Should I move my broody hen to another coop to sit on eggs?

[AuntieMim]

Hi everyone!
So Rita (bantam Silkie/buff Cochin cross) has decided to become a screeching pancake. I don't mind if she wants to set eggs, but I'm at a loss of what to do to make her successful.
We have our pre-made coop that everyone uses, but I also acquired a very small coop/maybe a rabbit hutch? that I was going to add on to our main coop this summer. I've kept half grown chicks in there before when working to integrate them into the flock.
I'm afraid if I move her there with primo nesting items she might get lonely or cold? Should I just build an enclosure within the main coop? Should I put her in the hutch, but with a friend? I'm so worried she'll get cold.

Our other hens all like the same nesting box and Rita, being the youngest, is the lowest on the pecking order. If I build an enclosure for her to nest in, how long do I block her in for? Do I let her out for a set amount of time each day? Do I just give her water and food right by her?

I'm so lost.
For reference, we have 3 standard hens (1 silver laced Wyandotte and 2 Ameracuana), 3 bantam hens (1 tiny old English game, 1 black cochin, and Rita), and our Rooster (a bantam old English game)

I added pictures of the hutch in question, it's proximity to the coop, the coop itself, and the beginning of an enclosure I started in the coop. Plus judgy judgy Rita, lol.

 

[DobieLover]

We have our pre-made coop that everyone uses

These are the coops that most people who have educated themselves about what makes a proper chicken coop run for the hills from!
You don't have enough room in there for the birds you have let alone letting this broody hatch. I strongly recommend that you break her of her broodiness by putting her in an elevated wire dog crate with just a piece of wood in there to perch on and food and water for 3 days, then let her out about an hour before roost time and see if she roosts. If she doesn't put her back in the crate for another day and repeat the next night. Repeat as long as it takes until she roosts.

 

[Buckingham Palace]

A screeching pancake has got to be the best way Ive ever heard anyone describe a broody hen

 

[AuntieMim]

These are the coops that most people who have educated themselves about what makes a proper chicken coop run for the hills from!
You don't have enough room in there for the birds you have let alone letting this broody hatch. I strongly recommend that you break her of her broodiness by putting her in an elevated wire dog crate with just a piece of wood in there to perch on and food and water for 3 days, then let her out about an hour before roost time and see if she roosts. If she doesn't put her back in the crate for another day and repeat the next night. Repeat as long as it takes until she roosts.

Oh trust me, I HATE this coop. We're starting our build for the new, proper coop in the next few weeks. Chalk it up to beginner chicken owners (which we are) learning as we go (which we're doing). We're in our first year and it's definitely been a steep learning curve for me.
Thankfully the flock has not only a big enclosed run (8x16 chain link fencing reinforced with hardware cloth, not pictured, but to the left of red coop) but they also have 2.5 acres to free range that they do daily, weather permitting.
We're doing our best. Thank you for the advice!

 

[Aunt Angus]

X2 what @DobieLover said. Glad you're building a new coop. You will be glad, too!

That said, I always move my broodies. Or at least put a partition around them. I think a little coop like one of those would work well for a broody, as long as it's safe.

 

[AuntieMim]

X2 what @DobieLover said. Glad you're building a new coop. You will be glad, too!

That said, I always move my broodies. Or at least put a partition around them. I think a little coop like one of those would work well for a broody, as long as it's safe.

Aw. Thank you! This little bungalow is like Fort Knox, and I made a little ladder so they can go up and down. Dob you think she'll be lonely or too cold on her own?

 

[FunClucks]

Aw. Thank you! This little bungalow is like Fort Knox, and I made a little ladder so they can go up and down. Dob you think she'll be lonely or too cold on her own?

If you do a look-but-don't-touch arrangement she won't be lonely. The broody hens I've had experience with wanted nothing to do with other chickens. If her brooding location is draft free with good ventilation above her head, she should do fine and not be too cold. Chickens can do fine down to -25F with the gradual changing of the seasons. What is the weather where you are? What you don't want to do is change the temperature too much on her. For instance, for hurt chickens, going from 20F to an isolation cage in a 35-40F garage is probably okay, but to a 70F house is not recommended - they would get heat sickness. (at least that's my understanding, I"m pretty new at chickening too).

If she's used to whatever temps and weather you have outside she should be good to brood in it, as long as you have a draft free space with plenty of ventilation for her. I'd recommend giving her her own food and water, and a small place to move around if you can. Kinda like a large or extra large dog crate, with cardboard and/or tarps to keep it draft free, and a small container of food and water and grit for her.

 

[aart]

Thankfully the flock has not only a big enclosed run

Put the smaller 'broody coop' inside the large run, then she can still see the flock but not be bothered by them.

 

[AuntieMim]

Hey everyone, I wanted to do an update!
So Rita hatched her one lonely egg, and we snuck in some babies the next day! They are a happy little family blissfully occupying the bungalow.

 

[Inthetetons]

Hey everyone, I wanted to do an update!
So Rita hatched her one lonely egg, and we snuck in some babies the next day! They are a happy little family blissfully occupying the bungalow.

that's awesome! How are they doing? Do you have Rita and her babies separated from the flock?