Our chickens are the same way with snow! We keep them in a coop with a pen and even when their dirt is changed, they act like big babies and refuse to go onto it. They don't like anything new.
My daughter was in the coop playing with our hens when all of a sudden the redstar pecked at and swallowed a gold post earring. Can I expect that she will pass it? We are hoping that her health will not be affected by this.