![]() I wonder if these methods work on roosters as well? Or perhaps this picture might do the trick - mmm. See a You Tube video of this happening below the fold. In a few seconds, the chicken will be hypnotized.) Hold the chicken with its beak on one end of the line, staring straight out at the chalk mark. Draw a straight chalk mark about a foot long. Hold both the feet of the chicken in one. You will need a piece of chalk or a stick to draw the line. Find a flat surface like a sidewalk or flat ground. (Editor's Note: A third technique, discovered buried in the files of The Old Farmer's Almanac, is the Chalk Line Method. How to Hypnotize a Chicken Find a flat surface like a sidewalk or flat ground. Lightly massage the bird's sternum, using the slightly spread thumb and index finger of one hand to do the stroking. Trace your finger back and forth along the line for several seconds. It may be necessary to use a book, purse, or other item to keep the bird from rolling onto its side. Some hypnotists advocate placing a finger on the ground at the tip of the chicken’s beak and drawing a line four inches long in the dirt extending out from the beak and parallel to it (picture Pinocchio’s nose growing). In a few seconds, the chicken will be hypnotized.) See a You Tube video of this happening below the fold. And it's also not that easy to do, as it's a defence mechanism, you can get attacked if badly done. So we can easily assume that the chickens do not enjoy it. The second technique is the Sternum Stroke Method. Hold the chicken with its beak on one end of the line, staring straight out at the chalk mark. We call it 'chicken hypnosis' but it's not the same as hypnosis for humans, it's more an extreme defence reaction to fear, probably closer to 'playing dead'. Keep the finger in a line parallel to the beak. To hypnotize the bird, use one finger of the free hand, moving the finger back and forth in front of the bird's beak from its tip (without touching it) to a point that is about four inches from the beak. Place the bird on its side with a wing under its body and hold it down gently. The Oscillating Finger Method is probably the easier of the two. White shows her audiences two methods of hypnotizing chickens. ![]() Draw an 12' or 18' line straight outward from the chickens beak. Wave the chalk to get the chicken's attention or gently move its head so that it is looking at the chalk. One of the most important articles ever written appears in the The 1985 Old Farmer's Almanac entitled "Three Ways to Hypnotize a Chicken." Thanks for the links Eamon!ĭr. Hold the chicken in one hand by its feet and place it down so that its breast rests on the flat surface so that its head and beak are close to the ground.
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