| Dairy cow | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 11 July 2005 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quest | Cold War | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Varies | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Milk, Steal-cowbell | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | Fit for milking. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Object ID | 8689,60788 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||
A dairy cow is a cow that the player can milk with an empty bucket in their inventory to receive a bucket of milk. For more information, Gillie Groats by the northern Lumbridge cow pen will explain more about milking. Dairy cows were introduced because players could attack and kill a cow whilst another player was milking it, preventing them from receiving milk.
Unlike the other cows, dairy cows cannot be attacked or killed. A dairy cow does "talk" to the player during the quest Cold War. During and after completing Cold War, players can steal cowbells from them.
Locations
| Location | Members | Spawns | Map |
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| Lumbridge East farm |  | 2 | Show map |
| Lumbridge West farm | | 1 | Show map |
| South Falador Farm | | 1 | Show map |
| Crafting Guild | | 2 | Show map |
| Sinclair Mansion |  | 1 | Show map |
| Ardougne Farm | | 1 | Show map |
| West of Nightmare Zone | | 1 | Show map |
| Rellekka | | 1 | Show map |
| Gwenith | | 1 | Show map |
| North of Hosidius Town square | | 1 | Show map |
| South-east of the Farming Guild | | 1 | Show map |
| Gordon and Mary's farm | | 1 | Show map |
| Zanaris (East of Puro-Puro) | | 1 | Show map |
Products
| Product | Members | Facility | Skills | XP | Materials | |
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 | 1 × Bucket of milk | |
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Success chance
The chance to steal a pair of cowbells from a dairy cow scales with the player's Thieving level, ranging from around 54% at level 15, up to a maximum of 78% at level 99.[1]
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Changes
| Date | Changes |
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| 17 June 2026 (Update) |
The bottomless milk bucket now works with the Zanaris dairy cow. |
| 20 March 2007 (Update) |
The scenery was graphically updated with graphical changes to cows. |
| 29 January 2007 (Update) |
The scenery was graphically updated. |
Gallery (historical)
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| 29 March 2004 – 29 January 2007 |
29 January 2007 – 20 March 2007 |
20 March 2007 – present |
Trivia
References
- ^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 12 January 2022. Archived from the original on 13 May 2026. Mod Ash: "[what are the success rates on stealing cowbells from the dairy cows in the cold war quest?] 50% at level 1 (if that were permitted) and 78% at level 99. Interpolate linearly between those."