I can do the chicken thing!!!!

kittynh · 26th September 2003, 12:25 PM

seriously, it's cool.

Javalar · 26th September 2003, 12:29 PM

How dare you!

Killing chickens: inhumane!

Reviving chickens: blasphemy!

Truly, you are damned!

Seriously though. What exactly happens when you stroke the chicken? Does it fall asleep?

ManfredVonRichthoffen · 26th September 2003, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Javalar
How dare you!

Killing chickens: inhumane!

Reviving chickens: blasphemy!

Truly, you are damned!

Seriously though. What exactly happens when you stroke the chicken? Does it fall asleep?

Depends on where you stroke it.

Brown · 26th September 2003, 12:51 PM

David Blaine did "the chicken thing" with a pigeon in one of his specials. Supposedly he found a dead pigeon in a park and resurrected it. Big whoop-de-do.

kittynh · 26th September 2003, 12:53 PM

You don't need to stroke it at all. You just take any bird and flipit on its back. Little birds are easy, I would imagine a full grown chicken would be harder. The bird calms down very quickly, and soon goes totally limp. I learned as I was trained to handle wild birds. After we would net the birds we would hold them upside down to band them. I would teach a class and hand around a bird to the kids. As long as they kept their hands flat, and I scooped the bird from below, it would stay limp. Try it with your aunts budgie! It works!

rustypouch · 26th September 2003, 12:55 PM

I don't know if I should be saying this, but this is also how magicians keep their doves quiet until they pull them out and they start flapping.

Javalar · 26th September 2003, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kittynh
You don't need to stroke it at all. You just take any bird and flipit on its back. Little birds are easy, I would imagine a full grown chicken would be harder. The bird calms down very quickly, and soon goes totally limp. I learned as I was trained to handle wild birds. After we would net the birds we would hold them upside down to band them. I would teach a class and hand around a bird to the kids. As long as they kept their hands flat, and I scooped the bird from below, it would stay limp. Try it with your aunts budgie! It works!

Now where did I read that you had to pet (damn you Manfred!

) the chicken. Another thread maybe?

Ladewig · 26th September 2003, 06:06 PM

Well, now I know you'll be easy to spot at JREF2. You'll be the one wearing the button that says, "I can do the chicken thing!!!! Ask me how."

kittynh · 27th September 2003, 08:25 AM

At TAM 1 Randi did a trick where he was tied up and seemed to escape, yet when the coat covering him was pulled off, he was still tied up. I can do that too! And that is about it besides some really sad card tricks that don't fool kids past the third grade

Chupacabras · 28th September 2003, 02:05 AM

I was once awakened by the cries of a chicken we had in a box at home. Instantly, I knew what was going on: one of our dogs had sneaked into the house and grabbed the poor little bird, and was now running away with him. I jumped off the bed and ran after the sound. In seconds, I catched up with the doggie, who had no choice but surrender the chicken to me.

The chicken was flat - I mean it - and was making weak noises. Even if it was gone, I didn't want the dog to have it, so I laid it down as I proceeded to close a heavy door. When I turned to grab it again, it suddenly - and literally - sprang back to life and started running away from me. My reaction was to follow, but after a few seconds I desisted - I felt like a fool, yet I grew convinced that THIS chicken was special.

BillyJoe · 28th September 2003, 03:18 AM

Two things.....

A story...

My dad's mum had a pomeranium dog which used to lie on the seats on the verandah where it was not allowed to. My dad would see it through the window, sneak up on it and scare the hell out of it. The poor dog would leap off in fright. One day as he was going out on an urgent call, he spotted it through the window and did his usual thing. This time the dog flew off against a roof support and fell down dead. Ridden with guilt he picked up the dead animal and placed it back on the chair! When he got back form his call, the dog was walking around as if nothing had happened. Apparently it had been merely knocked out.

A question...

Why do birds do that?
(Is there a scientific explanation for this behaviour?)
Dad will probably know but he's out at present so I can't ask him.

Tommy
(I'm posting instead of my dad because he is busy catching up with reports)

Zep · 28th September 2003, 04:17 AM

I thought this thread was about the Chicken Dance!!!

RSLancastr · 28th September 2003, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kittynh
Try it with your aunts budgie! It works!

You leave my aunt's budgie out of this!

MoeFaux · 28th September 2003, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zep
I thought this thread was about the Chicken Dance!!!

Well, if we're going to talk about dancing chickens, why don't we talk about the real thing? All you have to do is put a little scotch tape on your chicken's feet, and he'll dance like a freak trying to get it off. It's funny, no doubt.

RSLancastr · 28th September 2003, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MoeFaux
All you have to do is put a little scotch tape on your chicken's feet, and he'll dance like a freak trying to get it off.

Well, at least it is better than the old "dancing chicken" carnival machine.

A chicken or two was in a glass enclosure. You would put coins into a slot, music would start to play, and the chicken(s) would start to dance. After a minute or so, the music would stop, and the chickens wuold stop dancing.

While it looked as though the chickens had been trained to dance when the music came on, the truth was somewhat ickier. The chickens were standing on an electric hotplate which was turned on along with the music.

kittynh · 28th September 2003, 02:05 PM

this sounds like Thai sticky rice. My Thai friends got me the gear for making this specialty as it really amuses small children, and tastes pretty good too. My grandmother's version of this was molasses and a chicken feather.

Zep · 28th September 2003, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MoeFaux
Well, if we're going to talk about dancing chickens, why don't we talk about the real thing? All you have to do is put a little scotch tape on your chicken's feet, and he'll dance like a freak trying to get it off. It's funny, no doubt.

You know, stuff like this makes me REALLY wonder how people find these things out in the first place... I mean, who normally goes round putting scotch tape on chickens' feet to see what happens? And what are the odds of it happening in nature? Or is there a laboratory somewhere where they do this sort of stuff???

MoeFaux · 28th September 2003, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zep
You know, stuff like this makes me REALLY wonder how people find these things out in the first place... I mean, who normally goes round putting scotch tape on chickens' feet to see what happens? And what are the odds of it happening in nature? Or is there a laboratory somewhere where they do this sort of stuff???

I found this out after I got to meet a big carny guy. There's two big carny guys in the States, and he's the big east coast guy. I can't think of his name at the moment, but I can find it out for you.
He had an act when he was a teenager, many years ago, where he danced with a chicken. That was part of his act, a chicken dance. How funny is that?

MoeFaux · 28th September 2003, 08:54 PM

Bobby Reynolds. Bobby Reynolds is the carny guy who did the dancing chicken act.
He's great.

BillyJoe · 29th September 2003, 05:27 AM

So why do chickens go all limp and fall into a trance-like state when placed on their backs?

Anyone?

Tommy
(Dad gave me an answer that sounds good but he doesn't know if it is correct or not)

Zep · 29th September 2003, 05:47 AM

Ummm ..... scotch tape?

BillyJoe · 29th September 2003, 05:58 AM

That is not correct. You fail.

MRC_Hans · 29th September 2003, 06:31 AM

I heard of this back when I was a kid (that a bird becomes docile by being placed on its back) and being an inquisitive kid, I immidiately tried it out on one of the familiy budgies. I can tell you that this particular budgie hadn't heard about it! It bit me, hard, turned round on its feet, screetched at me, bit me again and flew off to sit somewhere in the room screetching loudly.

Hans

BillyJoe · 30th September 2003, 04:23 AM

Okay, so you don't have to explain it for the budgie. But what about the chook?

Tommy.
(Perhaps god just made it so

)

Neko · 8th October 2003, 03:22 PM

You can do a similar trick with rabbits. If you lay them on their backs (works best if you lay them on your lap) they will go into sort of a trance and stay like that. They don't look dead though.

Aoidoi · 8th October 2003, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Neko
You can do a similar trick with rabbits. If you lay them on their backs (works best if you lay them on your lap) they will go into sort of a trance and stay like that. They don't look dead though.

Come to think of it, that worked with an old girlfriend of mine, too...

... er, nevermind.

BillyJoe · 9th October 2003, 04:53 AM

Oh well, I guess it must be better than necrophilia.

DrMatt · 9th October 2003, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Javalar
Now where did I read that you had to pet (damn you Manfred! ) the chicken. Another thread maybe?

Maybe an "adult" forum?

kittynh · 9th October 2003, 09:39 AM

Randi said you had to pet the chicken - ha!

I've heard this is true about alligators....

anyone living in Florida want to try this and report back?

Hey, science isn't free from danger, ask Madame Curie (well, that's another thread...)

26th September 2003, 12:25 PM	#1
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26th September 2003, 12:29 PM	#2
Javalar Muse Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 628	How dare you! Killing chickens: inhumane! Reviving chickens: blasphemy! Truly, you are damned! Seriously though. What exactly happens when you stroke the chicken? Does it fall asleep?
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26th September 2003, 12:51 PM	#4
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26th September 2003, 12:53 PM	#5
kittynh The Hupsu Detective auctioneer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: If I told the aliens could find me, and you know they read this forum Posts: 22,705	You don't need to stroke it at all. You just take any bird and flipit on its back. Little birds are easy, I would imagine a full grown chicken would be harder. The bird calms down very quickly, and soon goes totally limp. I learned as I was trained to handle wild birds. After we would net the birds we would hold them upside down to band them. I would teach a class and hand around a bird to the kids. As long as they kept their hands flat, and I scooped the bird from below, it would stay limp. Try it with your aunts budgie! It works!
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26th September 2003, 12:55 PM	#7
Javalar Muse Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 628	Quote: Originally posted by kittynh You don't need to stroke it at all. You just take any bird and flipit on its back. Little birds are easy, I would imagine a full grown chicken would be harder. The bird calms down very quickly, and soon goes totally limp. I learned as I was trained to handle wild birds. After we would net the birds we would hold them upside down to band them. I would teach a class and hand around a bird to the kids. As long as they kept their hands flat, and I scooped the bird from below, it would stay limp. Try it with your aunts budgie! It works! Now where did I read that you had to pet (damn you Manfred! ) the chicken. Another thread maybe?
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26th September 2003, 12:47 PM	#3
ManfredVonRichthoffen Mook Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,513	Quote: Originally posted by Javalar How dare you! Killing chickens: inhumane! Reviving chickens: blasphemy! Truly, you are damned! Seriously though. What exactly happens when you stroke the chicken? Does it fall asleep? Depends on where you stroke it.

26th September 2003, 12:55 PM	#6
rustypouch Philosopher Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Belfort Posts: 5,113	I don't know if I should be saying this, but this is also how magicians keep their doves quiet until they pull them out and they start flapping.

26th September 2003, 06:06 PM	#8
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27th September 2003, 08:25 AM	#9
kittynh The Hupsu Detective auctioneer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: If I told the aliens could find me, and you know they read this forum Posts: 22,705	At TAM 1 Randi did a trick where he was tied up and seemed to escape, yet when the coat covering him was pulled off, he was still tied up. I can do that too! And that is about it besides some really sad card tricks that don't fool kids past the third grade
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28th September 2003, 02:05 AM	#10
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28th September 2003, 03:18 AM	#11
BillyJoe Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: MOOROOLBARK Posts: 12,539	Two things..... A story... My dad's mum had a pomeranium dog which used to lie on the seats on the verandah where it was not allowed to. My dad would see it through the window, sneak up on it and scare the hell out of it. The poor dog would leap off in fright. One day as he was going out on an urgent call, he spotted it through the window and did his usual thing. This time the dog flew off against a roof support and fell down dead. Ridden with guilt he picked up the dead animal and placed it back on the chair! When he got back form his call, the dog was walking around as if nothing had happened. Apparently it had been merely knocked out. A question... Why do birds do that? (Is there a scientific explanation for this behaviour?) Dad will probably know but he's out at present so I can't ask him. Tommy (I'm posting instead of my dad because he is busy catching up with reports)
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28th September 2003, 04:17 AM	#12
Zep Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 26,985	I thought this thread was about the Chicken Dance!!!
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28th September 2003, 12:22 PM	#13
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MoeFaux Suspicious Mind Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,919	Quote: Originally posted by Zep I thought this thread was about the Chicken Dance!!! Well, if we're going to talk about dancing chickens, why don't we talk about the real thing? All you have to do is put a little scotch tape on your chicken's feet, and he'll dance like a freak trying to get it off. It's funny, no doubt.
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28th September 2003, 01:46 PM	#15
RSLancastr www.StopSylvia.com Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Salem, Oregon Posts: 15,526	Quote: Originally posted by MoeFaux All you have to do is put a little scotch tape on your chicken's feet, and he'll dance like a freak trying to get it off. Well, at least it is better than the old "dancing chicken" carnival machine. A chicken or two was in a glass enclosure. You would put coins into a slot, music would start to play, and the chicken(s) would start to dance. After a minute or so, the music would stop, and the chickens wuold stop dancing. While it looked as though the chickens had been trained to dance when the music came on, the truth was somewhat ickier. The chickens were standing on an electric hotplate which was turned on along with the music.

28th September 2003, 02:05 PM	#16
kittynh The Hupsu Detective auctioneer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: If I told the aliens could find me, and you know they read this forum Posts: 22,705	this sounds like Thai sticky rice. My Thai friends got me the gear for making this specialty as it really amuses small children, and tastes pretty good too. My grandmother's version of this was molasses and a chicken feather.
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28th September 2003, 08:20 PM	#17
Zep Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 26,985	Quote: Originally posted by MoeFaux Well, if we're going to talk about dancing chickens, why don't we talk about the real thing? All you have to do is put a little scotch tape on your chicken's feet, and he'll dance like a freak trying to get it off. It's funny, no doubt. You know, stuff like this makes me REALLY wonder how people find these things out in the first place... I mean, who normally goes round putting scotch tape on chickens' feet to see what happens? And what are the odds of it happening in nature? Or is there a laboratory somewhere where they do this sort of stuff???
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28th September 2003, 08:26 PM	#18
MoeFaux Suspicious Mind Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,919	Quote: Originally posted by Zep You know, stuff like this makes me REALLY wonder how people find these things out in the first place... I mean, who normally goes round putting scotch tape on chickens' feet to see what happens? And what are the odds of it happening in nature? Or is there a laboratory somewhere where they do this sort of stuff??? I found this out after I got to meet a big carny guy. There's two big carny guys in the States, and he's the big east coast guy. I can't think of his name at the moment, but I can find it out for you. He had an act when he was a teenager, many years ago, where he danced with a chicken. That was part of his act, a chicken dance. How funny is that?
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28th September 2003, 08:54 PM	#19
MoeFaux Suspicious Mind Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,919	Bobby Reynolds. Bobby Reynolds is the carny guy who did the dancing chicken act. He's great.
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29th September 2003, 05:27 AM	#20
BillyJoe Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: MOOROOLBARK Posts: 12,539	So why do chickens go all limp and fall into a trance-like state when placed on their backs? Anyone? Tommy (Dad gave me an answer that sounds good but he doesn't know if it is correct or not)
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29th September 2003, 05:47 AM	#21
Zep Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 26,985	Ummm ..... scotch tape?
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29th September 2003, 05:58 AM	#22
BillyJoe Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: MOOROOLBARK Posts: 12,539	That is not correct. You fail.
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29th September 2003, 06:31 AM	#23
MRC_Hans Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Whithin earshot of the North Sea Posts: 16,600	I heard of this back when I was a kid (that a bird becomes docile by being placed on its back) and being an inquisitive kid, I immidiately tried it out on one of the familiy budgies. I can tell you that this particular budgie hadn't heard about it! It bit me, hard, turned round on its feet, screetched at me, bit me again and flew off to sit somewhere in the room screetching loudly. Hans
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30th September 2003, 04:23 AM	#24
BillyJoe Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: MOOROOLBARK Posts: 12,539	Okay, so you don't have to explain it for the budgie. But what about the chook? Tommy. (Perhaps god just made it so )
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8th October 2003, 03:22 PM	#25
Neko Scholar Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 61	You can do a similar trick with rabbits. If you lay them on their backs (works best if you lay them on your lap) they will go into sort of a trance and stay like that. They don't look dead though.
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8th October 2003, 05:46 PM	#26
Aoidoi Illuminator Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,417	Quote: Originally posted by Neko You can do a similar trick with rabbits. If you lay them on their backs (works best if you lay them on your lap) they will go into sort of a trance and stay like that. They don't look dead though. Come to think of it, that worked with an old girlfriend of mine, too... ... er, nevermind.
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9th October 2003, 04:53 AM	#27
BillyJoe Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: MOOROOLBARK Posts: 12,539	Oh well, I guess it must be better than necrophilia.
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9th October 2003, 08:52 AM	#28
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9th October 2003, 09:39 AM	#29
kittynh The Hupsu Detective auctioneer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: If I told the aliens could find me, and you know they read this forum Posts: 22,705	Randi said you had to pet the chicken - ha! I've heard this is true about alligators.... anyone living in Florida want to try this and report back? Hey, science isn't free from danger, ask Madame Curie (well, that's another thread...)
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