Have you ever referred to someone as resembling a chicken without a head? (I have to confess that this phrase does pass my lips, quite often - must be an age thing!) well, you may be interested to know how accurate your observation was:
According to bestfunfacts.com, a chicken can actually live without its head.
I apologise, sort of, if you find this a bit macabre - but bear in mind it's only a chicken .....
Headless Chicken: Myth or Fact?
Fact: yes, this is a fact; a chicken can live without its head! As a matter of fact, one chicken was kept alive for eighteen months without its head–this is the longest documented incident of its kind. However, there are some unofficial stories of chickens living for up to three years without their heads.
Scientific explanation: as long as the executer does not damage the chicken’s brain stem, the
chicken can continue to live for a short while without its head.
chicken can continue to live for a short while without its head.
Other Chicken Fun Facts
- There are more chickens living on earth than people.
- Chickens can run at a speed of 9 mph. (The roadrunner is an exception!)
- A hen can lay about 300 eggs each year.
- So that the yoke does not stick to the egg shell, a mother hen turns her egg about 50 times each day.
A parting quip:
What do you call a rooster who wakes you up at the same time every morning ? An alarm cluck !
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