HELP! 9 month old hen stopped laying and rooster doesn't walk

[Jklein4139]

I need some help slash advice. 3 weeks ago we removed a very mean rooster and moved our chicken coop and my hen stopped laying all together. Is there a way to stimulate her again? Also my remaining rooster has been limping for quite sometime and 2 weeks ago just layed down, I noticed his left leg looks swollen and the toes are curled up. I googled the symptoms and found some great advice on this site, I have been doing the rickets diet every morning for 10 days and also increased some foods that have high contents of Riboflavin, I also crushed up some d-ical and put polyvisol in the water and into the rickets diet as well. My rooster seems to be moving a little more but still not standing so well. Can his issue be reversed or will he be lame forever? He is so sweet and is quite friendly. DOn't ask his breed all I know is he's all white and huge and has a red comb and wattle. He is beautiful!

 

[emys]

The hen is probably just reacting to the stress of all the changes she's been through, any one of which could make her stop laying had they happened by themselves. Unless she is showing loss of appetite or lethargy or anything else worrying, she is likely going to lay again after everything calms down.


Rooster is a whole different question. Bottom of his foot isn't black and swollen? Could be an infection???

Can you give us more information about when it started with the rooster, maybe a pic of the foot/leg?

 

[Jklein4139]

It's not black just bigger than the other leg and kind of curled under. He scoots over to the food and water and just started crowing again during the day. He seems to have improved somewhat and tries to stand up alot more now than before I put him on the diet. But I am just wondering if the leg will recover or will it stay crippled? I can get a picture later today I am at work until 5.

 

[Jklein4139]

How long do you think before she will lay again?

 

[emys]

On the hen, was she the only hen moved? If not, are the others laying yet? How radical was the move? It can take a few weeks or as little as one week.


On the rooster, the whole leg and foot wouldn't be black, just on the bottom of the foot there would be a black area. Just trying to be sure it isn't bumble foot. If it is, you would need to remove the source of infection (usually a splitter or thorn or some type of thing that gets encysted and needs to come out).

Pictures would help others on here tell you if that's what it is, so once those go up, hopefully others will chime in.