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Old 04-09-2011, 08:59 AM   #75
hal
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Buffalo, New York
Default Re: Looking for fantasy/medieval weapon & equipment lists

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Originally Posted by KevinJ View Post
I don't know what kind of cows (or pigs, sheep, goats, mares, or camels) they have where you live, but in the real world there is no 'milking season' and never has been. A lactating female mammal will not stop giving milk once a specific time of the year has passed since they will continue to lactate until you stop milking them or they die.
They do tend to "dry up" a little relative to peak season from what I heard. Eventually, they produce less and less milk as they get older too, but that isn't anything I can point to saying " by that much..." (I get flashbacks of Maxwell doing his finger and thumb routine while saying that).
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