CLINTON, Mass. -- A hen owned by a woman who specializes in chicken rehabilitation and rescue is getting fitted with a prosthetic leg Wednesday at Tufts University. Andrea Martin said she is paying for the $2,500 operation out of her pocket. She says the alternative is euthanization. The chicken, named Cecily, was born with a damaged tendon in the leg that makes it useless. After a recovery period from the amputation, the prosthetic, made on a 3-D printer, will be fitted.
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