The headless chicken Mike
"Headless rooster continues to live after being struck by an axe." Exactly this in LIFE magazine from October 22, 1945 was the headline on a story about... the headless rooster, of course.
See photos and decide for yourself — believe it or not.
Mike is on the mower. After the beheading, Mike continued to walk, sit on a perch and even tried to peck the grain.
Mike on a farm in Colorado. Miracle Mike, as he was called by some Newspapers, has lived without a head for 18 months.
Suitcase with accessories for feeding, including a pipette, with which the food is placed in the esophagus.
Feeding Mike.
Hope Wade, a promoter, povesti Mike around the country and earning this money. Colorado, 1945.
Mike is sitting in the grass.
Keywords: 40s | Life | Colorado | Roosters | Birds | USA | Miracle