If milk is being delivered at 2.30am what on earth time are they milking the cows?

We must be lucky. Our milk’s delivered at around 6 o’clock. It’s from a local dairy, in glass bottles, our milkman’s lovely, and we can order other items at short notice if we’re stuck. It’s a great service.

We avoid the road around 4.30 on the edge of the town as thats when the cows are moved across it for milking,I get that milk delivered about 2am the next day.I get fruit juices ,eggs ,butter,cream,potatoes and several other things delivered with the milk.Order before 6pm and its there when I wake up

Perhaps I’m not discerning enough
Jane Possibly, because UHT milk is excellent, having a guaranteed shelf life of 9 months. That's all I buy and never had a single drop "go off!"!

Our milkman lives on Paradise Farm. He delivers eggs as well. He has never missed even in heaviest snow and I use an insulated milk container so it doesn't freeze in winter.

www.milkandmore.co.uk/ is a company, if you are looking for an independent milkman try your local Facebook group or perhaps just ask around. My milk comes from a local farm.

Four o'clock the previous afternoon, would be my guess.

That is if it's fresh milk.

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At a farm near my friend they are often milking after midnight. Why, she doesn’t know.

I haven't had milk delivered, or even seen a milkman, for years.

My neighbour has her milk delivered. Often see the milkman just about 10pm as i close the bedroom curtains.

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Birds used to peck the tops off milk to get to the cream. Now milk is homogenised the cream is no longer at the top so they don't do it!

My (whole organic) milk isn't homogenised. It is very rich and creamy especially in late spring/early summer months and still has a thick layer of cream on top.

Supermarket milk is generally homogenised I've found - even most of the organic offerings.

Strangely though I've not had a bird peck the lid for years!