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I just discovered "Mike the headless chicken"
Posted on 7/18/15 at 8:53 pm
Posted on 7/18/15 at 8:53 pm
1945
Lloyd Olsen went out to butcher a chicken. Cut the chicken's head off and it lived for 18 months.
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Lloyd Olsen went out to butcher a chicken. Cut the chicken's head off and it lived for 18 months.
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the determined bird shook off the traumatic event and never looked back. Mike (it is unclear when the famous rooster took on the name) returned to his job of being a chicken. He pecked for food and preened his feathers just like the rest of his barnyard buddies.
When Olsen found Mike the next morning, sleeping with his "head" under his wing, he decided that if Mike had that much will to live, he would figure out a way to feed and water him. With an eyedropper Mike was given grain and water. It was becoming obvious that Mike was special. A week into Mike's new life Olsen packed him up and took him 250 miles to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City . The skeptical scientists were eager to answer all the questions regarding Mike's amazing ability to survive with no head. It was determined that ax blade had missed the jugular vein and a clot had prevented Mike from bleeding to death. Although most of his head was in a jar, most of his brain stem and one ear was left on his body. Since most of a chicken's reflex actions are controlled by the brain stem Mike was able to remain quite healthy.
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Posted on 7/18/15 at 8:56 pm to LSU1NSEC
This kind of information is what keeps me coming back to the madness of the forum.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 9:00 pm to Walt OReilly
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Uh....
So 1987
first I've heard of this
Posted on 7/18/15 at 9:13 pm to LSU1NSEC
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the determined bird shook off the traumatic event and never looked back
Quality writing.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 10:02 pm to LSU1NSEC
It's been posted on here before.
What this always makes me think about is how we as humans assign human-like emotions to animals when, in reality, many operate simply out of instinct and involuntary body function.
What this always makes me think about is how we as humans assign human-like emotions to animals when, in reality, many operate simply out of instinct and involuntary body function.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 10:06 pm to shutterspeed
it's kind of a sad story
I feel bad for Mike
I feel bad for Mike
Posted on 7/18/15 at 10:17 pm to LSU1NSEC
If his owner had just brought those damn tweezers with him that night. Mike might still be with us even today.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 10:26 pm to LSU1NSEC
I hope your sitting down there is now boneless chicken
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