Remember the Piano Playing Chicken on America’s Got Talent?
How to train your pets using the clicker technique
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6 min readJan 10, 2023
In 2017 Shannon Myers and Sei-Hee Arii appeared on America’s Got Talent with their piano playing hen, Jokgu, who delighted the sceptical audience and judges when Jokgu started to play along to ‘America the Beautiful’ on a chicken-sized keyboard.
You might be wondering how the ladies taught Jokgu to play? Well, it’s easier than you might think. Some hens have a natural aptitude for learning and a longer attention span than others, making them good learners. The training process is explained below, but let’s first talk about that sensational performance on America’s Got Talent.
Stage fright
Jokgu does suffer from stage-fright sometimes. After an uncertain start, she managed to perform ‘America The Beautiful’ without a hitch. But her nerves got the…
