The article states that the chicken started to lay green eggs. Maybe Rabanita used to lay other color eggs, or her breed doesn't usually lay colored eggs? That might make it a news story.

Hypertonic saline has been used to treat Cystic Fibrosis, a genetic disease that results in excess mucus production, which can have some devastating effects. It was researched after Australian surfers with CF were found to fair better than their non-surfing counterparts. It is delivered as a mist and inhaled into the lungs, and helps to clear the mucus, which is often a result of infection. http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab001506.html