I just caught an early episode of "The Golden Girls," and Rose (Betty White) had a rooster that played "Old McDonald had a farm" on a little toy piano.
Does anyone know how a chicken (or rooster) can be taught to play a piano?
2007-05-28 02:47:26 · 12 answers · asked by Jim I 5 in Pets ➔ Birds
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2007-05-28 02:59:08 · answer #1 · answered by stevehart53 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes it can be done. Knott's Berry Farm amusment park used to have severa. You put in a quarter a light bulb came on to cue thew chicken and it played the tune. When it was done it was given feed. They are trained one note at a time. They learn a note , get a seed. Gradually the have to play all the notes to get fed.
I believe Knotts quit having them because some people thought the chickens were exploited. I don't see anything wrong with traing the birds, I don't see how it was cruel at all. Besides playing piano is better than fried.
2007-06-03 16:20:31 · answer #2 · answered by Charles C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The answer is YES. Birds are not as stupid as people think. You should look into the research of famous behaviorist psychologist B.F. Skinner and the birds he taught. In fact most animals are taught by positive reinforcement such as described in Skinner's research. So for all you people who said that chickens CANT be trained, stick to what you know, because you sure dont know about chickens. ;) On a side note Roosters may be more difficult to train as they are very independent and protective of Hens. A rooster will often stand guard and let his hens eat first before he himself will eat. How many guys you know who do that? ;)
2007-05-31 16:43:18 · answer #3 · answered by projektlament 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I love this question because from experience I know the answer is yes. When I was 12 I had a pet chicken who lived in my bedroom 24/7 and slept with me in my water bed. Whenn she had to go she would get up and get into her cage beside the bed and go on the newspaper. She was very very tame. It took a lot of patience and time but it can be done. Good luck! Thanks for bringing back a great memory for me. :-) Claire
2016-03-13 00:52:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My opinion is someone was really bored. I believe there was seed on the keys making the bird peck.
This may have been a rescue bird ( I hope) I hope they did not take this chicken out of its natural enviroment to train it to spend its life entertaining people. If they starved the chicken then gave it a piano with seeds on it, I am sure it would have pecked anything. So would you or I if we were hungry enough.
Some birds are easily trained to talk or sing. Chickens are not one of those birds.
2007-05-28 06:44:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You won't be able to get it to play anything tuneful, but given some encouragement, you might be able to get it to peck.
I found this - a chicken pecking on command
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-HhHVu3Iy4&mode=related&search=
2007-05-28 04:58:22 · answer #6 · answered by Helena 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if its possible that u can ask such question y ant those chickens and roosters play a toy piano but on one condition u hav to teach them
2007-05-28 02:52:15 · answer #7 · answered by mihir_321 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
That is how it is done. you can't see it but a piece of corn or something the cock likes is deposited on each note by a cam and crank. motor these days. The bird brain just eats the tidbit.
Yes I have seen this and many other things.
2007-05-28 03:16:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yep - get a little old lady farmer who has raised chickens for eggs all her life. They can teach a chicken anything.
2007-05-28 03:01:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
on " The golden Girls" they have a way of making it seem that it is lplayin the piano. no it is not possible, sorry.
2007-06-03 04:31:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋