Small turkey or big chicken?

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There are only going to be 5 of us. I love the flavour of a really good quality turkey, but is it a waste for only 5 people? The smallest turkey I can get from our farm shop is 5kg, and I've calculated that 4kg would be ample, even allowing for heaps of leftovers

Would a big chicken be as good? I know one family who prefer chicken at Christmas to turkey. Would a lovely free-range one taste as nice as a turkey? Please help me decide!

We get a turkey even when there's 3 of us. Then we have turkey forever after.

I always get chicken - only 2 of us here.

Hmmm interesting divided opinion so far. Have provisionally booked a tescos 3-4kg turkey now, but am still pondering.

We have a turkey crown for 2 adults and 2 toddlers £5.99 from lidl

We've been 5 the past few years, have got a medium sized turkey and none of it has been wasted. Christmas dinner, massive turkey sandwiches the next day (with fluffy white bread and home made cranberry sauce) and then a reheated christmas dinner on the 27th (which I love). Then anything left is frozen and make into curry/pie/soup/nigella wild rice salad thing.

Or get a Guinea Fowl they are just a bit richer in flavour than chicken are about the same size and they're delicious, we're having one because we prefer them.

sorry I don't where you'd get one in England 'cos we bought ours in France they're called Pintade here (we're taking ours to London for Xmas lunch with Our DCs!)

Guinea fowl sounds nice, chicken can be a bit tasteless.

yes they're FAB [fgin] Viva

Mmm, guinea fowl does sound nice.