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Universal Dependencies - English - GUM

LanguageEnglish
ProjectGUM
Corpus Parttrain
AnnotationPeng, Siyao;Zeldes, Amir

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How to Hypnotize a Chicken
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How to Hypnotize a Chicken
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Anyone who's spent a lot of time on a farm with chickens is probably familiar with this trick.
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Anyone who's spent a lot of time on a farm with chickens is probably familiar with this trick.
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Those who've never heard of this will be amazed to see a chicken lie perfectly still after these instructions are followed.
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Those who've never heard of this will be amazed to see a chicken lie perfectly still after these instructions are followed.
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Biologists think that fear causes this 'hypnosis,' which may be an attempt to 'play dead' to fool predators.
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Biologists think that fear causes this 'hypnosis,' which may be an attempt to 'play dead' to fool predators.
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Method One of Two: Hypnotizing a Chicken
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Method One of Two: Hypnotizing a Chicken
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Hold the chicken down on a flat surface.
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Hold the chicken down on a flat surface.
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Hold the chicken with one hand supporting the breast.
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Hold the chicken with one hand supporting the breast.
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Place it down so that its breast is carrying its weight and rests on the ground.
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Place it down so that its breast is carrying its weight and rests on the ground.
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Continue to hold its feet so the grand experiment can continue.
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Continue to hold its feet so the grand experiment can continue.
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You can place the chicken on its breast instead.
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You can place the chicken on its breast instead.
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Press gently down on its back, and gently move its legs back if it tries to stand up.
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Press gently down on its back, and gently move its legs back if it tries to stand up.
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Wiggle your finger.
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Wiggle your finger.
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Hold the bird down gently with one hand.
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Hold the bird down gently with one hand.
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Put one finger on your other hand just in front of its beak tip, without touching it.
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Put one finger on your other hand just in front of its beak tip, without touching it.
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Move the finger backward to about 4 inches (10 cm) away, then back again.
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Move the finger backward to about 4 inches (10 cm) away, then back again.
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Repeat until the chicken stops moving or squawking.
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Repeat until the chicken stops moving or squawking.
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Let go of its legs.
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Let go of its legs.
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The chicken should be 'hypnotized' and cease to struggle.
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The chicken should be 'hypnotized' and cease to struggle.
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It will lie there for anywhere from 30 seconds to several minutes.
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It will lie there for anywhere from 30 seconds to several minutes.
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Draw a line in front of its beak instead.
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Draw a line in front of its beak instead.
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If the chicken wasn't hypnotized, try this alternative.
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If the chicken wasn't hypnotized, try this alternative.
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Using chalk, a stick, or your finger, draw a line on the ground 12 ' (30 cm) long.
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Using chalk, a stick, or your finger, draw a line on the ground 12 ' (30 cm) long.
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Start near the chicken's beak and draw the line slowly outward, in front of its head.
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Start near the chicken's beak and draw the line slowly outward, in front of its head.
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Wake it up by clapping.
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Wake it up by clapping.
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Be nice to your feathered friend and let it get back to its business.
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Be nice to your feathered friend and let it get back to its business.
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Clap your hands or give it a gentle shove until it jumps up and walks away.
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Clap your hands or give it a gentle shove until it jumps up and walks away.
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Method Two of Two: Reducing Stress in the Chicken
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Method Two of Two: Reducing Stress in the Chicken
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Understand the hypnotic effect.
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Understand the hypnotic effect.
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Researchers call this effect 'tonic immobility'.
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Researchers call this effect 'tonic immobility'.
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'When a chicken or another animal with this tendency becomes frightened, its heart rate lowers and it stops moving.
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'When a chicken or another animal with this tendency becomes frightened, its heart rate lowers and it stops moving.
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This may be an attempt to play dead, discouraging predators that prefer live prey.
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This may be an attempt to play dead, discouraging predators that prefer live prey.
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Unlike an opossum, the chicken gives an unconvincing act, as it continues to blink and breathe in an obvious way.'
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Unlike an opossum, the chicken gives an unconvincing act, as it continues to blink and breathe in an obvious way.'
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Keep the chicken upright or on its side.
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Keep the chicken upright or on its side.
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While it's not uncommon to transport a chicken by its feet, this upside-down hold risks breaking the chicken's hip.
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While it's not uncommon to transport a chicken by its feet, this upside-down hold risks breaking the chicken's hip.
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Hypnosis techniques that involve laying a chicken on its back may 'succeed' by cutting off its air supply.
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Hypnosis techniques that involve laying a chicken on its back may 'succeed' by cutting off its air supply.
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This can cause the chicken significant discomfort, leading to fainting or even, rarely, death.
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This can cause the chicken significant discomfort, leading to fainting or even, rarely, death.
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Keep hypnosis short and infrequent.
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Keep hypnosis short and infrequent.
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It's not completely clear how much stress this hypnosis causes.
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It's not completely clear how much stress this hypnosis causes.
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Even if it does, the chicken shouldn't suffer as long as you let it go soon afterward.
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Even if it does, the chicken shouldn't suffer as long as you let it go soon afterward.
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Hours of stress, or regular exposure to stressful situations, can cause serious health problems.
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Hours of stress, or regular exposure to stressful situations, can cause serious health problems.
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Get your chickens used to humans and novelty.
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Get your chickens used to humans and novelty.
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Even prolonged eye contact seems to have an effect.
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Even prolonged eye contact seems to have an effect.
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Living in stimulating environments with new objects may also help.
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Living in stimulating environments with new objects may also help.
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Hens raise in battery cages stay 'hypnotized' longer, possibly because of greater fear.
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Hens raise in battery cages stay 'hypnotized' longer, possibly because of greater fear.
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Watch for signs of stress.
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Watch for signs of stress.
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Abnormal feathering, constant preening, or delays in egg-laying are all signs of a stressed chicken.
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Abnormal feathering, constant preening, or delays in egg-laying are all signs of a stressed chicken.
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While hypnotizing is unlikely to cause serious harm, any type of stress is more damaging to a chicken in this state.
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While hypnotizing is unlikely to cause serious harm, any type of stress is more damaging to a chicken in this state.

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