The chicks are here...the chicks are here!

The chicks finally arrive on March 15th.  I hope the Ides of March is not a bad omen!  I brought home two buff orpingtons and a speckled sussex.  The latter was a surprize as I was told that they would not get this breed.  I think they just get what they get.  The black australorps didn't arrive so I will try for one of those next Tuesday.  The chicks are doing well, eating, drinking and peeping!
Today could have been a disaster for them. I checked on them this morning and all was fine.  I always check to make sure the cats are not around before I open the door to the bathroom where they are kept.  However, when I went home at lunch I stopped to check on them before going upstairs.  I heard a cat but didn't see one but when I opened the door there was Gus.  Luckily for the chicks Persians are not very active.  He was just laying on the floor squeezed between the door and the brooder box.  The cover for the box had been disturbed but Gus is too fat to be able to jump up in such tight quarters.  I will definitely have to be more careful in the future. Sorry girls!