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* [[Werner Herzog]] has included chicken hypnotism in several films,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.salon.com/2012/08/28/werner_herzog_chicken_hypnotist/ |title=Werner Herzog: checken hypnotist |last=Cullum |first=Paul |date=August 28, 2012 |work=salon.com}}</ref> including the 1968 ''[[Signs of Life (1968 film)|Signs of Life]]'', which features a scene in which a chicken is hypnotized by a line drawn by chalk, and his 1974 film ''[[The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser]]''. |
* [[Werner Herzog]] has included chicken hypnotism in several films,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.salon.com/2012/08/28/werner_herzog_chicken_hypnotist/ |title=Werner Herzog: checken hypnotist |last=Cullum |first=Paul |date=August 28, 2012 |work=salon.com}}</ref> including the 1968 ''[[Signs of Life (1968 film)|Signs of Life]]'', which features a scene in which a chicken is hypnotized by a line drawn by chalk, and his 1974 film ''[[The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser]]''. |
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* [[Federico Fellini]]'s 1984 ''[[And the Ship Sails On]]'' features a scene in which a male opera singer hypnotises a chicken in the mess hall. |
* [[Federico Fellini]]'s 1984 ''[[And the Ship Sails On]]'' features a scene in which a male opera singer hypnotises a chicken in the mess hall. |
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*[[Ernest Hemingway]] briefly describes the process in ''[[The Dangerous Summer]]'', comparing it to the hypnotic effect of a bullfighters' cape. |
*[[Ernest Hemingway]] briefly describes the process in ''[[The Dangerous Summer]]'', comparing it to the hypnotic effect of a bullfighters' cape.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grit.com/animals/hypnotize-a-chicken.aspx|title=Hypnotize a Chicken: Dr. Phil's Got Nothing on Me!|website=Grit.com|date=2009-08-27|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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* The 1993 film ''[[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (film)|Even Cowgirls Get the Blues]]'' has some lines about chicken hypnotism and shows a character hypnotizing chickens by twirling them in the air exactly twenty times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/e/even-cowgirls-get-the-blues-script.html|title=Even Cowgirls Get The Blues Script – Dialogue Transcript|website=Drew's Script-O-Rama|access-date=2015-12-26|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
* The 1993 film ''[[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (film)|Even Cowgirls Get the Blues]]'' has some lines about chicken hypnotism and shows a character hypnotizing chickens by twirling them in the air exactly twenty times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/e/even-cowgirls-get-the-blues-script.html|title=Even Cowgirls Get The Blues Script – Dialogue Transcript|website=Drew's Script-O-Rama|access-date=2015-12-26|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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* The [[United States military]], when trying to avoid divulging information, gives reporters briefings with 25 minutes of intentionally dull [[PowerPoint]] presentations and 5 minutes left at the end for questions from anyone who is still awake. The presentations are called ''hypnotizing chickens''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html|title=We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Elisabeth|last=Bumiller|date=April 26, 2010|access-date=2015-12-26|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
* The [[United States military]], when trying to avoid divulging information, gives reporters briefings with 25 minutes of intentionally dull [[PowerPoint]] presentations and 5 minutes left at the end for questions from anyone who is still awake. The presentations are called ''hypnotizing chickens''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html|title=We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Elisabeth|last=Bumiller|date=April 26, 2010|access-date=2015-12-26|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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*The [[Iggy Pop]] song "[[Lust for Life (Iggy Pop song)|Lust for Life]]" contains a line referring to "hypnotizing chickens", in a nod to [[William Burroughs]]' novel ''[[The Ticket That Exploded]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/iggy-pop-lust-for-life-20110526 |title=Iggy Pop, 'Lust for Life' - 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=[[rollingstone.com]]|access-date=21 March 2016}}</ref> |
*The [[Iggy Pop]] song "[[Lust for Life (Iggy Pop song)|Lust for Life]]" contains a line referring to "hypnotizing chickens", in a nod to [[William Burroughs]]' novel ''[[The Ticket That Exploded]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/iggy-pop-lust-for-life-20110526 |title=Iggy Pop, 'Lust for Life' - 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=[[rollingstone.com]]|access-date=21 March 2016}}</ref> |
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*Australian test Cricketer [[Max Walker]] included chicken hypnotism in the title of his book ''How to Hyponotise Chooks'' (1987)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maxwalker.com.au/writer-max/book-shelf/how-to-hypnotise-cooks-by-max-walker// |title=Max Walker :How to hypnotise chooks}}</ref> {{emdash}} ''chooks'' being Australian slang for chicken. |
*Australian test Cricketer [[Max Walker]] included chicken hypnotism in the title of his book ''How to Hyponotise Chooks'' (1987)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maxwalker.com.au/writer-max/book-shelf/how-to-hypnotise-cooks-by-max-walker// |title=Max Walker :How to hypnotise chooks}}</ref> {{emdash}} ''chooks'' being Australian slang for chicken. |
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* [[Danny Glover]] hypnotizes a rooster in the 1990 film ''[[ |
* [[Danny Glover]] hypnotizes a rooster in the 1990 film ''[[To Sleep with Anger]]''. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Snake charming]] |
* [[Snake charming]] |
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Achicken can be hypnotized, or put into a trance, with its head down near the ground, by drawing a line along the ground with a stick or a finger, starting at the beak and extending straight outward in front of the chicken. If the chicken is hypnotized in this manner, it will continue to stare at the line, remaining immobile for as long as 30 minutes. Other methods of inducing this state are also known. Ethologists refer to this state as 'tonic immobility' i.e. a natural state of semi-paralysis that some animals enter when presented with a threat,[1][2][3] which is probably a defensive mechanism intended to feign death, albeit rather poorly.[4]
An early reference of this phenomenon was described in 1646 in Ars Magna Lucis et UmbraebyAthanasius Kircher.[5]
One technique of hypnosis is to hold the chicken face up with its back on the ground, and then run a finger downwards from the chicken's wattles to just above its vent. The chicken's feet are exposed, which allows easy application of medication for foot mites, etc. Clapping hands or giving the chicken a gentle shove will waken it.
One can also hypnotize a chicken by mimicking how it sleeps – with its head under its wing. In this method, the bird is held firmly, placing its head under its wing, then, the chicken is rocked gently back and forth and set very carefully on the ground. When this is done it generally stays in the same position for about 30 seconds.[6] H.B. Gibson, in his book Hypnosis – its Nature and Therapeutic Uses, states that the record period for a chicken remaining under hypnosis is 3 hours, 47 minutes.[7]
Al Gore, former U.S. vice-president, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and ex-presidential candidate, said that people in his native state of Tennessee would sometimes hypnotize chickens by placing the chicken's head on the ground and drawing circles around it with a finger or a stick, causing the chicken to try to follow the motion.[8]
Werner Herzog was "known to hypnotize chickens; he also hypnotized the cast of his 1976 film Heart of Glass".[9]
Steve Fairnie, a 1980s British musician, advised: "You have to dominate the chicken and be right above it staring into its eyes. Then it will either go under or it will viciously attack you, so you have to be a bit careful...".[10]
