Headless chicken still alive ONE WEEK after losing its head
GRAPHIC WARNING: THESE shocking photos of a headless chicken which has survived for a WEEK after being decapitated have gone viral. The poor beast has been adopted by a vet, who calls it a “true warrior”.
The bizarre bird was photographed in the Mueang Ratchaburi district of Ratchaburi Province in central Thailand.
Photographs show a chicken with only a bloodied stump where its head used to be, somehow still standing up.
Local vet Supakadee Arun Thong is reportedly caring for the headless chicken, feeding it by dropping food down its neck and giving it antibiotics.
She says it seems tame and is responding well, despite its ordeal.
She said: "The animal has its life. If it wants to live, we feed it."
But she fears its tongue will soon fall off as it dries out.
It was not clear how the chicken came to lose its head but locals say it may have been attacked by another animal.
Local media say it is at least seven days since it lost its head.
Vet Supakadee said she was hoping someone would soon take the chicken off her hands.
She said: "Who will take him and care for him? He will need lifelong care.
“I have to admit that this chicken is a true warrior with a very tough heart."
However, the bird has a long way to go before it even comes close to breaking the record for the longest period a headless chikcen has survived.
The record-holding chicken was named Mike, or 'Miracle Mike', who lived for 18 months after losing his head in Utah in the US from 1945 to 1947.