ValerieR Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 You are wondering what kind of sicko smiles at a thing like that.. Right? Well it's not what you think! The breeder I met today was like a Chicken Whisperer! He demonstrated how to make a hybrid have a nap. He tucked the head under the wing, rocked her back and forward a few times then set her gently on the floor of the run and Hey Presto! A sleepin chook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Have you been practising on your own girls ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 I've got to say, i was thinking., Oh my goodness what a sick individual! But good that it wasn't 'putting to sleep' that you saw.. i practised on my own silkie, she didnt want to play, and pecked me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieR Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 No I am still a bit nervous handling them I have to admit. And they are only wee tooties! Some big chickens are scary. The breeder today had a buff cockerel orpington that would have scared the bejaysus out of a rottweiler - I was glad it was on the other side of a fence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 That sounds really clever. I can send Pigeon to sleep by having her on my lap and keep stroking the back of her head but it takes about 5 mins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickyhazel Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Our chickens go to sleep all the time verywhere anyway... one of them always seems to be asleep (except when I'm giving treats...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Can you send him round to catch one first please - he can then talk to them and put me to sleep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 tried it tonight. They gave me a really dirty look and walked off straight away. Think you'll have to video it for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieR Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 OK my rubbish wee phone doesnt do video but if my husband's does I will take it along when I go back and post it on youtube! Honestly it was amazing. The man said his father used to be one of the biggest breeders in England and so he was brought up around chickens. Perhaps he learned the skill at his father's knee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolateeclaire Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 One of my friends, when he was a child, used to do it as a party trick!! He would have 10 hens all in a row on their backs fast asleep!!!! Claire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l_ouise Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I saw that on a YouTube video. I think it's a bit mean It must make them so dizzy and disorientated that they can't move, kinda like going on one of those roundabouts at local parks - but chickens aren't stupid enough to try walking unlike us humans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoura Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Yes my sisiter and I used to do this when we were kids and holidaying on a farm. We used to get a row of half a dozen "sleeping" chooks. looked very funny but in retrospect not really very chicken friendly and not soemhting I would do now, poor wee things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
