Injured Pet Chicken Gets 3D-Printed Leg Designed By Students

LYCOMING COUNTY, PA (CBS) -- An injured pet chicken is back on its feet thanks to a Pennsylvania stem class. The chicken named Blue lost a leg nearly a year ago after being attacked by a raccoon.

When a teacher heard the story she decided to turn the search for a solution into a class project.

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Students from the East Lycoming School District used a design tool called "tinkercard" and a 3D printer to create their own designs for Blue.

"It's really amazing, it's cool technology," said Blue's owner Angela Miller.

"I thought it was amazing just knowing that what I did was able to help something," said eighth grader Trynaty Gehr.

Now, Blue the chicken has a prosthetic leg.

The school is hoping to use the 3D printer for more projects.