Mama hen is abandoning babies after 4 1/2 weeks

Sounds perfectly normal. Some hens are more aggressive at weaning chicks than others. I’ve had hens run chicks off from them, sometimes chicks just start leaving on their own, and others still have their chicks following them by the time the sit on eggs again.
 
It's not secure if things are getting in. Any photos of your chick coop set up?

Regardless of where you house the chicks, the hen is done with them and should not be forced to stay with them. At 4 1/2 weeks (and with summer temps) the chicks do not need her anymore either.
 

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