Froid de canard
'Froid de canard' is a French description when it is bitterly cold. Clearly, this poor chap is going to have to do better than a few droopy flowers to warm this lady's heart.
To proof its provenance, the Gascon Noir chicken is sold with much of its black feathers attached and is dressed in blue with a waxed mediallion and is a very fashionable bird in Paris