{"id":2162,"date":"2020-03-24T17:34:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T17:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farmhacker.com\/?p=2162"},"modified":"2020-11-12T22:05:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T22:05:28","slug":"hypnotize-a-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farmhacker.com\/hypnotize-a-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn How to Hypnotize a Chicken Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want to be the life of your next farm party? Then you must stop what you are doing and learn how to hypnotize a chicken today.<\/p>\n

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Introduction to Chicken Hypnosis<\/h2>\n

Today on Farmhacker we are going to have a little fun. If you didn’t already know, it is possible to hypnotize a chicken using the technique I outline below. Don’t worry! It doesn’t harm the chicken and it doesn’t take much to snap them out of it.<\/p>\n

So why would you want to do this? For bragging rights, of course. But seriously, it’s just something so weird and fun to try. Plus, it’s kind of a cool farm party trick.<\/p>\n

And if you want to learn more about raising chickens, check out our Complete Guide to Raising Chickens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Why Is Is It Possible to Hypnotize a Chicken?<\/h2>\n

We aren’t exactly sure why a chicken can be hypnotized but ethologists think it’s a defensive mechanism similar to when an animal plays dead. They refer to this behavior as tonic immobility or ‘apparent death’<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This behavior is not exclusive to chickens, however, the method I’m going to show you seems to only work on chickens. With that being said, here’s how you can hypnotize a chicken by drawing a line in front of them in 5 easy steps.<\/p>\n

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How to Hypnotize a Chicken<\/h2>\n

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Step 1:<\/strong> Place the chicken gently on a surface that you can draw a line on. In this example, we are placing it on concrete where we can draw a line with chalk. However, other people have used this same method by drawing a line in dirt or sand.<\/p>\n

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Step 2:<\/strong> Gently point the chickens head down so it’s looking at the ground in front of it.<\/p>\n

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Step 3:<\/strong> Draw a straight line in front of the chicken going away from the chicken’s beak while keeping the chicken focused on it. You may have to draw the line a few times over top of itself to make sure the chicken can see it well.<\/p>\n

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Step 4:<\/strong> Let go of the chicken and it should be hypnotized.<\/p>\n

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Step 5:<\/strong> When you are finished, wake the chicken up by helping it not to remain fixated on the line anymore.<\/p>\n

And that’s it! You have successfully learned how to hypnotize a chicken by drawing a line in front of it.<\/p>\n

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Video Examples of Hypnotizing a Chicken<\/h2>\n