Mike The Headless Rooster "Ever since Sept 10 a rangy, Wyandotte rooster named Mike has been living a normal chicken's life though he has no head (see above.) He walks, flaps his wings, preens his feathers and, when he hears other roosters crow, even answers with a few croaky gurgles. Only major function Mike has lost is sight. Mike lost his head in the usual rooster way. Mrs. L.A. Olsen, wife of a farmer in Fruita Colo., 200 miles west of Denver, decided to have a chicken for dinner. Mr. Olsen took Mike to the chopping block and axed off his head. Thereupon Mike got up and soon began to strut around. After decapitation, many chickens run around frantically before dying. Mike however, kept going on as if nothing much had happened. What Mr. Olsen's ax had done was to clip off most of the skull but leave intact one ear, the jugular vein, and the base of the brain, which controls the motor functions. Still thriving and gaining weight, Mike has been on exhibition in Salt Lake City at 25 cent admission. And his owners have put a $10,000 price tag on him." Magazine Article             click thumbnails for additional items Back to the Freaks Home † Contact // All material ©Patt Kelley Illustration.