A duck who faced being put down after fracturing a leg has been given a new lease of life thanks to a specially-made sandal.

Lucky the duckling faced a bleak future following an accident which left one foot pointing in the wrong direction when it healed.

Undeterred, owner Allison Morgan from the Lliswerry area of Newport, south Wales, decided to get a second opinion and, in the meantime, enlist the services of a local cobbler Kelvin Reddicliffe to aid the bird's recovery.

Lucky the duckling sports her on-trend Roman sandal

Lucky is now able to keep up with Mrs Morgan's two other ducks thanks to a specially made shoe which takes the pressure off her right web and prevents it from becoming too sore.

To further boost the Muscovy duck's recovery, her 44-year-old owner, who is a qualified orthopaedic nurse, also performs physiotherapy 'two to three' times a day on her to keep the ligaments stretched.

Mrs Morgan said: 'When she is walking, because of the position that the leg is fixed to the side, she is walking on the outer part of her toes.

'The two outer toes get really sore so I thought of something to protect those toes while we are waiting for the next stage.

'It does not do anything for the feet but it does protect her toes.'

'Obviously she is not walking straight and properly but it is enabling her to get around the garden and follow the other ducks.'