Headless Chicken lived for 18 Months...

**MaximiIian** · December 20, 2005, 04:26 AM

I, too, am surprized, amazed, and even frightened. Only one word can suffice: WTF.
http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/story.html

**solid** · December 20, 2005, 05:15 AM

I've read about this a little ago to. But the fact is that the chicken wasn't completly decapitated. The lower part of his brain was still on his body. There was a site with the how and why about this. Can't remember the name though.

**Fabolous** · December 20, 2005, 10:51 AM

Weird. That is just biazzare.

This whole forum is strange. Science is freaky.

**Lord Tomyris** · December 20, 2005, 10:57 AM

I've read about this a little ago to. But the fact is that the chicken wasn't completly decapitated. The lower part of his brain was still on his body. There was a site with the how and why about this.

Even so, it's strange and not a little scary too...now imagine a headless human!

**The White Knight** · December 20, 2005, 11:49 AM

Creepy indeed. But these chickens can endure a lot. I remember when my dad once beheaded one of our chickens. The chicken fled on the roof and sat there for 10 minutes!

**Slimshoom** · December 20, 2005, 06:33 PM

how........do u cut the head off, but leave the brain stem and an ear on............man thats quite a miss, must be really bad at hittin something w/ an axe thats 3 inches in front of him

**Fabolous** · December 20, 2005, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by The White Knight

Creepy indeed. But these chickens can endure a lot. I remember when my dad once beheaded one of our chickens. The chicken fled on the roof and sat there for 10 minutes!

Beheaded? Completely? That cannot be possible. What state has the head in?

**Cluny the Scourge** · December 21, 2005, 12:19 AM

Mutilate an animal, then see how many bucks you make can out of it by putting in exhibition.

**Fabolous** · December 21, 2005, 02:30 PM

Isn't that abusive towards your fellow living creatures and a cheap and disgusting way to make a buck?

Sign me up.

**The White Knight** · December 24, 2005, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by Fabolous

Beheaded? Completely? That cannot be possible. What state has the head in?

The axe was fairly blunt.

The chicken eventually dropped dead. I suppose this is normal behaviour. Oh yea, this was the first and last time we beheaded one of our chickens. :laughing:

**Cluny the Scourge** · December 24, 2005, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by The White Knight

The axe was fairly blunt.

The chicken eventually dropped dead. I suppose this is normal behaviour. Oh yea, this was the first and last time we beheaded one of our chickens. :laughing:

Does your father deliberately choose the blunter weapons when he decides to kill animals? If so, that's pretty cool. You should smashing their skulls with a mace.

**The White Knight** · December 24, 2005, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by Cluny the Scourge

Does your father deliberately choose the blunter weapons when he decides to kill animals? If so, that's pretty cool. You should smashing their skulls with a mace.

No, he did not. The chicken was old anyway, we found out the axe was blund when we saw the head of the chickens wasn't being chopped of, rather it was being pushed in the ground.

But please: do not think we abuse animals.

**Hub'ite** · December 28, 2005, 08:05 PM

ANIMAL ABUSER!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm gonna sick PETA on your ass.

**HorseArcher** · December 28, 2005, 08:28 PM

I would feel sick and disgusted to keep a chicken alive with no head. I know, i have seen headless chicken running away in real, but to keep him alive like that is torture. I would have killed the chicken somehow, I couldn't watch it for minutes- let alone 18 months - to stay alive like that.

**Captain_Paulentineous** · December 28, 2005, 10:04 PM

That chicken will haunt my dreams. BUt seriously, Wow 18 months.

**glorfindel87** · January 12, 2006, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by Archer

I would feel sick and disgusted to keep a chicken alive with no head. I know, i have seen headless chicken running away in real, but to keep him alive like that is torture. I would have killed the chicken somehow, I couldn't watch it for minutes- let alone 18 months - to stay alive like that.

How is it torture when they can't feel a thing?

**Richard** · January 13, 2006, 09:06 PM

well, it only lacked a head. I mean, who needs one? I say a healthy heart and brain stem is all any bird needs to survive! Oh, and a caretaker who doesn't let you choke

I have heard this story countless times. A more accurate title would be "Mike the headless chicken (who still had a brainstem however, just no beak, eyes, and all those other useless things a head comes with)"

**Belisarius** · January 14, 2006, 09:17 AM

This is Obviously a Fake, the Brain stem in the neck? Now I'm not an expert in chicken anatomy but the Brain Stem is at the base and Core of the brain, in the skull, it doesnt make sence to have the most important part of the brain in the neck.. it needs protection. But it is true that you can technically live with brain stem activity, but you'll loose coordination, essential hormones and its impossible to develop a blood clot when the its the brain that sends the messages for the bodies reactions against trauma.

I dont believe this..