

[@fionagrows1848]

Thank you. I’m amazed the remedies worked!🤗

[@backtonature433]

@@fionagrows1848 awesome 👌👌👌🤗🤗🤗

[@finflwr]

Someone else on CZcams shared to put Epsom salts in the warm bath for egg boundness. Glad she's recovering :)

[@fionagrows1848]

Yes, I’ve heard a lot of people saying they use Epsom salts and I was wishing I had some yesterday. I think I’ll get some just in case. Thanks for watching 🤗

[@joannahart1604]

Epson salts is great as bath soak for chickens.
She looks grand now x

[@fionagrows1848]

Thanks Joanna. I was wishing I’d had some Epsom salts. I’ve since been and bought some for next time. Matilda is now back to her usual comical self.🤗

[@traceysallotment2506]

Hi fiona hope you are good, I posted a pix of some onion sets my dad uses year on year and they don't bolt and last when stored. From wilko ... I tagged you but not sure if you got the notification. Xxx

[@fionagrows1848]

Hi Tracey. I didn’t get the notification. Thanks for thinking of me. Too late for me for onions this year, mine went in in the autumn. I’ll take a look though and try them next year. I’d planned to grow onions from seed this year but I just haven’t got the extra room. Hope you’re doing well and looking forward to another year at the plot!

[@traceysallotment2506]

@Fiona Grows ahhh ok no worries, we have done them from seed again worked well last year. Looking fwd to the coming year x x