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.
Edited by DAFox - 6/20/10 at 3:35am. I would say that you have probably 9 or so more weeks to go before adding the babies. Put them next to your existing flock separated by fence. The chicks and the chickens should be close to the same size and it also depends on how many are in your existing flock.