diff --git a/code/datums/components/udder.dm b/code/datums/components/udder.dm
index 7a2f7b56b7b..3c8a0297897 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/udder.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/udder.dm
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 	var/datum/callback/on_milk_callback
 
 //udder_type and reagent_produced_typepath are typepaths, not reference
-/datum/component/udder/Initialize(udder_type = /obj/item/udder, datum/callback/on_milk_callback, datum/callback/on_generate_callback, reagent_produced_typepath = /datum/reagent/consumable/milk)
+/datum/component/udder/Initialize(udder_type = /obj/item/udder, datum/callback/on_milk_callback, datum/callback/on_generate_callback, reagent_produced_override)
 	if(!isliving(parent)) //technically is possible to drop this on carbons... but you wouldn't do that to me, would you?
 		return COMPONENT_INCOMPATIBLE
 	udder = new udder_type(null)
-	udder.add_features(parent, on_generate_callback, reagent_produced_typepath)
+	udder.add_features(parent, on_generate_callback, reagent_produced_override)
 	src.on_milk_callback = on_milk_callback
 
 /datum/component/udder/RegisterWithParent()
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
 	var/reagent_produced_typepath = /datum/reagent/consumable/milk
 	///how much the udder holds
 	var/size = 50
+	///the probability that the udder will produce the reagent (0 - 100)
+	var/production_probability = 5
 	///mob that has the udder component
 	var/mob/living/udder_mob
 	///optional proc to callback to when the udder generates milk
@@ -78,11 +80,12 @@
 	///hunger key we set to look for food
 	var/hunger_key = BB_CHECK_HUNGRY
 
-/obj/item/udder/proc/add_features(parent, callback, reagent = /datum/reagent/consumable/milk)
+/obj/item/udder/proc/add_features(parent, callback, reagent_override)
 	udder_mob = parent
 	on_generate_callback = callback
 	create_reagents(size, REAGENT_HOLDER_ALIVE)
-	reagent_produced_typepath = reagent
+	if(reagent_override)
+		reagent_produced_typepath = reagent_override
 	initial_conditions()
 	if(isnull(require_consume_type))
 		return
@@ -157,12 +160,13 @@
  */
 /obj/item/udder/proc/generate()
 	if(!isnull(require_consume_type) && !(locate(require_consume_type) in src))
-		return
-	if(prob(95))
-		return
+		return FALSE
+	if(!prob(production_probability))
+		return FALSE
 	reagents.add_reagent(reagent_produced_typepath, rand(5, 10), added_purity = 1)
 	if(on_generate_callback)
 		on_generate_callback.Invoke(reagents.total_volume, reagents.maximum_volume)
+	return TRUE
 
 /**
  * Proc called from attacking the component parent with the correct item, moves reagents into the glass basically.