They're amazingly adept at removing earrings without hurting an ear! I wear hoops that they can't swallow; I'd never thought about that!When I first got chickens, years and years ago, I learned the hard way not to wear flip flops and toe nail polish into the chicken run! Also, be careful of jewelry. They will peck at anything shiny and the number of threads on here asking for help because someones chicken ate their earring...