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Mabe not to big peas but possums eat mice and rats if they can and they will take a chick and eat it starting at the rear so will a rat if it is hungry enough.
You are right the hen will cover the babies on the ground but they are not much protection from wildlife so safety can be an issue
The momma pea keeps moving from one spot to another each night with her chicks and blends in so well with the tall grass that it's very hard to find her, and every morning she shows
up with her chicks. I have lost many chickens and guineas to possums and pea nest as well to possums, but never lost a pea only slight injury to feathers is all I've ever noticed.
Thanks, Momma pea ran after a rabbit that got within 15 feet of her and the chicks. She's always ignored rabbits in the past, but now that she has babies it's different. Momma fanned
out her tail and went after that rabbit; I guess fanning out the tail makes her look bigger than she really is. Have a blessed day, and hope your peas are doing well.....Joe