Cows Milk?

[Valkoria]

How do you get cows to produce Milk? or if mine are... How do you gather it then? Do they need to not be pregnant? Does there need to be a calf for it to produce milk or anything? Using a bucket on mine doesnt gather anything and I've had a cow for about a week now. Thanks!

[Smoopadoop]

I don't wanna be an asshole but
is it a girl

[Glorthan]

Needs to have had a calf recently. Not sure how long it lasts for, but if you keep it pregnant it shouldn't stop producing milk.

[Valkoria]

I don't wanna be an asshole but
is it a girl

Yeah it's a girl

Needs to have had a calf recently. Not sure how long it lasts for, but if you keep it pregnant it shouldn't stop producing milk.

That would explain why I haven't been able to gather any. Thanks!

[epriham]

while we are on this subject, how do i know when my cow is preggers? does it get an icon or something? im usually in and out and havent seen them mate yet.

[Eggy57]

while we are on this subject, how do i know when my cow is preggers? does it get an icon or something? im usually in and out and havent seen them mate yet.

on the inspect screen it will say something like "blah blah the cow with calf..."

[epriham]

on the inspect screen it will say something like "blah blah the cow with calf..."

sweet, thanks for the quick reply!

[MagicManICT]

Once a cow (or any mammal for that matter) gives birth, it will continue producing milk as long as the milk is used. Just wanted to make that clear if it wasn't.

[FerrousToast]

Once a cow (or any mammal for that matter) gives birth, it will continue producing milk as long as the milk is used. Just wanted to make that clear if it wasn't.

wait so if I kill the calf if I keep drawing milk it will keep making it?

[MagicManICT]

In game, I don't think the cows stop lactating. I honestly don't recall, as when I drop out of a world for a while, it's usually a few months and by that time, everything has decayed, been stolen, etc., and I just start new characters, maybe drag the old ones to the new place.

In real life, the female will be severely uncomfortable for several days to a week after breast/teat feeding stops. Dairy animals that are bred for large quantities of milk every day can die from ruptured mammary glands and the resulting internal hemorrhaging if milking stops abruptly. I really don't want to see this become a life simulator, though. If I have to take off for a couple weeks and need to leave my cows, I want to be able to leave enough feed and be sure they'll (nominally*) be alive when I come back.

*barring raiders and such coming and looting and killing everything