The Resume

(May 1945-March 1947)
White Wyandotte Rooster
Hatched in Fruita, Colorado
Decapitated by farmer Lloyd Olsen (September 10, 1945)
Left with intact jugular vein and brain stem
Lived another 18 months
Known as ‘the Wonder Chicken’ and ‘Miracle Mike’

Why he might be annoying:

After his ‘accident,’ he presumably became even stupider than a regular chicken (if that’s possible).
He had to be fed with an eyedropper through a hole in his neck.
He toured with freak shows.
His owners claimed they were displaying his severed head in a jar, but it actually was from a different chicken (Mike’s got eaten by a cat).
His success inspired copycats to decapitate other animals in hope of creating their own popular freak exhibit.

Why he might not be annoying:

His survival was authenticated by the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
His story was reported in ‘Time Magazine,’ ‘Life’ and the ‘Guinness Book of World Records.’
He couldn’t see or eat normally.
He nearly tripled in size after being beheaded.
He became a popular attraction at sideshows, bringing in $4,500 a month for his ‘family.’
He eventually died of choking when the hole in his neck closed up.
People in Fruita, Colorado, hold a headless chicken festival every May to honor him.
He was plucky, to say the least.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Amputees
• Bird Names
• Birds
• Body Part Names
• Chicken Legs
• I am Chicken
• I Died Before My 18th Birthday (Ranked: 1)
• I Died by Choking
• I Died in 1947 (Ranked: 1)
• I Gained a Lot of Weight/Fame Adds Pounds
• I Had a Tracheotomy
• I Lost My Head [Decapitation]
• IDs Ending in 00 (Ranked: 14900)
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at Me, I Don't Have a Neck
• Menagerie of Animals
• Profiles 14751-15000 (Ranked: 14900)
• Ravaged Faces
• Right-to-Die/Live Icons
• Side Show Freaks
• Stiffs
• Visually Impaired
• When Bad Things Happen to Good Animals
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 6]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 233 Votes: 55.36% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 873 Votes: 49.48% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 129 Votes: 49.61% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 308 Votes: 53.25% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 1360 Votes: 35.37% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 2126 Votes: 78.97% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 11630 Votes: 41.98% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 3458 Votes: 39.62% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 783 Votes: 44.70% Annoying