The leaves are really coming out on the trees across the valley now. It has been warm for April.
The chickens get all the weeds I pull from the garden areas and lots of greens every day. I bag the grass in the grass catcher mower and give it to them. They need lots of greens in their diet. We are getting a dozen eggs a day from 15 hens. They get all the scraps from the kitchen including washed and crushed egg shells.
Lilac Tree is blooming, it smells great.
The cows and horses are wanting the grass now and leaving a lot of their hay. The grass is really coming on with the good rain that we have had. Jersey Girl, our milk cow, is a small size for a Jersey, and that is just what we wanted for a homestead milk cow. We are getting 2 gallons of milk a day with lots of cream for butter and ice cream. The Holstein is a steer. Jersey Girl gets six loaves of Wheat bread a day plus hay and pasture. The steer gets lots of buns and bread daily also. The bread really keeps the weight on them good.
The Apple trees started blooming April 10th this year. We usually get buckets of apples every other year, and this year is our year to get apples. Lots of Apple Butter. We have 2 different kinds of Apple Trees. One is small red apples and very sweet and the other is larger red and yellow apples. The smaller apples make the best pies and fillings.