Yes, the eagle landed.
I made a 4 bird roast. French yellow chicken with a mallard, pheasant, partridge and toulouse sausage stuffing, with a duxelles layer under the chicken. Weighed in at 3.5k, and it was lovely - more gamey than a turkey but by including goose fat between layers very moist. Slow cooking too.
I boned a lot of chickens over the year as I find they BBQ well that way so I can do them fast, which cut down on the prep time. Anyone who enjoyed airfix models and watched Dexter will find this sort of thing a good way to spend time!