Growths under vent and EYP?

[Heres2U_MrsR]

My 4 year old Lavender Orpington is likely in her last days, but has been doing well up until yesterday. We attempted to drain on the off chance that she has water belly, but got a thick off white substance. I’m guessing cancer or EYP? Today she’s doing the tail down, hunched stance. Seems to be trying to pass something. I soaked her in Epsom salts to try and give her some relief, but don’t know what else to do. The only other thought I had is that I found blood droplets on shavings where she’s isolated with two other special needs hens. It was so little and I’ve combed through looking at their poop, but see nothing else. I immediately considered trying Corid. Vet isn’t an option at this time. These growth things are new and I’ve never dealt with this before. Thoughts?

 

[nuthatched]

The growths could be feather cysts,
Do you have any calcium tablets?

 

[Heres2U_MrsR]

The growths could be feather cysts,
Do you have any calcium tablets?

Yes, I sure do.

 

[nuthatched]

Yes, I sure do.

I'd give her one, it will help contractions.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My 4 year old Lavender Orpington is likely in her last days, but has been doing well up until yesterday. We attempted to drain on the off chance that she has water belly, but got a thick off white substance. I’m guessing cancer or EYP? Today she’s doing the tail down, hunched stance. Seems to be trying to pass something. I soaked her in Epsom salts to try and give her some relief, but don’t know what else to do.

The only other thought I had is that I found blood droplets on shavings where she’s isolated with two other special needs hens. It was so little and I’ve combed through looking at their poop, but see nothing else. I immediately considered trying Corid.

These growth things are new and I’ve never dealt with this before.

Has she been unwell before all this? What were the symptoms she was showing that made to decide to try to drain her?

You found blood droplets before draining or after? Was the blood in the poop or just frank blood droplets like you'd see from a cut, broken nail, etc.?

The growths look like impacted feather follicles. If you wish, you can clean the skin really well, swab with chlorhexidine or betadine, then take a sterile needle and work on each lump to tease out the feather. Clean well after and apply triple antibiotic ointment, keep those clean until they heal up.

Drawing out a white fluid is interesting. Could be EYP, but Salpingitis comes to mind. If she's acting relatively normal, can eat/drink on her own and can interact with her flock without being picked on, I'd put her with her flock and let her continue living life to the fullest until she's unable to do so. Pull her aside daily to check her over and give her the necessary TLC she needs.