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Sorry for your loss.

That is a lot of clotted blood. I’m not sure if that is from a reproductive issue, or something else. I am going to tag @azygous and @Wyorp Rock in case they know if a hen laying soft or shell-less eggs would pass blood clots or not. I would let her loose unless she needs her vent cleaned up...

Pictures of droppings are always welcome. I would continue the calcium for a few more days, but as long as she feels okay, she should be able to rejoin her flock.Let us know how she gets along.

Let us know how she gets along.

She may have another egg coming. Most chickens can swallow a whole calcium tablet, especially since they can eat mic and frogs whole. Repeat the calcium tablet about 600 mg today and again tomorrow if she is still having these issues. She could be low in calcium or having a reproductive disorder...

You can give the tablet directly into the beak to swallow.

She might be having a reproductive glitch or problem, or not be getting enough calcium. The calcium citrate for a few days may help her get back on track.

She might have been egg bound and the egg broke inside. edited to say, yes that looks like a collapsed egg shell. She may have been having trouble laying that egg. I would give her a human calcium citrate tablet with vitamin d today and tomorrow to help her muscle contractions. If there is more...