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The poop indicates something is going on. It's not in the range of "normal".

Be sure she has plenty of water in easy reach.

This is one instance where isolation is more beneficial than leaving her in proximity to flock activity. She needs calm and quiet so that stress doesn't aggravate her condition. It will also make it easier to monitor her if she's somewhere close to where you will be.

Then she likely still has an unresolved condition. Get her confined to a crate as soon as you can. This is important. You need to be able to moniter her closely. Give her the electrolyte water with sugar in it. She may be becoming weak from fluid loss. Shock could follow. You could lose her...

If she's out with her flock and is acting normally, then the egg you found was likely hers. If she hadn't passed the egg, she would still be behaving lethargically. Continue with one calcium tablet again tomorrow morning. When you see for sure she is laying normal eggs in a normal regular...

The fluids you saw in her bedding were from the obstruction. It's a big clue that's what's going on. If she fights you when you try to give her the pill, you need to wrap her in a towel to confine her wings and feet, pry open her beak, and shove that pill in. Close her beak and tilt her head...

If you wait until morning, then give her a whole calcium tablet at that time.

Try to get at least 500mg of calcium into her. Since you've already managed some, just cut a tablet in half and stick it directly into her beak to bring her calcium levels up. Giving big pills to chickens is easier than giving one to a human because chickens don't have to chew before swallowing...

Here's an article I wrote for this site to make diagnosing and treating crop disorders easier for new chicken folk. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/how-to-treat-sour-crop-and-impacted-crop-and-how-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/ Learn to trust your instincts where your...