Chicken tends to be not as intimidating as a turkey. Any stuffing or gravy that works with turkey works with chicken. Capon -a neutered male chicken. This produces a large, deep-breasted bird weighing 7 to 9 pounds. Lots of white meat and a thick layer of fat produce a very tender, juicy bird.
Capons can be expensive.
Cornish Game Hens -weighs 1 to 2 pounds. Figure one bird per person. Cornish hens taste like chicken and can be stuffed like a turkey. One duck will feed two people. The young duck produces all dark meat, which is very fatty.