Shell less eggs and poopy butt

[OLDRanch]

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year!!! I just wanted to give you an update on Cabrini, I did the week of calcium citrate, but she is still laying shell less eggs (I actually got to see one this time, so it didn't explode) or eggs that are weirdly shaped and with calcium deposits.

Is there anything else I can do for her or could this just be her genetics as she is getting older?

 

[rosemarythyme]

During the week of calcium citrate did she show any improvement at all? Or are those eggs shown from that time period?

 

[OLDRanch]

These are from the week on calcium citrate.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Unfortunately if supplementing calcium doesn't make a noticeable difference, the problem is likely internal with her, in that she's not able to process calcium correctly or unable to form quality shells even with added calcium.

 

[OLDRanch]

Unfortunately if supplementing calcium doesn't make a noticeable difference, the problem is likely internal with her, in that she's not able to process calcium correctly or unable to form quality shells even with added calcium.

So, there is really nothing I could do for her? Side question, two days ago she became very puffed up and hunched over. She will run and move if there are treats or something exiting going on but then she will hunch over again. I have checked her she isn't egg-bound and her crop is fine, and I think she may have stopped laying. She is eating and drinking. I was thinking she may just be cold because we have had two very rainy days (the whole yard was a puddle, so they spent most of the day on the patio). I know this sounds crazy because there is probable a lot of snow where you are (I think the lowest it was 38 or something like that) but for people and chickens used to the other extreme it is cold. To my she is acting like my buff brahma earlier this season when she was molting, I don't think Cabrini is molting because she isn't dropping any feathers. I am just wondering is there any tie to the calcium citrate and this weird attitude? Hope this makes sense thank you so much for your help.

I know she may look like she is molting but it is old. I'm going to see if she perks up now that it has stopped raining.