Chicken of the woods?

Don't eat them. Did you find them at the base of the tree? I'd say they are Jack O'Lanterns which could make you very ill.

I think you are right because they were at the base of the tree. I thought they were higher up but my grandson told me they were at the base

DanCB said:

Don't eat them. Did you find them at the base of the tree? I'd say they are Jack O'Lanterns which could make you very ill.

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Thank you very much. I appreciate your input

sb said:

Chicken of the Woods

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That looks way better than what I had.

ladybug34 - yea. On occasion I'll harvest some from older chickens, but at those times I'll cut an outer band from the edges. After a few uses of tender, young Chicken you'll be spoiled and hold out for the BEST.

Great mushroom hunting to everyone! 😎 🌞

Good for you to check. Even better for you to learn more about mushrooms than you know now! Watch this clip.

I am so pissed that I couldn't find it! Why does the internet turn on me every time that I need it!

shroomsearcher said:

Good for you to check. Even better for you to learn more about mushrooms than you know now! Watch this clip.

I am so pissed that I couldn't find it! Why does the internet turn on me every time that I need it!

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Thank you for trying to share a video with me. After finding those Jacks, we came home and looked at a bunch of videos and went back out. We were able to find a tree with Chicken of the woods. I thought they were getting a little bit pithy and there was a lot of those littlle beetle larvae in them. I think it might be getting a little late in the season for them now.

ladybug34 - Not too late for good Chicken of the Woods. New ones will be coming up, still; just depending on temps, rainfall etc.

Those are some pretty little hens. Good eating!

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I found these mushrooms growing on a tree and I think they might be chicken of the woods but I’m not sure. Any help with I D View attachment 44385

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They are Jack's!!!!!! do not eat them. I was just out hunting for ram's heads and stumpers and seen a lot of these where I hunt, they grow around the base of old stumps.

True that! They also grow in wood chip mulch! There were some growing in a buddy's flower garden bed that I thought were Chants, but they kind of looked "funny" to me. I checked them out and they were jack o'lanterns!