"Hypnotizing" a chicken is a rather simple process (and by that I mean really simple.) The first step is probably the most difficult, you need to find a live chicken. If you ask a grocer for one, he or she will probably look at you funny. Next, pin the chicken to the ground. With a stick, draw two lines at roughly fourty-five degrees originating at the beak. Now you can watch to your own amusment as the chicken simply lays there staring at your lines. To remove the poor foul from the state of 'hypnosis', erase the lines and pick it up.

Disclaimer: I do not advocate violence towards farm animals.