That’s it! I am now giving up wearing earrings for the time being. I have two piercings on each ear and was wearing a small gold stud with a tiny diamond earring below it in each ear.
I switched the gold stud for a tiny ruby but last night Dotty jumped on my shoulder and took a peck at the ruby. I managed to save it and decided to take the top pair out as she hadn’t yet ever gone for the bottom pair.
Tonight she jumped to my shoulder and as fast as lightening took my diamond stud. Again, I briefly felt the tiny earring back but then it was lost. I searched with a torch but couldn’t find anything and think Dotty must have swallowed the diamond too. She has now swallowed two gold studs and a tiny diamond stud and I am left with one odd gold stud and one odd diamond stud.
I have now removed my earrings and decided to leave them out for a while. Only Dotty has done this and it’s been my right ear each time. That’s an expensive collection of grit she has in her crop! It’s a good job I love these girls.
Click here to see the history of my flock.