Injured Turkey Is Taking His First Steps Thanks to Custom Wheelchair - the First of Its Kind!

Bill the turkey is on the road to recovery, thanks to his one-of-a-kind wheelchair!



After first making a trip to the vet for guidance on how to treat the 60 lb. turkey’s "bum foot," his caretakers at the Odd Man Inn Animal Refuge were told that in addition to caring for his injury, Bill needed to lose some weight.

Recognizing that they’d need to think outside of the box to figure out a way to keep Bill active while still protecting his injury, they decided to create the first-ever turkey wheelchair, which they converted from a Walkin’ Wheels wheelchair, originally designed for a dog,

In order to make the wheelchair usable, the farm added in a makeshift sling, which supports Bill from underneath, enabling him to get in all the exercise he needs without being weighed down.
Explaining exactly how this works on Instagram, the farm shared that they used "a maternity girdle" to make the sling.