It was more than a little frostbite. His wattles were already swollen when the wind changed directions one night and blew from the east (the only open window in the coop) and his wattles and throat both swelled up. The poor boy was miserable and I dare say that his brain was addled with pain as that day, he stood out in the cold wind all day. He was very very weak when I found him. I couldn't bear to see him suffering so badly and though it really hurt me to do it, I did it for his sake.You put him down for a little frostbite? They just stay swollen for a few days and then the dead tissue dries up and is gone.