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Date Posted: 19:55:53 11/03/06 Fri
Author: Beverly
Subject: I'd personally stick to portobello's, and leave the wild 'shrooms ....
In reply to: Cathy C. & Princess P. 's message, "Re: Another piece of the puzzle confirmed" on 10:35:02 11/02/06 Thu

(I'd personally stick to portobello's, and leave the wild 'shrooms ....) to experts. Although it's true, that instinct plays a part in critters knowing what to avoid, it's also a learned behaviour. In a 'captive' setting, critters will often eat something that they would never, ever touch, 'in the wild' setting. Horses that are allowed free range in a pasture that has both 'good' and 'bad' growth will usually avoid the 'bad'. But in a paddock where only 'bad' weeds grow, horses will eat them, and suffer the consequences (even when the horses in question are grain fed, and not 'starving'). So, if you bring in the 'wrong' shroom, and your flyer, having nothing more interesting to do, decides to try it, anyway, there could be a problem. I'm guessing that portobellos or shiitake(the 'brown' mushrooms) are getting natural light (or, they'd be white, no?). It's just MHO, of course -- but hey, you can get a bit bag of dehydrated shiitake mushrooms from BJ's or Costco -- so why not?

Speaking of dehydrated stuff, I recently bought freeze dried berries for my crew -- very pricey, over $6 for a small bag, but they really seemed to like the 'crunch'

>That makes perfect sense to me :).
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>>Well, it's up to you of course, but I have offered my
>>flyers every type of fungi and lichen I have found
>>(and I spend a lot of time in the bush) and neither of
>>them have shown ill effects from eating said
>>fungi/lichen. Some they immediately devour, some they
>>totally ignore (after a sniff). They know
>>instinctually what is good for them and what is not
>>(12/25 million years in North America will do that!).
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>>I would imagine wild-picked mushies would be better in
>>the vitamin D department, simply because they fruit in
>>an outdoor environment, whereas factory mushies are
>>grown indoors, with no appreciable levels of natural
>>UV exposure.
>>>So if I would know what I'm looking for outside in
>the
>>>natural world, if I picked the right fungi would
>there
>>>be Vitamin D in it?
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>>>A little confused, but excited over the prospect of
>>>better nutrition for my little monster. Oh did I say
>>>monster? I meant, sweeeeet, deeeaaarrr,
>>>prreecciiiioouusss little Princess. ;)

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Re: I'd personally stick to portobello's, and leave the wild 'shrooms .... -- Cathy C. & Princess P., 01:52:09 11/04/06 Sat

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>(I'd personally stick to portobello's, and leave the >wild 'shrooms ....) to experts. Although it's true, >that instinct plays a part in critters knowing what to >avoid, it's also a learned behaviour. In a 'captive' >setting, critters will often eat something that they >would never, ever touch, 'in the wild' setting. >Horses that are allowed free range in a pasture that >has both 'good' and 'bad' growth will usually avoid >the 'bad'. But in a paddock where only 'bad' weeds >grow, horses will eat them, and suffer the >consequences (even when the horses in question are >grain fed, and not 'starving'). So, if you bring in >the 'wrong' shroom, and your flyer, having nothing >more interesting to do, decides to try it, anyway, >there could be a problem. I'm guessing that >portobellos or shiitake(the 'brown' mushrooms) are >getting natural light (or, they'd be white, no?). >It's just MHO, of course -- but hey, you can get a bit >bag of dehydrated shiitake mushrooms from BJ's or >Costco -- so why not? > >Speaking of dehydrated stuff, I recently bought freeze >dried berries for my crew -- very pricey, over $6 for >a small bag, but they really seemed to like the >'crunch' > > > >>That makes perfect sense to me :). >> >> >> >> >> >>>Well, it's up to you of course, but I have offered my >>>flyers every type of fungi and lichen I have found >>>(and I spend a lot of time in the bush) and neither >of >>>them have shown ill effects from eating said >>>fungi/lichen. Some they immediately devour, some they >>>totally ignore (after a sniff). They know >>>instinctually what is good for them and what is not >>>(12/25 million years in North America will do that!). >>> >>>I would imagine wild-picked mushies would be better >in >>>the vitamin D department, simply because they fruit >in >>>an outdoor environment, whereas factory mushies are >>>grown indoors, with no appreciable levels of natural >>>UV exposure. >>>>So if I would know what I'm looking for outside in >>the >>>>natural world, if I picked the right fungi would >>there >>>>be Vitamin D in it? >>>> >>>>A little confused, but excited over the prospect of >>>>better nutrition for my little monster. Oh did I >say >>>>monster? I meant, sweeeeet, deeeaaarrr, >>>>prreecciiiioouusss little Princess. ;)
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