I remember Granny missing just a little high one day. Chicken’s head was off, but a tiny piece of brain was still attached. Stupid thing ran around for two days (yes, like a chicken with, etc.). Everybody left it alone, and got a poll going to see how long it would stay up.
“Mike the Headless Chicken (April 1945 – March 1947), also known as Miracle Mike,[1] was a Wyandotte chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been mostly cut off.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Headless_Chicken