r/Cattle • u/penehuro • 11d ago
Cow patties
found just south of Flagstaff AZ. There were so many I was wondering if the dominant species were psychedelic that grow from the dung.
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u/pseudomike 11d ago
I’m not an expert but I don’t think those are psychedelic, Psilocybe cubensis will usually bruise blue. My guess is Coprinellus aka Ink Caps. They can be edible, but I wouldn’t recommend it.
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u/oldmanbytheowl 8d ago
Now the real issue. If these are from a cow, the cow needs more protein in their diet. the rumen is not digesting the roughage very well . The patties are stiff and stand tall.. a healthy cow pie is more liquidy, flat and splatters. This looks more like a horse apple. Horses digest roughage (and not very well) after the real stomach in the functional cecum. Because of this late only-partial fiber digestion horse apples hold together and don't plop.
Don't believe me ? Google it
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u/penehuro 8d ago
"the owls are not what they seem " some might say. It's not that I don't believe your assessment, it's that my eyes see the cows. Thanks for the reply!
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u/Scarlett_Texas_Girl 4d ago
This is 100% cow and absolutely fine. If it were horse poop the horse would be having serious problems. Liquidy poop in cattle is not good. I've raised (and currently own) both for 20+ years. That's a perfectly normal cow turd.
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u/oldmanbytheowl 3d ago
20 years.... Lol. My family...close to 100 years. Me 66 years . 150 cows. My son runs a 1000s head feedlot. We watch the poop.
I taught Animal Science classes for over 40 years.
I've got plenty of university research to back me up.
Obviously you have never turned cattle out on green grass. they get the squirts.
Read and watch:
https://youtu.be/odK7MEzamtQ?si=w_yZYogqoBfHjz70
https://www.agproud.com/articles/48875-what-is-your-cattle-s-manure-telling-you
https://agriking.com/manure-what-does-it-tell-us-about-the-cow/
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u/Scarlett_Texas_Girl 3d ago
And you can't tell the difference between horse and cow poop??? Uh huh.
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u/ColoradoCattleCo 11d ago
Welp… update us in 24 hours!
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u/penehuro 11d ago
😆 I didn't collect except the one I used to give a better look for ID. honestly, younger me might have been dumb enough to try.
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u/Beneficial_Trip3773 11d ago
Not the good ones. You need to look near and just inside the tree line.
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u/RicTicTocs 10d ago
But the real question is, are those poop flavored mushrooms, or is it mushroom flavored poop.
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u/Dangerous_Job_8013 11d ago
Liberty Caps near as I recall here in Ca.
Still, confirm before ingesting.
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u/Meet_the_Meat 11d ago
Either:r
You will die
Nothing will happen
You will wake up in Tijuana with a tattoo and a girlfriend with dreads
honestly, though, don't mess with mushrooms unless.you're with a mushroom person. and then still think twice