How long can a chicken live without a head?

[dysfunction]

This chicken lasted for 18 months after having its head cut off!!


http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=54463


Quite amazing really...

 

[Rulke]

You watched QI too?

 

[Furr]

http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/

 

[Alliandre]

heh. It's not like their brain keeps them alive anyway. Chickens have to be the dumbest animals around.

 

[dysfunction]

You watched QI too?

I did indeed! One of the best programs on TV.

 

[GekuL]

Hello!

 

[Ch3tan]

heh. It's not like their brain keeps them alive anyway. Chickens have to be the dumbest animals around.

If you bothered reading the link you would know that most of his brain was still attached.

 

[TdC]

tbh I'm amazed it didn't expire from shock trauma.

 

[Jonaldo]

I'm sure I've met a few people who have lived 20+ years without a brain...



(no pointing at me please)

 

[TdC]

*point*

there's a slight difference between being born without one and having it forcefully removed along with most of your head :/

 

[dysfunction]

Exactly...the poor chicken could have been in complete agony for 18 months with bits of its brain exposed and being fed with the use of a syringe

 

[rynnor]

tbh I'm amazed it didn't expire from shock trauma.

A mammal would die very quickly but birds are closer to reptiles and have a less 'advanced' nervous system - I dont think they have the same mechanism that in mammals causes system shock from wounds - hopefully it wasnt in pain during all that time - the brain itself has no pain sensing nerves but I bet its neck was sore...

 

[TdC]

heh I bet so too. poor blighter. hope they fried him properly in the end though