My husband and I milked the cows at 5:30 this morning just like we do at 5:30 every morning. We grab clean disinfected pails and we milk them the old-fashioned way, by hand. We're pretty gentle with our cows because it's just not a good thing to grab and yank them. The bull might like it done that way (or he might try to kill you). Don't laugh, I've heard stories from farmers about visitors from the city who've tried.