Flo Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/news/story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=news&tBrand=EADOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=IPED03%20Mar%202008%2020%3A12%3A59%3A120 Has anyone else seen this?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hmmm, not sure about this one. I guess if she's a happy hen and money is no object (and in an ideal world it shouldn't be a consideration in treatment, sadly it is in our world) then fine. Still not sure though Mrs Bertie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 (edited) Not my idea of doing what is best for the animal......there was a similar story last year about a one legged chicken chicken who had had thousands spent on it, and it sat resplendently on a velvet cushion watching daytime telly. It provoked some debate on the forum as I recall. Edited March 4, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckmomma Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Sorry I got distracted by the MIKE THE HEADLESS CHICKEN story at the bottom of the page CAN A CHICKEN REALLY LIVE FOR EIGHTEEN MONTHS WITH NO HEAD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickweed Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Sorry I got distracted by the MIKE THE HEADLESS CHICKEN story at the bottom of the page CAN A CHICKEN REALLY LIVE FOR EIGHTEEN MONTHS WITH NO HEAD? This has got to be absolute tripe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I saw it on a TV programme a while ago. We discussed the programme on here - it also featured a gorgeous white silkie who fought really hard to hatch chicks and then defended them against a bird of prey. Mike the headless chicken was featured on the programme too. I was left wondering the possibility too but it seemed to be true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckmomma Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 NO! IT'S CHICKEN! Sorry couldn't resist that one I don't believe it for a moment, it's just that it's presented as fact on the web page Can you imagine trying to feed something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckmomma Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Sorry Ginette I posted at same time as you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 You have to wonder what the bill's going to be at the of that treatment . I hope she lives to a ripe old age after it all . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I'd rather spend my money on my chooks than something cosmetic and frivolous. If money were no object, and the treatment would prolong her life and wouldn't cause too much suffering, I'd do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I saw it on a TV programme a while ago. It was QI, it lived because it had been fed with a dropper as it's neck tube-bronchus maybe was still intact and you could get food down it. It died whilst on tour because it's owner forgot the dropper and it choked to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I saw it on a TV programme a while ago. It was QI, it lived because it had been fed with a dropper as it's neck tube-bronchus maybe was still intact and you could get food down it. It died whilst on tour because it's owner forgot the dropper and it choked to death. Yes I read about this as it seemed so unbelievable. It was due to be decapitated but the man missed and only took of the top part of the head and left the brain stem intact. Regarding the chicken with cancer - in an ideal world where money was no object I'm sure we would all get the best possible treatment for a beloved pet. Unfortunately very few of us are in that position. I hope it can be treated though, I dread to think how the poor bird would cope if they had to amputate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I do query how a one-legged chicken copes anyway. Normal behaviour like scratching must be impossible. It's sometimes hard to distinguish whether treatment is for the animal's benefit, or for the owners'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 **Here** is a link to the Mike the Headless Chicken site. *Not for the faint hearted* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Well it's their money, their pet, their choice. We all have chickens, but how long would it live if fully fit? Is it going to have a happy life post op, probably with no legs. How many battery hens could you rescue for the price of the treatment of a one legged chicken with cancer in it's 'good' leg? It just seems silly to me to spend that kind of dosh on a chicken that will probably die very shortly anyway, when there are loads of sick children whom we need to worry about first. Each to their own. Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 How many battery hens could you rescue for the price of the treatment of a one legged chicken with cancer in it's 'good' leg? It just seems silly to me to spend that kind of dosh on a chicken that will probably die very shortly anyway, when there are loads of sick children whom we need to worry about first. I couldn't agree more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
