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  • Famous headless fowl feted in Fruita, Colo (12th Annual 'Miracle Mike' Festival)

    05/14/2009 7:59:37 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 5 replies · 515+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/14/09 | Judith Fowler - ap
    FRUITA, Colo. – Recession. Unemployment. Swine flu. Now's the time for an inspiring story about one headless chicken's will to live. Residents of Fruita, a western Colorado town of 11,000, are holding their 12th annual festival this weekend for a chicken named Miracle Mike who, according to legend, lived 18 months after a farmer lopped off his head with an ax but left his brain stem, a jugular vein and one ear intact.