“History.” Mike the Headless Chicken. Cobb Marketing and Communications. 2013. Web. 26 Sept. 2014. Proofreader #1 Name________________ Mike the Headless Chicken On September 10 1945 a strapping but tender young rooster pecking through the dust of Fruita Colorado. The unsuspecting bird has never looked so delicious as he did that, now famous, day. Clara olsen was planning on featuring the plump chicken in the evening meal. Husband Lloyd Olsen was sent out, on a very routine mission too prepare the designated fryer for the pan. Nothing about this task turned out to be routine Lloyd knew his mother in law would be dining with them and would savor the neck. He positioned his ax precisely, estimating just the right tolerances, to leave a genarous…show more content… With an eyedropper Mike was given grain an water. It were becoming obvious that Mike “History.” Mike the Headless Chicken. Cobb Marketing and Communications. 2013. Web. 26 Sept. 2014. was special. A week into Mike's new life Olsen packed him up and took him two hundred and fifty miles to the University Of Utah In Salt Lake City . The skeptical scientists were eager to answer all the questions regarding Mikes amazing ability to survive with no head. It was determined that ax blade had missed the jugular vein and a clot has prevented Mike from bleeding to death. Although most of his head was in ajar, most of his brain stem and one ear was left on his body. Since most of a chickens reflex actions are controlled by the brain stem Mike was able to remain quite healthy In the 18 MONTHS that Mike lived as "The Headless Wonder Chicken" he grew from a mere 2 1/2 lbs. to nearly 8 lbs. In an interview, Olsen said Mike was a "robust chicken - a fine specimen of a chicken except for not having a
