Mike the Headless Chicken

Mike

Other name(s)	Miracle Mike
Species	Gallus gallus domesticus
Breed	Wyandotte
Sex	Male
Hatched	April 20, 1945 Fruita, Colorado, U.S.
Died	March 17, 1947 (aged 23 months) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Cause of death	Choked to death
Owner	Lloyd Olsen
Appearance	Sideshows

Mike the Headless Chicken (April 20, 1945 – March 17, 1947)^[1] was a male Wyandotte chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off, surviving because most of his brain stem remained intact and it did not bleed to death due to a blood clot. After the loss of his head, Mike achieved national fame until his death in March 1947. In Fruita, Colorado, United States, an annual "Mike the Headless Chicken Day" is held in May. Mike has the record for the longest surviving chicken without a head on Guinness World Records.