Hen bully/feather pecker help

Thanks very much for the advice! Her cell is actually right inside the enclosed/covered run. She just wont have the extra warmth from the enclosed coop and the 5 other chicken heaters. But I think she will be ok? It is getting to a low of like 10 degrees so very cold, but she is a big bird with healthy feathers, and I have a 4x2 perch in her cell, some towels on 3 sides, and the run is covered with tarp to protect from most of the wind.

I just got back inside from letting her out of her cell briefly to observe her behavior, and she almost immediately started pecking off the rear feathers from the lavender orpington and eating them. So she is back in jail now. I was hopeful to allow her to sleep with the others tonight and cell her in the AM.
She should be just fine, main thing is she's out of the wind. I'd just make sure she has plenty of shavings to use as bedding just in case she chooses to bed in that for warmth
 

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