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Yes, Salpingitis is often misdiagnosed on You Tube videos as EYP. Peritonitis is an infection of the peritoneal cavity. It occurs with internal laying.... which is where ripe follicles(egg yolks) are released from the ovary during ovulation but fail to travel into the oviduct and instead drop...

Oh...... and pruning shears to cut through the rib cage, so that all the organs can be exposed and accessed easily.

I'm so sorry you lost her but relieved that she is no longer suffering. That had to be very uncomfortable for her. Those masses are referred to as "lash egg" and are as a result of Salpingitis.... an infection of the oviduct, not EYP. They impact the oviduct and the bird has no hope of "laying"...

I'm not sure how big your scoop is but I have 10 girls that get about a third to a half a cup of scratch and not every day. I used to give them more but since doing necropsies on birds fed too much scratch, I am much more judicious with it now. A scoop seems like it might be a lot of scratch to...

The only thing I would consider is diet. Not saying this is the case as these high production birds are prone to reproductive issues once they get past 2 years old, but a dietary imbalance can cause prolapse, reproductive issues and sudden death of a larger breed like a buff orp in the nest box...