AmericanKraut, that is an interesting looking rooster in that photo. Is it a crossbreed of some sort?
I have a friend in Wisconsin who uses 5 gal pails for his bantam hens to brood in. It seems to work quite well. It seems that your hen has taken it up a notch. Probably thinking this is a nice spot and nobody should bother me here.
Yes, he's the Cream Legbar from Triplell and Judy, too. I do have some pails, maybe through I should try old Tidy Cat litter ones for her as a transition, still a bit trashy, wouldn't want to go to fancy from her Oscar the Grouch trash can too fast!