Hold them down on the ground, hands over the wings and wait for them
to calm down. Lay them gently on their side while stroking and making
soothing noises, with their head placed on the ground - some people
suggest scratching a line on the ground next to the beak but I find
it unnecessary. When they have relaxed completely, remove the hands
and they should just stay there until something, a movement or noise,
breaks the spell.
You can do this with a chook on a table or even in your arms, upside
down, once you get the trick of it. Some people think it's because
they are too dumb to realise that they can get away - I think that
they are just good at going into a near-trance state.
I'm afraid that I used to do this with them on the chopping block -
they'd stay there and let me decapitate them with one clean stroke.
Humane, but I still feel guilty.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 27/05/2006, at 9:35 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
>
> AndrewF
>
> When you are ready, please send me instructions (off-List would
> probably be best).
>
> I do look them in the eye sometimes and I know what you mean ;-)
>
> Cheers
>
> Chris
>
> ~~ >-)-
> C M I Barker
> Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
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>
> On 27 May 2006, at 11:23, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
>> A red fox is native in the UK and exotic here. Foxes have been
>> domesticated - after a few generations of careful selection for
>> 'tame' characteristics they make good pets, apparently. They even
>> take on the characteristics of domestic dogs in that they come into
>> season twice per year instead of once. If you want to keep one, you'd
>> need to have a careful eye on it and no sense of smell - the odour of
>> a dog fox in season is quite overpowering.
>> Your chickens suspect that you are a fox - simple. Do you have red
>> hair, smell bad and, er...how often are you in season? Seriously,
>> most chooks do not like being picked up unless they are very
>> accustomed to it and their feet and wings are well held. If you wish,
>> I'll provide full instructions on how to hypnotise the blighters. A
>> truly feral chicken would look more like a large bantam and would lay
>> around 30 eggs per year rather than 270 or so.
>> Andrew Fildes
>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> (look into the eye of the chook - see the dinosaur!)
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