Dave,
A chicken stick is used to flip the prop so you won't cut your fingers. They sell them on Tower and at most LHS's, which are sticks with rubber on one end. I made my own. I cut off a section of old broom handle and then wrapped electrician's tape around it on one end. When the tape starts getting cut up I just wrap some more around the stick. Call me cheap, but I don't like to pay for something I can make. I've been flying for almost 10 years now, it's got a lot of tape wrapped around it now, but it still works great!!!

Ken