Egg shell with poop?

[arrowti]

One of my older hens (4 years) 'pooped' and mixed in with the coop was a soft shell. No yolk or anything else, just the shell. Maybe she had a soft shell sitting in there when she pooped. They've been dropping a lot of soft shells lately but also laying regular eggs (3 hard eggs a day, 3 soft eggs a day, on average, from my 4 older ducks) and they've been eating egg shell. She's acting normal.

Should I be worried?

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have duck eggs with poop on them at times I think sometimes poop comes out when they lay. Are you giving your layers any kind of calcium?

 

[arrowti]

They have a secondary bowl of oyster shell in with their food which I refill every couple days, as well as access to more during the day with the chickens.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Might want to give them something like calcium citrate or calcium gluconate both are great source of calcium l keep out oyster shell out too but sometimes mine need an extra boost of calcium