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From TSC, we purchased a 4x4 dog crate - it came with a canvas cover.  This was my main reason for the purchase knowing I was going to use it inside during the hurricane.  The canvas "roof" prevents fly aways.  It's really meant to be an outside temporary dog pen.  It is sturdy, very heavy actually, is easy to set up and take down, one person can do it.  It folds up accordian style so it doesn't require a lot of space when not used.  You need at least a 4 ft by 5 ft space however, to accommodate opening the gate.  We put a plastic shower liner on the floor, followed by cut up cardboard boxes, which of course are a little slippery, so we added pine shavings on top.  To prevent the shavings from falling out of the rungs, bring the shower curtain liner up the sides.  You can secure it with zippy ties, or just cut some extra cardboard to run along the outside, the size of your baseboards should do it.  With a feeder, waterer, a bench for perching and a laundry basket turned on it's side, there was still ample room for 3 chickens to move about.  They were not crammed at all.  If I can locate a picture I'll post it here.  This would work for your girl and give her much more room to move about.  The cost of the crate (with cover included) was $160 I think after negotiating on the original price of $180.  It was the last one they had and was set up outside in the elements, which is why I think I had the negotiating power on my side.