Awoke this Sunday to a medical emergency. Hettie the Intelligent Hen seemed to be suffering from hypothermia, so I suggested that the chicken could be placed in the oven with the door open to restore its circulation, Isabelle readily assented and soon had the bird installed in the Esse cooker. I made some comment about long slow cooking, but Isabelle was in medical emergency mode. An out of hours call to the vet revealed that Hettie most likely had a chill, the treatment comme d'habitude was a dose of the universal antibiotic (see previous).
The next time I went in the kitchen the hen had been repositioned in front of the grill and was receiving the benefit of a more radiant heat. The Universal antbiotic from the vet had a more or less miraculous effect and Hettie was able to continue on in the Daihatsu out to Crieff. She seemed un-phased by the movement of the windscreen wipers and showed a keen interest in the passing scenery as any intelligent creature would.
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