Do chickens actually run around after their heads are cut off?

Question

How is this possible?

AND....

For how long do they run around "headless?"

Answer 1

what the other guy said is mostly true. There was one that lasted for 3 weeks with no head, and they had to feed it through a tube. Check out Ripley's Believe it or not.

Answer 2

A few minutes.. Until they run out of blood and their nerves stop working..

I've seen chickens being killed, and then cooked for dinner..  

Answer 3

lmao, yes they do...there nerves are still working and it only lasts a minute or so.

hahah...city folks

Answer 4

Ya, 'cuz their neves are still working.

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Answer 5

They don't run (that would require input from the brain), but they will flop around a lot for the first 30 seconds or so and keep giving kicks for about a minute. It's just from random nerve signals to the muscles.

Answer 6

That be funnier if you saw a guy in the 1600's get his head cut off and he starts running around the place!

Answer 7

True, and not just for a few minutes. A chicken can stagger around without its noggin because the brain stem, often left partially intact after a beheading, controls most of its reflexes. One robust fellow lived a full eighteen months. Likely he was a real birdbrain, however a chicken can live for only 2 minutes