My rooster ate a wild mushroom

[Ineke9909]

Should i be worried? Do they know what is safe and isn’t? Before i could stop him he gulped down a small brown mushroom, we’ve had so much rain lately.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

But aren't backyard ones not toxic?

Toxic mushrooms can grow anywhere. When in doubt, don't eat them.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Should you be concerned? Yes. Monitor the bird. Should you panic? No.

Assuming the bird isn't starving, and has options, its unlikely to eat anything toxic to symptomatic excess. They explore the world with their beaks, not uncommon to see them nibble, decide they are uninterested, and walk away.

Mushrooms are notoriously hard to identify, the "no mushroom" rule reflects this. Not that they are all toxic (to your chickens, your dogs, etc), but that the difference between problem fungi and not are so subtle that even experts misidentify. Its beyond most of us.

 

[Tonyroo]

The mushrooms that appear in your yard are the sexual part of the fungi, there everywhere, just need the right conditions to sprout and release spores.

I avoid the mushrooms in my yard cause I can't identify them. And they don't last long.

 

[Ineke9909]

Do you have any pictures of the same type of mushroom? If so I would like to see because my ducks and chickens always eat brown mushrooms in my yard and they don't get sick or anythig

Do you have any pictures of the same type of mushroom? If so I would like to see because my ducks and chickens always eat brown mushrooms in my yard and they don't get sick or anythig

 

[U_Stormcrow]

But aren't backyard ones not toxic?

there are at least a dozen varieties in my back yard, I haven't a clue. Largely, the chickens ignore them. They have other options. I can't make a blanket pronouncement.

 

[Emelyn]

Should you be concerned? Yes. Monitor the bird. Should you panic? No.

Assuming the bird isn't starving, and has options, its unlikely to eat anything toxic to symptomatic excess. They explore the world with their beaks, not uncommon to see them nibble, decide they are uninterested, and walk away.

Mushrooms are notoriously hard to identify, the "no mushroom" rule reflects this. Not that they are all toxic (to your chickens, your dogs, etc), but that the difference between problem fungi and not are so subtle that even experts misidentify. Its beyond most of us.

But aren't backyard ones not toxic?

 

[Ineke9909]

They have a thin stem

 

[PioneerChicks]

If you want to ID the mushroom, I recommend making a free account on iNaturalist.org and uploading your picture. But it can take a few weeks for people to ID it.

If you want a quick ID, try Google Lens or the "picture this" app.

Just give him plenty of water to flush it out. There isn't much you can do now, if something goes wrong. Monitor his poop. Don't panic, but give him lots of love.

Good luck!

 

[Emelyn]

Should i be worried? Do they know what is safe and isn’t? Before i could stop him he gulped down a small brown mushroom, we’ve had so much rain lately.

Do you have any pictures of the same type of mushroom? If so I would like to see because my ducks and chickens always eat brown mushrooms in my yard and they don't get sick or anythig