what would cause a chicken to separate herself from the flock?

Jenneh85

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I took out the middle hen Digger for about a week, she didn't even fight with Eggly at all for anything, Eggly became more greedy.

Eggly is back with the rest of the flock along with Digger, Digger seemed to be a body guard for Eggly for the first day, Just now my husband just told me that Eggly is now separating herself from the flock & Digger.

She hasn't been attacked, I saw a few pecks from Rocky which I thought was the bottom hen, she isn't bloody or bald. You sure can see that she is below the growth rate being around the rest of the flock, I think this is because of the fact she was sick with some mysterious illness that I couldn't figure out nor could afford to find out what it was.

Her hooked beak is now going down due to her natural habit of pecking the ground.

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My main questions is why would she be separating herself from the rest of the gals???

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Did I spoil/keep her away for too long?
 
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