How long can a chicken live without its head? It’s a question that pops up from time to time in certain circles (whatever, you probably have cool friends) and the answer makes a lot of people ...

On Colorado’s Western Slope, a headless chicken from the 1940s is still a beloved figure celebrated each spring. In 1945, Mike the Headless Chicken captured the intrigue of locals in his hometown of ...

A chicken named Mike ran around for 18 months with its head cut off. Farmer Lloyd Olsen severed Mike's head one day in 1945. It's what poultry farmers do. But Mike escaped being an entree by surviving ...

(FRUITA, Colo.) — A festival that celebrates the life of a “world-famous headless chicken named Mike,” is back for its 25th year this spring, and the event is expected to bring thousands of people to ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. How do best remember a sixty-years-dead famous fowl? If you’re the tiny ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - The Mike Chicken Festival continued into the weekend. The story behind the start of the festival was in 1945. Rooster named Mike survived for 18 months after being ...