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Separating for 2 weeks is really overkill. I’ve had 12 broodies with chicks already this year and none have needed to be separated for more than one day. When I put a mom and chicks in their own coop they are released to free range with everyone else on Day 2. Moms in the main coop are free to...

Be careful with that kind of dog crate, a young chick can easily fit through the bars and get into trouble. When I let a hen have chicks in the coop she gets to choose where she wants to keep them, usually a nest box at ground level.

In my experience it depends on the status of the hen. High status hens do really well raising the chicks in the coop with the other chickens. Low status hens end up having more stress and they do better moved to a new coop. Vicious broodies are kind of a category of their own and I move them...