Mike the Headless Chicken

Also known as Mike, Miracle Mike

chicken

Key facts

Other name: Miracle Mike
Species: Gallus gallus domesticus
Breed: Wyandotte
Sex: Male
Hatched: April, 1945, Fruita, Colorado , U.S.
Died: March 17, 1947 (aged 23 months), Phoenix, Arizona , U.S.
Cause of death: Death by choking
Owner: Lloyd Olsen
Appearance: Sideshows

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/index.php
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Mike the Headless Chicken (April, 1945 – March 17, 1947) was a male Wyandotte chicken that lived for 18 months after he was beheaded, surviving because most of his brain stem remained intact, and a blood clot prevented him from bleeding to death. After the beheading, Mike achieved national fame; he died in March 1947. In his hometown, Fruita, Colorado, U.S., an annual "Mike the Headless Chicken Day" is held in May. Mike has the record for the longest surviving chicken without a head in Guinness World Records.

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