Juveniles should deffinatley be tried as adults because, its not like they dont know what they are doing. Now a days people are smarter than you think, with the increase in technology, you cant take anyone for granite.e responsible for what you did! Minors should be tried as adults because they made the same mistakes as adults. If they had the guts to break the law they should have the responsibility to face what they did.
You can leave the chicks with the mother but it will only last 4 to 8 weeks. Usually, it's the mother hen who wants to wean them and get back to her flock. In warm weather, you don't really need a heat lamp, but get a secure pen and chick starter until they're 20 weeks old.
So, when your baby chicks are a week old, the temp in the brooder will be around 85 degrees. When they are two weeks old, you'll want the temp around 80 degrees, and so on. Now your brooder is set up. You have feed, water, and heat. Now you can go back to the feed store and get your chicks whenever you want.