Broody hen pooped on eggs. What do I do?

All4Eggz

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So my hen, a golden sebright, has already hatched two clutches last year. She's never pooped on her eggs, and this time she did. I have no clue why, but we let her out daily to dust bathe, eat, and drink. Are we doing something wrong?
 
But she pooped right on top of the eggs. Didnt even bother moving to the side.
Maybe she knows these are not her eggs? We got these eggs from my cousins who have the breed we want, so we were using their eggs.
Or is it a sign that there are too many eggs under her? We have 9 small - medium eggs under her and she seems to be covering them fine.
 
Another hatched~! That's 2 total hatched, 2 pipping!
The first two that hatched are amerecanas/easter eggers crossed with a black cochin bantam rooster! One of them is all black with feathered legs (but no easter egger ear tufts or beard) And the other is a combination of colors, with ear tufts and a beard!!
SOO EXCITED!!
I'll try and get pictures a few days from now because I'm waiting till she hatches all of them (that are fertile) and until she is out and about running around with the chicks (so you can get a better view)!
 

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