In 1945, a rooster named Mike, lived 18 months without a head.
Mike the Chicken (April 1945 – March 1947) was owned by farmer Lloyd Olsen of Fruita, Colorado. Mike became a legend on September 10, 1945, when Lloyd’s wife sent the farmer out to the barnyard to get dinner. Lloyd selected a tasty-looking chicken and brought the axe down on its neck, chopping its head clean off.
Miracle Mike the Headless Chicken survived the axe and lived for 18 months without a head, eventually dying only because he choked on his dinner.