The way the surgery will work is Cicely will have her right leg amputated, before a CT-scan is performed on the chicken’s left leg to be used for a 3D-printed prosthetic limb.

“It began to permit her leg to not develop correctly and bend her leg round”.

Crozier said because Cicely was suffering, he brought the bird to his close friend, Andrea Martin, who helps rehabilitate animals – specifically chickens.

According to CBS Boston, the surgery will take place later this week at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts. Faced with two options, fitting Cecily with a prosthetic limb at a cost of $2,500, or euthanizing the Leghorn breed chicken, Ms. Martin said for her there really wasn’t a choice.

“We decided it was worth splurging for the rehabilitation because we love our hens”, Crozier said. The amputation surgery is planned for the Cummings Veterinary School at Tufts, probably later this week reports CBS Boston. In a statement, doctors said the young chicken is doing well, but has a long way to go. And yes, while your mouth is watering over the idea of chicken cordon bleu, Andrea Martin is busy thinking about happy Cecily will be with her new 3D printed leg. Dr. Emi Knafo, the veterinarian performing the surgery, told Reuters that the procedure has been done for other kinds of animals, but she thinks Cicely will be the first chicken.

After a 10- to 14-day recovery period, the prosthetic, made on a 3-D printer, will be fitted. The chicken will be fitted with the prosthetic in two weeks time. “They deserve all the things”, stated Martin about Cecily.