Mike the Headless chicken?

Question

tell me everything you know about this chicken

Answer 1

Here's what I found out according to my 1st source:

Mike (The Headless Chicken) (1945 – 1947) was a Wyandotte rooster (cockerel) that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off. Many people thought it was a hoax, so its owner took it to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and had it examined, which confirmed that it was not a hoax. [1]

"Mike, Mike - where's your head? Even without it you're not dead!"
—— A well known chant about the famous chicken, heard on children's playgrounds.

The unfortunate incident

On Monday September 10, 1945, farmer Lloyd Olson of Fruita, Colorado, had his mother-in-law around for supper and was sent out to the yard by his wife to bring back a chicken. Unfortunately Olson, trying to pander to his mother-in-law's liking for chicken necks, failed to completely decapitate the five-and-a-half month old bird, leaving one ear and most of the brain stem intact.
Mike the headless Chicken struts.

Not quite sure what to do with his by now loose head, on the first night after the decapitation Mike slept with it under his wing; it was this touching tenacity to life and the now redundant organ that convinced Olson to reprieve Mike from the cooking pot.

Despite Olson's botched handiwork, the by-now-headless Mike was still able to balance on a perch and walk clumsily; he even attempted to preen and crow, apparently not noticing that neither activity could be accomplished properly without a head. After the bird did not die, a surprised and no doubt guilty Mr. Olson decided to continue to care permanently for Mike, feeding him a mixture of milk and water via an eyedropper; he was also fed small grains of corn. Despite all this, the unfortunate Mike occasionally choked on his own mucus, which the Olson family would clear using a syringe.

When used to his new and unusual centre of mass Mike could easily get himself to the highest perches without falling. His crowing, though, was less impressive and consisted of a gurgling sound made in his throat, leaving him unable to crow at dawn.

Being headless did not stop Mike putting on weight; at the time of his beheading he weighed some 2 1/2 pounds and at the time of his death, this had increased to nearly 8.
Mike becomes famous

Once his fame (or infamy) had been established, Mike began a wild existence of touring sideshows in the illustrious company of such other creatures as a two-headed calf; he was also the subject of various photo opportunities for dozens of magazines and papers. As might be expected, Olson was loudly criticised by the then-equivalent of animal rights activists, who thought that he should have finished the job he had started.
Mike on show

Mike was on display to the public for an admission cost of 25 cents, and at the height of his popularity was earning a princely $4,500 per month. A pickled chicken head was also on display with Mike, but it was not Mike's original head as that had already been eaten by a cat. Mike was later examined by the officers of several humane societies and was declared to have been free from suffering.
Mike's death
Mike & axeman Lloyd Olson.

In March of 1947, at a motel in Phoenix on a stopover while travelling back home from tour, Mike started choking in the middle of the night. As the Olsons had inadvertently left their feeding and cleaning syringes at the sideshow the day before, they were unable to save Mike. For reasons best known to himself, although possibly for financial reasons, Lloyd Olson claimed that he had sold the bird off, resulting in stories of Mike still touring the country as late as 1949.

Post mortem, it was determined that the axe blade had missed the jugular vein and a clot had prevented Mike from bleeding to death. Although most of his head was severed, 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.
Mike's legacy in Fruita
Chicken fun at the annual festival

Mike the Headless Chicken is now an institution in Fruita, Colorado, with an annual "Mike the Headless Chicken Day", the third weekend of May, starting in 1999. It is however not clear why Mike's day is not held on the September 10 - the anniversary of the amputation.

Events held include:

* 5K Run Like a Headless Chicken Race,
* Egg tosses,
* Pin the Head on the Chicken,
* The Chicken Cluck-Off,
* The classic Chicken Dance, and
* Chicken Bingo in which the numbers were chosen by where chicken droppings fell on a numbered grid.

A wide variety of chicken-based cuisine is also available.

Answer 2

Mike Headless Chicken

Answer 3

Mike The Chicken

Answer 4

mike the headless chicken...
The Amazing, true story of this famous fowl dates back to September 10, 1945 when Mike, a young Wyandotte rooster, was about to become the dinner of Fruita, Colorado, farmer Lloyd Olsen.

With a sharp ax in hand, Mr. Olsen firmly held Mike, preparing to make the bird ready for his wife Clara's cooking pot. Mr. Olsen swung the implement, thereby lopping off poor Mike's head. Mike shook off the event, then continued trying to peck for food.

Mike's will to live remains an inspiration. It is a great comfort to know you can live a normal life, even after you have lost your mind.

September 10th, 1945 finds a strapping (but tender) five and a half month old Wyandotte rooster pecking through the dust of Fruita, Colorado. The unsuspecting bird had never looked so delicious as he did that, now famous, day. Clara Olsen was planning on featuring the plump chicken in the evening meal. Husband Lloyd Olsen was sent out, on a very routine mission, to prepare the designated fryer for the pan. Nothing about this task turned out to be routine. Lloyd knew his Mother in Law would be dining with them and would savor the neck. He positioned his ax precisely, estimating just the right tolerances, to leave a generous neck bone. "It was as important to Suck-Up to your Mother in Law in the 40's as it is today." A skillful blow was executed and the chicken staggered around like most freshly terminated poultry.

Then 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.

Answer 5

I think i heard about him in the Guiness book of world records. WELL, This sounds impossible but there once was a chicken who had a bad accident. He had his head chopped off! But, suprisingly, he lived. It's funny how can something live without a brain?While he lived happy to be alive, His owner fewd him by using an eyedropper to feed him. He fed him directly into his gullet. Gross huh? After a few months i beileve, the chicken choked to death on a corn kernel.
~*Alyssa*~

Answer 6

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sure! he could use Herbert Hoover's ' a chicken in every pot' slogan Mike for Prez!

Answer 7

His name is Mike, he has no head, and he is a chicken.

Answer 8

I love Mike!! Isn't he cool??

Answer 9

he's headless

Answer 10

did you hear about that on Coast to Coast am? i wish i could remember. try Coast to coast's web site. i know they talked about him.