Thanks Deirdre: I'm made great strides toward normalcy today. I had my six month checkup at the doctors ( the news is great, thank God,) and when I mentioned my cold, he suggested I take chicken soup. He explained the medical reasons why it works, which went right over my head. But I stopped on the way back to the house and had a bowl of chicken soup.

Cluck old hen, you cluck a lot
The next time you cluck, you're going to cluck in the pot.

My question is, what do chickens take when they have a cold?

Jerry