Duck gets second chance thanks to Wisconsin middle schoolers

Kids make prosthetic feet with 3D printer

CEDARBURG, Wis. — A duck who lost its feet to frostbite is waddling again thanks to a Wisconsin middle school teacher and a 3D printer.

Vicki Rabe-Harrison rescued Phillip the duck and, after watching a video of a 3D printer online, turned to South Park Middle School teacher Jason Jischke in Oshkosh, Wis., for help.

Rabe-Harrison said she was planning to put Phillip down when Jischke called to say his class was working on the project. It took them six weeks to get the prosthetic feet just right.

Time for a quackers story….

The American duck with brand new 3D printed feet!https://t.co/nkwzSQCSp6 pic.twitter.com/fbZaCDyNCa

— Gareth Barlow (@GarethBarlow) April 19, 2016

As you can see, Phillip was a bit wobbly when he first tested his new feet, but he has now joined other birds and animals at a sanctuary north of Milwaukee. Autumn Farm Sanctuary co-founder Alyssa Herbst says Phillip is getting used to his new feet.