Mike the Headless Chicken
(en.wikipedia.org)38 points by rrauenza a day ago | 6 comments
38 points by rrauenza a day ago | 6 comments
bediger4000 18 hours ago | root | parent |
That's a tough one. I raised chickens (laying hens) for several years in my teens. I'm not sure that chickens have distinct personalities, although I'm sure these urban backyard crunchy chicken people would disagree. They will eat each other given half a chance - if one hen got a scratch or cut, the others would peck it to death in a day or so.
Even given that, I'd go with the chicken zombie.
klysm 13 hours ago | root | parent |
I also grew up around chickens. I would say there is definitely some aspect of personality, but they are also exceedingly dumb compared to similar farm animals
treebeard901 19 hours ago | prev | next |
This holiday season, give thanks that you and your loved ones are not headless chickens.
mikequinlan 21 hours ago | prev | next |
There was a 2-headed calf here in Idaho. https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/15634
Came up on Junior Taskmaster today … https://youtu.be/Dkdcggh1SbU
spondylosaurus 20 hours ago | next |
So a brain stem is clearly enough to keep a chicken alive, but do you think Mike was really conscious at all (by the normal standards of chicken consciousness)? Or was he essentially a chicken zombie?