Simple Cow and Goat Milking SE
⚪ Last updated 2019⚠️ Install Order · 6 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 6.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #26 of 39 Creatures and Mounts mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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This mod was ported by thakyZ from the Skyrim Simple Cow and Goat Milking mod; which used scripts from Berts Hearthfire Dairy Goods Upgrade.
Original Post Description:
> REQUIRES THE HEARTHFIRE EXPANSION
> Have you ever wanted to simply walk up to a cow in a farm and milk it to stave off death added by a hunger and thirst mod? Or just wanted extra jugs of milk for crafting?
> Well now you can. This mod adds the ability for you to walk up, activate a cow or goat, and watch a brief animation before you receive a jug of milk. That's it. There have been a few milking mods out there but they tended to add so much extra stuff that I had no interest in. This mod just adds the interaction.
> You can milk them once a day. If you try again after that you'll receive a simple message telling you off.
> It affects all basic cows and domesticated goats in the game (You can't milk wild goats and frankly you shouldn't try). It will also affect any mod placed goats and cows so long as it uses the same type of cow and goat npc. For example, the animals added in Dawn of Whiterun work fine with this mod.
> Issues:
> Sometimes cow and goat animations can get a little weird.
> The placement of the helpful bucket can also get a little weird when milking goats.
> Otherwise it works fine.
> Future Plans:
> I dunno, compatibility for Skytest or other animal mods if I think it's needed.
> Possibly the ability to milk mammoths with the addition of a new mammoth milk item (for crafting into mammoth cheese of course) if I can figure out how the script works with them. Compatibility with RND and whatever would be a pain though.
> Credit
> To berticus0001 who made the milking script this mod uses. I just took it and stuffed it into an extremely simplistic mod.
> You can find his full mod and his resources here: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/25239/?
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[]lightningo
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Simple Cow and Goat Milking SE adds a daily animated milking interaction for cows and domestic goats in Skyrim Special Edition. Requires Hearthfire. A straightforward quality-of-life mod for players wanting immersive farming, with 407 endorsements and 6,623 downloads.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 407 endorsements and over 6.6k downloads.
- Fills a niche for immersive farming without overhauling the game.
- Simple daily mechanic fits into vanilla gameplay.
⚠️ Cons
- Only works with Hearthfire installed, so players without the DLC are locked out.
- Last updated in 2019, so it may not be actively maintained for newer game versions.
- Limited to cows and goats—no support for other livestock like chickens or horses.
For Skyrim players who enjoy roleplaying as a farmer or want a bit more immersion in their homestead. If you're looking for a deep farming overhaul with new animals or economy changes, this isn't it—it's a simple, focused addition.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure Hearthfire is installed and active before loading this mod.
- Place the mod in your load order after the official DLCs to avoid conflicts.
- Test the milking interaction on a cow or goat in a safe area to ensure the animation plays correctly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- lightningo - Ported by thakyZ
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 6,623
- Endorsements
- 407
- Category
- Creatures and Mounts
- Created
- 11/19/2019
- Updated
- 11/19/2019
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