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. Goose -weighs 7 to 13 pounds. One 10-pound goose will feed eight people. The meat is all dark, and very rich and moist.