This video shows you how it really works by drawing a single line in front of a chicken or a rooster and they become hypnotized almost instantly and will not move until the line is gone.

How to Draw a Chicken Jean-Vincent Sénac. Tate (Abrams, dist.), $10.95 (72p) ISBN 978-1-84976-068-3 ...

From "chicken challenges" to homemade metal molds, ... From her bed, she tried to draw a chicken every day, and took delight in her classmates' whimsical creations.