[identity profile] devo79.livejournal.com 2013-06-25 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Rabbits actually go into a hypnotised like state when put on their backs.

When I had rabbits, and had to clip their claws, I'd hold them in my arm like a baby on their backs. They'd go completely still until I'd put them back down.

Chickens can be hypnotised as well.

[identity profile] dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com 2013-06-26 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"You are getting sleeeeepy, very sleeeepy... Now, cluck like a chicken. Oh, um, wait..." ;-)