What is a chicken head?

I'm reading up on how not to get stuck ropes when rappelling and came across the term "chickenhead" or "chicken head". See link here: http://www.rockclimbing.com/Articles/General/Friends_Don_t_Let_Friends_Get_Stuck_Ropes._280.html . 

What is a chickenhead? A picture would be best but word description is good too...

Thanks,
Claudiu

http://lmgtfy.com/?t=i&q=chickenhead+climbing

Slang for people suffering from low cognitive abilities due to genetic defects as result of the radiation poisoning on Earth in Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

According to Dave Chapelle's "I Know Black People", it is a hoochie, ho, or a phallacious woman.    

Chicken Head

Lena chita wrote:

http://lmgtfy.com/?t=i&q=chickenhead+climbing

Oh man, that Google thing again. Do they have that on computers now?

The world famous rapper/climber Project Pat wrote a song dedicated to chicken heads, creatively titled: Chickenhead. 

Is it standard practice to backclip a chickenhead? I see what happened there, but why not make this thread more interesting?

ViperScale wrote:

I’ve seen pictures of those chicken head anchors from Cochise a lot.  How likely do you think they are to hold an upward pull from, say, a belayer being lifted from a leader fall?

Ted Pinson wrote:

I’ve seen pictures of those chicken head anchors from Cochise a lot.  How likely do you think they are to hold an upward pull from, say, a belayer being lifted from a leader fall?

Very high

Ted Pinson wrote:

I’ve seen pictures of those chicken head anchors from Cochise a lot.  How likely do you think they are to hold an upward pull from, say, a belayer being lifted from a leader fall?

Those chickenheads are rock solid. Pun intended. Naturally, you have to assess each protrusion yourself.

FrankPS wrote:

Those chickenheads are rock solid. Pun intended. Naturally, you have to assess each protrusion yourself.

And if plentiful enough, as they seem to be, you could tie off one below you for upward pull.

Candyland, Phantom Spires, CA.  

If you’re from Detroit it has a whole different meaning. Frank probably even knows what I’m talking about. 

Norse Force wrote:

If you’re from Detroit it has a whole different meaning. Frank probably even knows what I’m talking about. 

I think it means, "I'll pass on the Buffalo Wild Wings"

ViperScale wrote:

Encase you are really being serious with this question it is a piece of rock that sticks out and you could put a sling around for protection... generally bigger at the top than bottom so the sling when tightened down won't pull off easy.

That chicken head is Encased in some tasty looking breading. +1 would eat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GINZ14iVWlE

A slipknot is your friend.

Has anyone here ever whipped on a slung chicken head? 

No that is why they ARE recommending to use them as PROTECTION  gear . . 

Edit 

'cause Guy is being solid,

 I am not a geologist, but as i understand it they are plugs of Harder stone than the matrix that they stick out from.  As opposed to Cobbles, for example, which can also be slung & are often of a harder stone than the matrix, but the attachment is not fused( the result of Case Hardening/ exfoliation, erosion,  Remnants of missing outer layer) as it is with true Chickenheads. 

Knobs are very similar but maybe more weathered,less irregular edges. as that 1st Chickenhead knob, on the route  Windjammer, that Guy added.   Knobs, I feel are different more or less the same as the surrounding stone matrix, still very much more like Chickenheads than Cobbles

I also Climbed on something Called Pudding Stone that has pebbles embedded; Flat &  round faced, thin , fat all sorts of variety..  .  white to black quartz, extrusions

, and then There is the Sharp edged , metal-like extrusions of  Corbin Sandstone at The Red in Kentucky 

Desert Patina,  Is where it is a long process of Case Hardening that has combined with many other natural forces.

And

. DoH ! !, if sarcasm doesn't cut it ,

https://www.mountainproject.com/route/105942411/knobs-to-gumbyland

Creed A wrote:

Has anyone here ever whipped on a slung chicken head? 

Yes.....        they hold, better than bolts. 

and sometimes you can rope toss and get a TR.... 

https://www.mountainproject.com/route/105834207/windjammer